Package ch.ivyteam.ivy.process.element

Interface IExtensibleStandardProcessElementExtension

public interface IExtensibleStandardProcessElementExtension

3rd Party providers can implement this interface to provide an ivy extension for defining their own process elements based on the process elements:

• Program Interface
• Start Event
• Intermediate Event

Since:

19.08.2008

API:

This is a public API.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Icon	createBpmnIcon(IBpmnIconFactory iconFactory, String iconName)	Creates a BPMN icon for the given icon name if the extension is responsible for the icon.
void	declareProcessElements(IExtensibleProcessElementFactory factory)	Declares process elements that are based on standard process elements that are extensible with a java bean class
String	getName()	Gets the name of the extension.

Method Detail

getName

String getName()

Gets the name of the extension. In most case the name of the 3rd party provider or product.

Returns:

extension name. Must not be null or empty.

API:

This public API is available in Java.

declareProcessElements

void declareProcessElements(IExtensibleProcessElementFactory factory)

Declares process elements that are based on standard process elements that are extensible with a java bean class

Parameters:

factory - the process element factory to declare the process elements on

API:

This public API is available in Java.

createBpmnIcon

Icon createBpmnIcon(IBpmnIconFactory iconFactory,
                    String iconName)

Creates a BPMN icon for the given icon name if the extension is responsible for the icon. Extensions that are not responsible for the icon must return null

The icon factory must be used to create the BPMN icons

Parameters:

iconFactory - the icon factory must be used to create the BPMN icon

iconName - the name of the icon to create

Returns:

BPMN icon or null

API:

This public API is available in Java.