org.springframework.statemachine.state

Interface PseudoState<S,E>

Type Parameters:

S - the type of state

E - the type of event

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractPseudoState, ChoicePseudoState, DefaultPseudoState, EntryPseudoState, ExitPseudoState, ForkPseudoState, HistoryPseudoState, JoinPseudoState, JunctionPseudoState

public interface PseudoState<S,E>

A PseudoState is an abstraction that encompasses different types of transient states or vertices in the state machine.

Pseudostates are typically used to connect multiple transitions into more complex state transitions paths. For example, by combining a transition entering a fork pseudostate with a set of transitions exiting the fork pseudostate, we get a compound transition that leads to a set of orthogonal target states.

Author:

Janne Valkealahti

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addPseudoStateListener(PseudoStateListener<S,E> listener) Registers a new PseudoStateListener.
State<S,E>	entry(StateContext<S,E> context) Initiate an entry sequence for the state and return a next state where state machine should go.
void	exit(StateContext<S,E> context) Initiate an exit sequence for the state.
PseudoStateKind	getKind() Gets the pseudostate kind.

Method Detail

getKind

PseudoStateKind getKind()

Gets the pseudostate kind.

Returns:

the pseudostate kind

entry

State<S,E> entry(StateContext<S,E> context)

Initiate an entry sequence for the state and return a next state where state machine should go.

Parameters:

context - the context

Returns:

the next state or null

exit

void exit(StateContext<S,E> context)

Initiate an exit sequence for the state.

Parameters:

context - the context

addPseudoStateListener

void addPseudoStateListener(PseudoStateListener<S,E> listener)

Registers a new PseudoStateListener.

Parameters:

listener - the listener