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## org.drools.runtime.process
Interface ProcessInstance

All Superinterfaces:
  EventListener

All Known Subinterfaces:
  WorkflowProcessInstance

    public interface ProcessInstance

extends EventListener

A process instance represents one specific instance of a process that is currently executing. Whenever a process is started, a process instance is created that represents that specific instance that was started. It contains all runtime information related to that instance. Multiple process instances of the same process can be executed simultaneously. For example, consider a process definition that describes how to process a purchase order. Whenever a new purchase order comes in, a new process instance will be created for that purchase order. Multiple process instances (one for each purchase order) can coexist. A process instance is uniquely identified by an id. This class can be extended to represent one specific type of process, e.g. `WorkflowProcessInstance` when using a `WorkflowProcess` where the process logic is expressed as a flow chart.

See Also:
  `WorkflowProcessInstance`

Field Summary
`static int` | `STATE_ABORTED`
`static int` | `STATE_ACTIVE`
`static int` | `STATE_COMPLETED`
`static int` | `STATE_PENDING`
`static int` | `STATE_SUSPENDED`

Method Summary
`long` | `getId()` The unique id of this process instance.
`Process` | `getProcess()`
`String` | `getProcessId()` The id of the process definition that is related to this process instance.
`String` | `getProcessName()` The name of the process definition that is related to this process instance.
`int` | `getState()` The state of the process instance.

Methods inherited from interface org.drools.runtime.process.EventListener
`getEventTypes, signalEvent`

Field Detail

### STATE_PENDING

    static final int STATE_PENDING

See Also:
  Constant Field Values

### STATE_ACTIVE

    static final int STATE_ACTIVE

See Also:
  Constant Field Values

### STATE_COMPLETED

    static final int STATE_COMPLETED

See Also:
  Constant Field Values

### STATE_ABORTED

    static final int STATE_ABORTED

See Also:
  Constant Field Values

### STATE_SUSPENDED

    static final int STATE_SUSPENDED

See Also:
  Constant Field Values

Method Detail

### getProcessId

    String getProcessId()

  The id of the process definition that is related to this process instance.

  Returns:
    the id of the process definition that is related to this process instance

### getProcess

    Process getProcess()

### getId

    long getId()

  The unique id of this process instance.

  Returns:
    the unique id of this process instance

### getProcessName

    String getProcessName()

  The name of the process definition that is related to this process instance.

  Returns:
    the name of the process definition that is related to this process instance

### getState

    int getState()

  The state of the process instance.

  Returns:
    the state of the process instance

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