org.springframework.webflow.engine.builder
Interface FlowBuilderContext

All Known Implementing Classes:

FlowBuilderContextImpl, MockFlowBuilderContext

public interface FlowBuilderContext

Provides services needed to a direct a flow builder through building a flow definition.

Author:

Keith Donald

Method Summary

org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext	getApplicationContext() Returns the application context hosting the flow system.
ConversionService	getConversionService() Returns a generic type conversion service for converting between types, typically from string to a rich value object.
ExpressionParser	getExpressionParser() Returns the expression parser for parsing expression strings.
FlowArtifactFactory	getFlowArtifactFactory() Returns the factory for core flow artifacts such as Flow and State.
AttributeMap<java.lang.Object>	getFlowAttributes() Returns externally configured attributes to assign to the flow definition being built.
FlowDefinitionLocator	getFlowDefinitionLocator() Returns the locator for locating dependent flows (subflows).
java.lang.String	getFlowId() Returns an externally configured flow definition identifier to assign to the flow being built.
ValidationHintResolver	getValidationHintResolver() Return the ValidationHintResolver.
org.springframework.validation.Validator	getValidator() Returns the Validator instance to use for validating a model.
ViewFactoryCreator	getViewFactoryCreator() Returns the view factory creator for configuring a ViewFactory per view state

Method Detail

getFlowId

java.lang.String getFlowId()

Returns an externally configured flow definition identifier to assign to the flow being built.

Returns:

the flow id

getFlowAttributes

AttributeMap<java.lang.Object> getFlowAttributes()

Returns externally configured attributes to assign to the flow definition being built.

Returns:

the flow attributes

getFlowDefinitionLocator

FlowDefinitionLocator getFlowDefinitionLocator()

Returns the locator for locating dependent flows (subflows).

Returns:

the flow definition locator

getFlowArtifactFactory

FlowArtifactFactory getFlowArtifactFactory()

Returns the factory for core flow artifacts such as Flow and State.

Returns:

the flow artifact factory

getConversionService

ConversionService getConversionService()

Returns a generic type conversion service for converting between types, typically from string to a rich value object.

Returns:

the generic conversion service

getViewFactoryCreator

ViewFactoryCreator getViewFactoryCreator()

Returns the view factory creator for configuring a ViewFactory per view state

Returns:

the view factory creator

getExpressionParser

ExpressionParser getExpressionParser()

Returns the expression parser for parsing expression strings.

Returns:

the expression parser

getValidator

org.springframework.validation.Validator getValidator()

Returns the Validator instance to use for validating a model.

Returns:

the validator

getValidationHintResolver

ValidationHintResolver getValidationHintResolver()

Return the ValidationHintResolver.

getApplicationContext

org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext getApplicationContext()

Returns the application context hosting the flow system.

Returns:

the application context