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  *

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 package org.kuali.rice.kew.engine.node;

 import java.util.ArrayList;

 import java.util.List;

 import org.kuali.rice.kew.actionitem.ActionItem;

 import org.kuali.rice.kew.actionrequest.ActionRequestValue;

 import org.kuali.rice.kew.actionrequest.service.impl.NotificationSuppression;

 import org.kuali.rice.kew.engine.RouteContext;

 import org.kuali.rice.kew.service.KEWServiceLocator;

 /**

  * Abstract superclass for request activation node types

  * 

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

  *

  */

 public abstract class RequestActivationNodeBase implements SimpleNode {

         /**

          * 

          * <p>This method takes care of notification for ActionItemS.  It has logic for suppressing notifications a)

          * during simulations, and b) when the RouteNodeInstance has NodeState specifically hinting for notification

          * suppression for a given ActionItem.

          * 

          * <p>A side effect during non-simulation calls is that any notification suppression NodeStateS will be removed

          * from the RouteNodeInstance after notifications are sent.

          * 

          * @param context

          * @param actionItems

          * @param actionRequests

          * @param routeNodeInstance

          */

         protected void notify(RouteContext context, List<ActionItem> actionItems, RouteNodeInstance routeNodeInstance) {

                 if (!context.isSimulation()) {

                         new NotificationSuppression().notify(actionItems, routeNodeInstance);

                 }

         }

 }