org.drools.definition.process
Interface Process

All Superinterfaces:

KnowledgeDefinition

All Known Subinterfaces:

WorkflowProcess

public interface Process
extends KnowledgeDefinition

A Process represents one modular piece of business logic that can be executed by a process engine. Different types of processes may exist.

Method Summary

String	getId() The unique id of the Process.
Map<String,Object>	getMetaData() Meta data associated with this Node.
Object	getMetaData(String name) Deprecated.
String	getName() The name of the Process.
String	getPackageName() The package name of this process.
String	getType() The type of process.
String	getVersion() The version of the Process.

Method Detail

getId

String getId()

The unique id of the Process.

Returns:

the id

getName

String getName()

The name of the Process.

Returns:

the name

getVersion

String getVersion()

The version of the Process. You may use your own versioning format (as the version is not interpreted by the engine).

Returns:

the version

getPackageName

String getPackageName()

The package name of this process.

Returns:

the package name

getType

String getType()

The type of process. Different types of processes may exist. This defaults to "RuleFlow".

Returns:

the type

getMetaData

Map<String,Object> getMetaData()

Meta data associated with this Node.

getMetaData

@Deprecated
Object getMetaData(String name)

Deprecated.

Meta data associated with this Node.