org.cid.distribution.core
Class DistributionContext

java.lang.Object
  javax.el.ELContext
      de.odysseus.el.util.SimpleContext
          org.cid.distribution.core.DistributionContext

public class DistributionContext
extends de.odysseus.el.util.SimpleContext

The DistributionContext is where the distribution objects store properties about the current state. It allows the processes to resolve expressions against that properties.

Version:

$Revision: 177 $

Constructor Summary

DistributionContext(DistributionContext context)
Initializes a DistributionContext

DistributionContext(DistributionProcess process)
Initializes a DistributionContext

DistributionContext(DistributionProcess process, DistributionMessage message)
Initializes a DistributionContext

Method Summary

java.lang.String	evaluate(java.lang.String expression) Evaluates an EL expression expecting a String as a result.
java.lang.Object	evaluate(java.lang.String expression, java.lang.Class resultClass) Evaluates an (EL) expression against the variables.
DistributionMessage	getMessage()
DistributionProcess	getProcess()
void	setMessage(DistributionMessage message)

Methods inherited from class de.odysseus.el.util.SimpleContext

getELResolver, getFunctionMapper, getVariableMapper, setFunction, setVariable

Methods inherited from class javax.el.ELContext

getContext, getLocale, isPropertyResolved, putContext, setLocale, setPropertyResolved

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

DistributionContext

public DistributionContext(DistributionProcess process)

Initializes a DistributionContext

DistributionContext

public DistributionContext(DistributionProcess process,
                           DistributionMessage message)

Initializes a DistributionContext

DistributionContext

public DistributionContext(DistributionContext context)

Initializes a DistributionContext

Method Detail

evaluate

public java.lang.String evaluate(java.lang.String expression)

Evaluates an EL expression expecting a String as a result.

evaluate

public java.lang.Object evaluate(java.lang.String expression,
                                 java.lang.Class resultClass)

Evaluates an (EL) expression against the variables. If the expression is a null reference, this method returns null.

Parameters:

key - The expression to evaluate.

Returns:

The expression result, once evaluated.

getProcess

public DistributionProcess getProcess()

Returns:

Returns the list.

getMessage

public DistributionMessage getMessage()

Returns:

Returns the message.

setMessage

public void setMessage(DistributionMessage message)

Parameters:

message - The message to set.