net.sf.seide.core
Interface Dispatcher

All Superinterfaces:

Lifecycle

All Known Implementing Classes:

DispatcherImpl

public interface Dispatcher
extends Lifecycle

Dispatcher is the basic interface for the entry point to route messages through the Stages.

Author:

german.kondolf

See Also:

Stage}, EventHandler}, Message}

Method Summary

boolean	execute(Event event) Routes the Event to the specified Stage executing the associated EventHandler.
boolean	execute(String stage, Message message) Routes the Message to the specified Stage executing the associated EventHandler.
String	getContext()
List<Stage>	getStages() Gets the configured list of Stages.
void	setContext(String context) This parameter sets a context, to allow different flows running at the same time and it is propagated in logs & JXM metrics.
void	setStages(List<Stage> stages) Stage list of supported flow EventHandler.

Methods inherited from interface net.sf.seide.core.Lifecycle

isRunning, start, stop

Method Detail

execute

boolean execute(String stage,
                Message message)
                throws InvalidStageException

Routes the Message to the specified Stage executing the associated EventHandler.

Parameters:

stage - Stage.id

message - payload.

Throws:

InvalidStageException

execute

boolean execute(Event event)
                throws InvalidStageException

Routes the Event to the specified Stage executing the associated EventHandler.

Parameters:

stage - Stage.id

data - payload.

Throws:

InvalidStageException

setStages

void setStages(List<Stage> stages)

Stage list of supported flow EventHandler.

Parameters:

stages - Stage list.

getStages

List<Stage> getStages()

Gets the configured list of Stages.

Returns:

immutable list of mutable Stages.

getContext

String getContext()

Returns:

The dispatcher context identifier.

setContext

void setContext(String context)

This parameter sets a context, to allow different flows running at the same time and it is propagated in logs & JXM metrics.

Parameters:

context -