TaskModel.java

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package org.jboss.tools.foundation.core.tasks;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
/**
 * A task model represents a model that can be shared between multiple
 * tasks in a common workflow.
 * <p>
 * The task model contains information about the overall task flow and allows
 * tasks to store and retrieve data. Its usage allows multiple tasks to be
 * chained together and share data from the output of one task to the input
 * of another.
 * </p>
 * 
 * @since 1.1
 */
public class TaskModel {

	private Map<String, Object> map = new HashMap<String, Object>();

	/**
	 * Returns the object in the task model with the given id.
	 * <p>
	 * The id can be any of the predefined ids within TaskModel, or
	 * any other key to retrieve task-specific data.
	 * </p>
	 * 
	 * @param id an id for the object
	 * @return the object with the given id, or <code>null</code>
	 *    if no object could be found with that id
	 */
	public Object getObject(String id) {
		try {
			return map.get(id);
		} catch (Exception e) {
			return null;
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Put an object into the task model with the given id.
	 * <p>
	 * The id can be any of the predefined ids within TaskModel, or
	 * any other key to store task-specific data. 
	 * </p>
	 * 
	 * @param id the id to associate the object with
	 * @param obj an object, or <code>null</code> to reset (clear) the id
	 */
	public void putObject(String id, Object obj) {
		map.put(id, obj);
	}
}