wt.workflow.robots
Class WfRobotActivity

java.lang.Object
  extended bywt.fc.WTObject
      extended bywt.enterprise.Simple
          extended bywt.workflow.engine.WfExecutionObject
              extended bywt.workflow.engine.WfActivity
                  extended bywt.workflow.robots.WfRobotActivity
All Implemented Interfaces:
AccessControlled, BusinessInformation, DisplayIdentification, DomainAdministered, Externalizable, NetFactor, Notifiable, ObjectMappable, Persistable, RecentlyVisited, Serializable, WfNode, WTContained
Direct Known Subclasses:
WfApplicationRobot, WfExpressionRobot, WfInvokedMethod, WfSynchRobot, WfTimerActivity, WfURLRobot

public abstract class WfRobotActivity
extends WfActivity
implements Externalizable

The WfRobotActivity is an abstract class that represents workflow steps which are carried out without human intervention. Typically it is an application implements WfRequester to allow processes to be embedded in other processes. This class assumes that both the process and sub-process reside in the same installation. In the case of change of state events, the 'receiveEvent' method simply effects the change in its internal state (which may cause triggering of other actions in the workflow).

Supported API: false

Extendable: false

See Also:
WfInvokedApplication, WfInvokedMethod, Serialized Form

Field Summary
private static String CLASSNAME
           
static long EXTERNALIZATION_VERSION_UID
           
protected static long OLD_FORMAT_VERSION_UID
           
private static String RESOURCE
           
(package private) static long serialVersionUID
           
 
Fields inherited from class wt.workflow.engine.WfActivity
INPUT_VARIABLE_MAP, OUTPUT_VARIABLE_MAP, ROUTER_TYPE, TRIP_COUNT, USER_EVENT_LIST
 
Fields inherited from class wt.workflow.engine.WfExecutionObject
AD_SQEN, ALERT_TIME, CHANGE_STATE_TIME, CONTAINER, CONTEXT, D_SQEN, DEADLINE, DEADLINE_DURATION, DESCRIPTION, END_TIME, EVENT_CONFIGURATION, EXCEPTION_MESSAGE, KEY, NAME, PD_SQEN, PRIORITY, START_TIME, STATE, SUSPEND_TIME, TEMPLATE, TIME_PAST_DEADLINE, TIME_TO_DEADLINE, TIME_TO_START
 
Fields inherited from class wt.enterprise.Simple
 
Fields inherited from class wt.fc.WTObject
CREATE_TIMESTAMP, MODIFY_TIMESTAMP
 
Fields inherited from interface wt.workflow.engine.WfNode
PARENT_PROCESS_REF
 
Fields inherited from interface wt.inf.container.WTContained
CONTAINER_ID, CONTAINER_NAME, CONTAINER_REFERENCE
 
Fields inherited from interface wt.fc.Persistable
IDENTITY, PERSIST_INFO, TYPE
 
Fields inherited from interface wt.admin.DomainAdministered
DOMAIN_REF, INHERITED_DOMAIN
 
Fields inherited from interface wt.fc.BusinessInformation
BUSINESS_TYPE, IDENTITY
 
Fields inherited from interface wt.notify.Notifiable
EVENT_SET
 
Fields inherited from interface wt.identity.DisplayIdentification
DISPLAY_IDENTIFIER, DISPLAY_IDENTITY, DISPLAY_TYPE
 
Constructor Summary
WfRobotActivity()
           
 
Method Summary
protected  WfExecutionObject changeState(WfTransition transition, boolean is_immediate, boolean propagate)
          Overrides changeState (of WfActivity) adding a queued call to the work to be done by the robot.
 boolean equals(Object obj)
          Indicates whether the given object is equal to this object from a persistence perspective, by comparing the two objects ObjectIdentifiers.
 int hashCode()
          Returns a hash code for this object based upon its ObjectIdentifier.
 void readExternal(ObjectInput input)
          Reads the non-transient fields of this class from an external source.
 void readExternal(PersistentRetrieveIfc input)
          Used by Persistent Data Service to populate the persistent attributes of this class from a persistent store.
private  boolean readOldVersion(ObjectInput input, long readSerialVersionUID, boolean passThrough, boolean superDone)
          Reads the non-transient fields of this class from an external source, which is not the current version.
protected  boolean readVersion(WfRobotActivity thisObject, ObjectInput input, long readSerialVersionUID, boolean passThrough, boolean superDone)
          Reads the non-transient fields of this class from an external source.
abstract  void run()
          

Supported API: false
 String toString()
          Returns a string representation of the execution object.
 void writeExternal(ObjectOutput output)
          Writes the non-transient fields of this class to an external source.
 void writeExternal(PersistentStoreIfc output)
          Used by Persistent Data Service to obtain the values of the persistent attributes of this class, so they can be written to a persistent store.
 
Methods inherited from class wt.workflow.engine.WfActivity
changeState, changeState, checkSuspendedProcess, complete, computeDeadline, computeDeadline, computeTimeToStart, deleteActivity, doAbortTransition, doCompleteTransition, doDisableTransition, doEnableTransition, doResetTransition, doResumeTransition, doSkipTransition, doStartTransition, doSuspendTransition, doTerminateTransition, doWork, evaluateRouterExpression, getInputVariableMap, getOutputVariableMap, getParentProcess, getParentProcessReadOnly, getParentProcessRef, getRouterEvent, getRouterType, getTemplateReference, getTripCount, getUserEventList, getWfException, hasRouterExpression, initialize, propagateEvent, readValues, readVersion, registerEvent, setInputVariableMap, setOutputVariableMap, setParentProcessRef, setRouterType, setTripCount, setUserEventList, updateWfAssigneeNotification, updateWfDueDate, updateWfDuration, writeValues
 
Methods inherited from class wt.workflow.engine.WfExecutionObject
calculateTimePastDeadline, calculateTimeToDeadline, changeDeadline, changeStateAttributes, computeTimePastDeadline, computeTimeToDeadline, evaluateExpression, getAdSQEN, getAlertTime, getChangeStateTime, getContainer, getContainerName, getContainerReference, getContext, getDeadline, getDeadlineDuration, getDescription, getDSQEN, getEndTime, getEventConfiguration, getIdentity, getKey, getName, getPdSQEN, getPriority, getStartTime, getState, getSuspendTime, getTemplate, getTimePastDeadline, getTimeToDeadline, getTimeToStart, getVarDueDate, getVarDuration, getVarNotification, initialize, initialize, isOverdue, readVersion, removeDeadlineQueueEntries, resetValues, setAdSQEN, setAlertTime, setChangeStateTime, setContainer, setContainerReference, setContext, setDeadline, setDeadlineDuration, setDescription, setDSQEN, setEndTime, setEventConfiguration, setKey, setName, setPdSQEN, setPriority, setStartTime, setState, setSuspendTime, setTemplate, setTimePastDeadline, setTimeToDeadline, setTimeToStart, validTransitions
 
Methods inherited from class wt.enterprise.Simple
getBusinessType, getDomainRef, getEventSet, isInheritedDomain, readVersion, setDomainRef, setEventSet, setInheritedDomain
 
Methods inherited from class wt.fc.WTObject
checkAttributes, duplicate, finalize, getClassInfo, getCreateTimestamp, getDisplayIdentifier, getDisplayIdentity, getDisplayType, getModifyTimestamp, getPersistInfo, getType, readVersion, setPersistInfo
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 
Methods inherited from interface wt.fc.Persistable
checkAttributes, getPersistInfo, getType, setPersistInfo
 
Methods inherited from interface wt.fc.NetFactor
getClassInfo, getConceptualClassname
 

Field Detail

RESOURCE

private static final String RESOURCE
See Also:
Constant Field Values

CLASSNAME

private static final String CLASSNAME

serialVersionUID

static final long serialVersionUID
See Also:
Constant Field Values

EXTERNALIZATION_VERSION_UID

public static final long EXTERNALIZATION_VERSION_UID
See Also:
Constant Field Values

OLD_FORMAT_VERSION_UID

protected static final long OLD_FORMAT_VERSION_UID
See Also:
Constant Field Values
Constructor Detail

WfRobotActivity

public WfRobotActivity()
Method Detail

writeExternal

public void writeExternal(ObjectOutput output)
                   throws IOException
Writes the non-transient fields of this class to an external source.

Supported API: false

Specified by:
writeExternal in interface Externalizable
Overrides:
writeExternal in class WfActivity
Parameters:
output -
Throws:
IOException

readExternal

public void readExternal(ObjectInput input)
                  throws IOException,
                         ClassNotFoundException
Reads the non-transient fields of this class from an external source.

Supported API: false

Specified by:
readExternal in interface Externalizable
Overrides:
readExternal in class WfActivity
Parameters:
input -
Throws:
IOException
ClassNotFoundException

readVersion

protected boolean readVersion(WfRobotActivity thisObject,
                              ObjectInput input,
                              long readSerialVersionUID,
                              boolean passThrough,
                              boolean superDone)
                       throws IOException,
                              ClassNotFoundException
Reads the non-transient fields of this class from an external source.

Supported API: false

Parameters:
thisObject -
input -
readSerialVersionUID -
passThrough -
superDone -
Returns:
boolean
Throws:
IOException
ClassNotFoundException

readOldVersion

private boolean readOldVersion(ObjectInput input,
                               long readSerialVersionUID,
                               boolean passThrough,
                               boolean superDone)
                        throws IOException,
                               ClassNotFoundException
Reads the non-transient fields of this class from an external source, which is not the current version.

Parameters:
input -
readSerialVersionUID -
passThrough -
superDone -
Returns:
boolean
Throws:
IOException
ClassNotFoundException

writeExternal

public void writeExternal(PersistentStoreIfc output)
                   throws SQLException,
                          DatastoreException
Used by Persistent Data Service to obtain the values of the persistent attributes of this class, so they can be written to a persistent store.

(Not intended for general use.)

Supported API: false

Specified by:
writeExternal in interface ObjectMappable
Overrides:
writeExternal in class WfActivity
Parameters:
output -
Throws:
SQLException
DatastoreException

readExternal

public void readExternal(PersistentRetrieveIfc input)
                  throws SQLException,
                         DatastoreException
Used by Persistent Data Service to populate the persistent attributes of this class from a persistent store.

(Not intended for general use.)

Supported API: false

Specified by:
readExternal in interface ObjectMappable
Overrides:
readExternal in class WfActivity
Parameters:
input -
Throws:
SQLException
DatastoreException

toString

public String toString()
Returns a string representation of the execution object. Used mostly for debugging purposes: not appropriate for GUI use.

Supported API: false

Overrides:
toString in class WfActivity
Returns:
String

changeState

protected WfExecutionObject changeState(WfTransition transition,
                                        boolean is_immediate,
                                        boolean propagate)
                                 throws WTException
Overrides changeState (of WfActivity) adding a queued call to the work to be done by the robot.

Supported API: false

Overrides:
changeState in class WfActivity
Parameters:
transition -
is_immediate -
propagate -
Returns:
WfExecutionObject
Throws:
WTException

run

public abstract void run()
                  throws WTException


Supported API: false

Throws:
WTException

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)
Indicates whether the given object is equal to this object from a persistence perspective, by comparing the two objects ObjectIdentifiers. Changed or stale copies are still considered equal by this method. Delegates to PersistenceHelper.equals(Persistable,Object).

Warning: Certain core Windchill operations may depend upon equals being ObjectIdentifier-based. Changes to the default implementation should be done with care, if at all.

Supported API: false

Overrides:
equals in class WfActivity
Parameters:
obj -
Returns:
boolean

hashCode

public int hashCode()
Returns a hash code for this object based upon its ObjectIdentifier. Delegates to PersistenceHelper.hashCode(Persistable).

Warning: Certain core Windchill operations may depend upon hashCode being ObjectIdentifier-based. Changes to the default implementation should be done with care, if at all.

Supported API: false

Overrides:
hashCode in class WfActivity
Returns:
int