Package de.uni_trier.wi2.procake.data.object.nest.utils

Interface NESTWorkflowBuilder<T extends NESTAbstractWorkflowObject>

All Known Implementing Classes:

NESTWorkflowBuilderImpl

public interface NESTWorkflowBuilder<T extends NESTAbstractWorkflowObject>

Interface of a nest graph builder. It provides methods for creating nest graphs. Use the nest graph modifier to create and insert new nest graph item objects and edges. Refer to the corresponding Interface NESTWorkflowModifier for more information.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
T	createEmptyNESTWorkflowObject(String NESTWorkflowID, String workflowClass)	Creates an empty new nest graph object without workflow node.
T	createNESTWorkflowGraphObject(String NESTWorkflowId, String workflowClass, DataObject semanticDescriptor)	Creates a new nest graph object including the workflow node.
T	createNESTWorkflowObject(String xmlString)	Creates a new nest graph object from a given String.

Method Details

createNESTWorkflowGraphObject

T createNESTWorkflowGraphObject(String NESTWorkflowId,
 String workflowClass,
 DataObject semanticDescriptor)

Creates a new nest graph object including the workflow node.

Parameters:

NESTWorkflowId - for the nest graph object and the corresponding workflow node

workflowClass - data class of the nest workflow

semanticDescriptor - semantic descriptor of the workflow node

Returns:

the created nest workflow object

createEmptyNESTWorkflowObject

T createEmptyNESTWorkflowObject(String NESTWorkflowID,
 String workflowClass)

Creates an empty new nest graph object without workflow node.

Parameters:

NESTWorkflowID - for the nest graph object

workflowClass - data class of the nest workflow

Returns:

the created nest workflow object

createNESTWorkflowObject

T createNESTWorkflowObject(String xmlString)

Creates a new nest graph object from a given String.

Parameters:

xmlString - XML representation of the nest graph

Returns:

the created nest workflow object