BpelServer.java

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package org.apache.ode.bpel.iapi;

import javax.xml.namespace.QName;


/**
 * Interface implemented by the BPEL server. Provides methods for
 * life-cycle management.
 * 
 * @author Maciej Szefler - m s z e f l e r @ g m a i l . c o m
 */
public interface BpelServer {

    /**
     * Configure the {@BpelEngine} with a message-exchange context. BPEL
     * engine uses this context to initiate communication with external
     * services.
     * @see MessageExchangeContext
     * @param mexContext {@link MessageExchangeContext} implementation
     */
    void setMessageExchangeContext(MessageExchangeContext mexContext)
            throws BpelEngineException;

    /**
     * Configure the {@BpelEngine} with a scheduler.
     */
    void setScheduler(Scheduler scheduler)
            throws BpelEngineException;


    /**
     * Configure the {@BpelEngine} with an endpoint-reference (EPR) context.
     * BPEL engine uses this context to EPRs.
     * @see EndpointReferenceContext
     * @param eprContext {@link EndpointReferenceContext} implementation
     */
    void setEndpointReferenceContext(EndpointReferenceContext eprContext)
            throws BpelEngineException;

    /**
     * Configure the {@BpelEngine} with a binding context. The BPEL engine uses
     * this context to register the services that it exposes and obtain communication
     * links to partner services.
     * @see BindingContext
     * @param bindingContext {@link BindingContext} implementation
     */
    void setBindingContext(BindingContext bindingContext)
            throws BpelEngineException;


    /**
     * Initialize the BPEL engine. The various contexts needed by the
     * engine must be configured before this method is called.
     */
    void init()
            throws BpelEngineException;

    /**
     * Start the BPEL engine. The BPEL engine will not execute process
     * instances until it is started.
     */
    void start()
            throws BpelEngineException;


    /**
     * Stop the BPEL engine: results in the cessation of process
     * execution.
     */
    void stop()
            throws BpelEngineException;



    /**
     * Called to shutdown the BPEL egnine.
     */
    void shutdown()
            throws BpelEngineException;


    /**
     * Get the {@link BpelEngine} interface for handling transaction operations.
     * @return transactional {@link BpelEngine} interfacce
     */
    BpelEngine getEngine();

    /**
     * Register a process with the server.
     * @param pid process to register
     * @throws BpelEngineException
     */
    void register(ProcessConf conf) throws BpelEngineException;

    /**
     * Unregister a process from the server. 
     * @param pid process to unregister
     * @throws BpelEngineException
     */
    void unregister(QName pid) throws BpelEngineException;

}