org.kuali.rice.krms.api.repository.context
Class ContextDefinition

java.lang.Object
  org.kuali.rice.core.api.mo.AbstractDataTransferObject
      org.kuali.rice.krms.api.repository.context.ContextDefinition

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Identifiable, Versioned, ModelObjectBasic, ModelObjectComplete, ContextDefinitionContract

public final class ContextDefinition
extends AbstractDataTransferObject
implements ContextDefinitionContract

An immutable representation of a context definition. A context definition defines information about a context which can be loaded into the rules engine for evaluation. A context definition includes a list of agendas which are valid within the context. Typically, during rule engine execution, one or more of these agendas is selected for execution based on a given set of selection criteria.

Author:

Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

static class	ContextDefinition.Builder A builder which can be used to construct ContextDefinition instances.
static class	ContextDefinition.Constants Defines some internal constants used on this class.
static class	ContextDefinition.Elements A private class which exposes constants which define the XML element names to use when this object is marshalled to XML.

Method Summary

List<AgendaDefinition>	getAgendas() Returns the list of agendas contained within the context definition.
Map<String,String>	getAttributes() This method returns a list of attributes associated with the a context.
String	getDescription() Returns the description of the context definition.
String	getId() The unique identifier for an object.
String	getName() Returns the name of the context definition.
String	getNamespace() Returns the namespace of the context definition.
String	getTypeId() Returns the type id for the context definition.
Long	getVersionNumber() Returns the version number for this object.

Methods inherited from class org.kuali.rice.core.api.mo.AbstractDataTransferObject

afterUnmarshal, beforeUnmarshal, equals, hashCode, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getId

public String getId()

Description copied from interface: Identifiable

The unique identifier for an object. This can be null.

Specified by:

getId in interface Identifiable

Returns:

the id

getNamespace

public String getNamespace()

Description copied from interface: ContextDefinitionContract

Returns the namespace of the context definition. The combination of namespace and name represent a unique business key for the context definition. The namespace should never be null or blank.

Specified by:

getNamespace in interface ContextDefinitionContract

Returns:

the namespace of the context definition, should never be null or blank

getName

public String getName()

Description copied from interface: ContextDefinitionContract

Returns the name of the context definition. The combination of name and namespaceCode represent a unique business key for the context definition. The name should never be null or blank.

Specified by:

getName in interface ContextDefinitionContract

Returns:

the name of the context definition, should never be null or blank

getTypeId

public String getTypeId()

Description copied from interface: ContextDefinitionContract

Returns the type id for the context definition. If the type id is null, that means this context definition is of the default type.

Specified by:

getTypeId in interface ContextDefinitionContract

Returns:

the type id for the context definition, or null if this context definition is of the default type

getDescription

public String getDescription()

Description copied from interface: ContextDefinitionContract

Returns the description of the context definition.

Specified by:

getDescription in interface ContextDefinitionContract

Returns:

the description of the context definition. May be null.

getAgendas

public List<AgendaDefinition> getAgendas()

Description copied from interface: ContextDefinitionContract

Returns the list of agendas contained within the context definition. This method should never return null but can return null.

Specified by:

getAgendas in interface ContextDefinitionContract

Returns:

the set of agendas on the context definition

getAttributes

public Map<String,String> getAttributes()

Description copied from interface: ContextDefinitionContract

This method returns a list of attributes associated with the a context.

Specified by:

getAttributes in interface ContextDefinitionContract

Returns:

a list of AgendaAttribute objects.

getVersionNumber

public Long getVersionNumber()

Description copied from interface: Versioned

Returns the version number for this object. In general, this value should only be null if the object has not yet been stored to a persistent data store. This version number is generally used for the purposes of optimistic locking.

Specified by:

getVersionNumber in interface Versioned

Returns:

the version number, or null if one has not been assigned yet