1 /*
2 * Copyright (C) 2007-2012 Argeo GmbH
3 *
4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
7 *
8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9 *
10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
12 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
13 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
14 * limitations under the License.
15 */
16 package org.argeo.slc.execution;
17
18 import java.util.Map;
19
20 /**
21 * The class implementing this interface defines the map of attributes that are
22 * necessary for the corresponding ExecutionFlow.
23 */
24 public interface ExecutionSpec {
25 /**
26 * The name for an internal spec (for backward compatibility where a
27 * non-null name is expected)
28 */
29 public final static String INTERNAL_NAME = "__SLC_EXECUTION_SPEC_INTERNAL";
30
31 /**
32 * The name identifying the execution spec within its application context.
33 * Can be null. An execution spec can be referenced only if its name is not
34 * null or different from {@link #INTERNAL_NAME}
35 */
36 public String getName();
37
38 /** An optional description. Can be null. */
39 public String getDescription();
40
41 /** The attributes managed by this execution spec */
42 public Map<String, ExecutionSpecAttribute> getAttributes();
43
44 }