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package org.activiti.cdi.impl.context;
import java.util.Map;
import org.activiti.engine.ActivitiException;
import org.activiti.engine.runtime.Execution;
import org.activiti.engine.task.Task;
/**
* Represents a means for associating an execution with a context.
* <p />
* This enables activiti-cdi to provide contextual business process management
* services, without relying on a specific context like i.e. the conversation
* context.
*
* @author Daniel Meyer
*/
public interface ContextAssociationManager {
/**
* Disassociates the current process instance with a context / scope
*
* @throws ActivitiException if no process instance is currently associated
*/
public void disAssociate();
/**
* @return the id of the execution currently associated or null
*/
public String getExecutionId();
/**
* get the current execution
*/
public Execution getExecution();
/**
* associate with the provided execution
*/
void setExecution(Execution execution);
/**
* set a current task
*/
public void setTask(Task task);
/**
* get the current task
*/
public Task getTask();
/**
* set a process variable
*/
public void setVariable(String variableName, Object value);
/**
* get a process variable
*/
public Object getVariable(String variableName);
/**
* @return a map of process variables cached between flushes
*/
public Map<String,Object> getCachedVariables();
}