// This example also starts from the hello world process. // This time even without modification. ProcessDefinition processDefinition = ProcessDefinition.parseXmlString( "<process-definition>" + " <start-state>" + " <transition to='s' />" + " </start-state>" + " <state name='s'>" + " <transition to='end' />" + " </state>" + " <end-state name='end' />" + "</process-definition>" ); ProcessInstance processInstance = new ProcessInstance(processDefinition); // Fetch the context instance from the process instance // for working with the process variables. ContextInstance contextInstance = processInstance.getContextInstance(); // Before the process has left the start-state, // we are going to set some process variables in the // context of the process instance. contextInstance.setVariable("amount", new Integer(500)); contextInstance.setVariable("reason", "i met my deadline"); // From now on, these variables are associated with the // process instance. The process variables are now accessible // by user code via the API shown here, but also in the actions // and node implementations. The process variables are also // stored into the database as a part of the process instance. processInstance.signal(); // The variables are accessible via the contextInstance. assertEquals(new Integer(500), contextInstance.getVariable("amount")); assertEquals("i met my deadline", contextInstance.getVariable("reason"));