org.kuali.rice.kew.rule
Interface RuleExpression

All Known Subinterfaces:

Rule

All Known Implementing Classes:

AccumulatingBSFRuleExpression, BSFRuleExpression, MetaRuleExpression

public interface RuleExpression

A rule is an entity that can be evaluated at runtime to generate a list of RuleResponsibilityBos to which to dispatch action requests.

Author:

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

See Also:

RuleBaseValues, RuleExpressionResult

Method Summary

RuleExpressionResult

evaluate(Rule rule, RouteContext context) Performs an evaluation and returns a list of 0 or more RuleResponsibilityBos to which to dispatch action requests

Method Detail

evaluate

RuleExpressionResult evaluate(Rule rule,
                              RouteContext context)

Performs an evaluation and returns a list of 0 or more RuleResponsibilityBos to which to dispatch action requests

Parameters:

rule - the rule that this rule expression applies to

context - the RouteContext under which the expression is being evaluated

Returns:

the result of the rule evaluation

Throws:

WorkflowException