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* Foundation.
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* Copyright (c) 2002-2013 Pentaho Corporation.. All rights reserved.
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package org.pentaho.platform.api.engine;
import org.pentaho.platform.api.repository.IContentItem;
import org.pentaho.platform.api.scheduler.BackgroundExecutionException;
import org.pentaho.platform.api.scheduler.IJobDetail;
import java.util.List;
public interface IBackgroundExecution {
public static final String BACKGROUND_ACTION_NAME_STR = "background_action_name"; //$NON-NLS-1$
public static final String BACKGROUND_SUBMITTED = "background_submit_time"; //$NON-NLS-1$
public static final String DEFAULT_USER_NAME = "SYSTEM"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* Queues the action specified in the request parameters for execution in the background
*
* @param userSession
* IPentahoSession of the session executing in background
* @param parameterProvider
* Provides the parameters containing the action to execute in the background
* @return String response that will be used for user feedback.
*/
public String backgroundExecuteAction( IPentahoSession userSession, IParameterProvider parameterProvider )
throws BackgroundExecutionException;
/**
* Gets the list of items scheduled for background execution, and those currently executing
*
* @param userSession
* The usersession
* @return List of scheduled/executing jobs
*/
public List<IJobDetail> getScheduledAndExecutingBackgroundJobs( IPentahoSession userSession )
throws BackgroundExecutionException;
/**
* Removes the content generated by background execution
*
* @param contentGUID
* The GUID of the content generated
* @param userSession
* The user session
*/
public void removeBackgroundExecutedContentForID( String contentGUID, IPentahoSession userSession );
/**
* Gets the content generated by background execution
*
* @param contentGUID
* The GUID for the content
* @param userSession
* The user session
* @return IContentItem pointing to the generated content
*/
public IContentItem getBackgroundContent( String contentGUID, IPentahoSession userSession );
/**
* Gets a list of content GUIDs of background executed jobs
*
* @param userSession
* User session
* @return List of executed content ids
*/
public List<IContentItem> getBackgroundExecutedContentList( IPentahoSession userSession );
/**
* This provides an entry point for tracking the created background execution task
*
* @param userSession
* @param GUID
*/
public void trackBackgroundExecution( IPentahoSession userSession, String GUID );
/**
* Returns the output handler for content, specific to the implementation of the background execution helper.
*
* @param location
* Location for the content
* @param fileName
* File name for the content
* @param solutionName
* Solution name
* @param userSession
* IPentahoSession of the caller
* @param parameterProvider
* parameter provider containing request parameters
* @return IOutputHandler implementation for storing the content.
*/
public IOutputHandler getContentOutputHandler( String location, String fileName, String solutionName,
IPentahoSession userSession, IParameterProvider parameterProvider );
}