package org.argeo.slc.execution;
import java.util.List;
/**
* A process is the functional representation of a combination of executions.
* While an execution is the actual java code running, a process exists before,
* during and after the execution actually took place, providing an entry point
* for the definition of executions, their monitoring (e.g. logging) and
* tracking. A process can be distributed or parallelized.
* NEW => INITIALIZED => SCHEDULED => RUNNING
* RUNNING => {COMPLETED | ERROR | KILLED}
* {COMPLETED | ERROR | KILLED} => PURGED
* UNKOWN : this is a bug if this status occurs
*/
public interface ExecutionProcess {
/** The process is not yet usable. */
public final static String NEW = "NEW";
/** The process is usable but not yet scheduled to run. */
public final static String INITIALIZED = "INITIALIZED";
/** The process is usable and scheduled to run, but not yet running. */
public final static String SCHEDULED = "SCHEDULED";
/** The process is currently running. */
public final static String RUNNING = "RUNNING";
/** The process has properly completed. */
public final static String COMPLETED = "COMPLETED";
/** The process failed because of an unexpected error. */
public final static String ERROR = "ERROR";
/** The process was killed explicitly or through a crash. */
public final static String KILLED = "KILLED";
/** The status cannot be retrieved (probably because of unexpected errors). */
public final static String UNKOWN = "UNKOWN";
/**
* Only a reference to the process has been kept, all monitoring data such
* as logs have been purged.
*/
public final static String PURGED = "PURGED";
/** The UUID of this process. */
public String getUuid();
/** The current status of this process. */
public String getStatus();
/** Sets the current status of this process */
public void setStatus(String status);
public void addSteps(List steps);
public List getRealizedFlows();
}