org.alfresco.bm.event.selector

Interface EventDataCreator

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractEventSelectorProcessor

public interface EventDataCreator

Implemented by event processors using the event selector framework to generate input for the next event.

Author:

steveglover

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	createDataObject(Object input, Object response) Create a data object for use in a specific api call and return it.

Method Detail

createDataObject

Object createDataObject(Object input,
                      Object response)
                        throws Exception

Create a data object for use in a specific api call and return it. The data can be based on the 'response' of the previous request, if required.

Parameters:

input - the input into the previous event

response - the response from the previous event

Returns:

the input into the next event or null to indicate that no further event processing should occur TODO: This contract is a bit ambiguous. null could be valid data for the next event. We should provide a positive means for the method to indicate termination.

Throws:

Exception