BootstrapContext.java

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package javax.resource.spi;

import java.util.Timer;
import javax.resource.spi.work.WorkManager;
import javax.resource.spi.work.WorkContext;
import javax.transaction.TransactionSynchronizationRegistry;

/**
 * This provides a mechanism to pass a bootstrap context to a resource adapter
 * instance when it is bootstrapped. That is, when 
 * (<code>start(BootstrapContext)</code>) method on the 
 * <code>ResourceAdapter</code> class is invoked. The bootstrap
 * context contains references to useful facilities that could be used by the
 * resource adapter instance.
 *
 * @version Java EE Connector Architecture 1.6
 * @author  Ram Jeyaraman, Sivakumar Thyagarajan
 */
public interface BootstrapContext {
    /**
     * Provides a handle to a <code>WorkManager</code> instance. The
     * <code>WorkManager</code> instance could be used by a resource adapter to
     * do its work by submitting <code>Work</code> instances for execution. 
     *
     * @return a <code>WorkManager</code> instance.
     */
    WorkManager getWorkManager();

    /**
     * Provides a handle to a <code>XATerminator</code> instance. The
     * <code>XATerminator</code> instance could be used by a resource adapter 
     * to flow-in transaction completion and crash recovery calls from an EIS.
     *
     * @return a <code>XATerminator</code> instance.
     */
    XATerminator getXATerminator();

    /**
     * Creates a new <code>java.util.Timer</code> instance. The
     * <code>Timer</code> instance could be used to perform periodic 
     * <code>Work</code> executions or other tasks.
     *
     * @throws UnavailableException indicates that a 
     * <code>Timer</code> instance is not available. The 
     * request may be retried later.
     *
     * @return a new <code>Timer</code> instance.
     */
    Timer createTimer() throws UnavailableException;

    /**
     * A resource adapter can check an application server's support 
     * for a particular WorkContext type through this method. 
     * This mechanism enables a resource adapter developer to
     * dynamically change the WorkContexts submitted with a Work instance 
     * based on the support provided by the application server.
     *
     * The application server must employ an exact type equality check (that is
     * <code>java.lang.Class.equals(java.lang.Class)</code> check) in
     * this method, to check if it supports the WorkContext type provided
     * by the resource adapter. This method must be idempotent, that is all 
     * calls to this method by a resource adapter for a particular 
     * <code>WorkContext</code> type must return the same boolean value 
     * throughout the lifecycle of that resource adapter instance.
     * 
     * @param workContextClass The WorkContext type that is tested for
     * support by the application server.
     *     
     * @return true if the <code>workContextClass</code> is supported
     * by the application server. false if the <code>workContextClass</code>
     * is unsupported or unknown to the application server.
     *
     * @since 1.6
     */

    boolean isContextSupported(
            Class<? extends WorkContext> workContextClass);


    /**
     * Provides a handle to a <code>TransactionSynchronization</code> instance. The
     * <code>TransactionSynchronizationRegistry</code> instance could be used by a 
     * resource adapter to register synchronization objects, get transaction state and
     * status etc. This interface is implemented by the application server by a 
     * stateless service object. The same object can be used by any number of 
     * resource adapter objects with thread safety. 
     *
     * @return a <code>TransactionSynchronizationRegistry</code> instance.
     * @since 1.6
     */
    TransactionSynchronizationRegistry getTransactionSynchronizationRegistry();
}