HintsContext.java

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package javax.resource.spi.work;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.HashMap;

/**
 * A standard {@link WorkContext WorkContext} that allows a {@link Work Work}
 * instance to propagate quality-of-service (QoS) hints about the {@link Work
 * Work} to the <code>WorkManager</code>.
 * 
 * @since 1.6
 * @see javax.resource.spi.work.WorkContextProvider
 * @version Java EE Connector Architecture 1.6
 */

public class HintsContext implements WorkContext {

	/**
	 * Determines if a deserialized instance of this class
	 * is compatible with this class.
	 */
	private static final long serialVersionUID = 7956353628297167255L;
	
	public static final String NAME_HINT = "javax.resource.Name";
	public static final String LONGRUNNING_HINT = "javax.resource.LongRunning";

	protected String description = "Hints Context";
	protected String name = "HintsContext";

	/**
	 * {@inheritDoc}
	 */
	public String getDescription() {
		return description;
	}

	/**
	 * {@inheritDoc}
	 */
	public String getName() {
		return name;
	}

	/**
	 * Set a brief description of the role played by the instance of
	 * HintsContext and any other related debugging information.
	 * 
	 * This could be used by the resource adapter and the WorkManager for
	 * logging and debugging purposes.
	 */
	public void setDescription(String description) {
		this.description = description;
	}

	/**
	 * Set the associated name of the HintsContext. This could be used by
	 * the resource adapter and the WorkManager for logging and debugging
	 * purposes.
	 */
	public void setName(String name) {
		this.name = name;
	}

	Map<String, Serializable> hints = new HashMap<String, Serializable>();

	/**
	 * Set a Hint and a related value. The hintName must be non-Null. Standard
	 * HintNames are defined in the Connector specification. Use of
	 * "javax.resource." prefixed hintNames are reserved for use by the
	 * Connector specification.
	 * 
	 */
	public void setHint(String hintName, Serializable value) {
		hints.put(hintName, value);
	}

	public Map<String, Serializable> getHints() {
		return hints;
	}

}