javax.enterprise.context

Interface Conversation

All Known Subinterfaces:

ManagedConversation

All Known Implementing Classes:

ConversationImpl

public interface Conversation

Allows the application to manage the conversation context by marking the current conversation as transient or long-running, specifying a conversation identifier, or setting the conversation timeout.

An instance may be injected:

 @Inject Conversation conversation;
 

The conversation timeout is a hint to the container that a conversation should not be destroyed if it has been active within the last given interval in milliseconds.

Author:

Pete Muir, Gavin King

See Also:

@ConversationScoped

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	begin() Mark the current transient conversation long-running.
void	begin(String id) Mark the current transient conversation long-running, with a specified identifier.
void	end() Marks the current long-running conversation transient.
String	getId() Get the identifier of the current long-running conversation.
long	getTimeout() Get the timeout of the current conversation.
boolean	isTransient() Determine if the conversation is marked transient or long-running.
void	setTimeout(long milliseconds) Set the timeout of the current conversation.

Method Detail

begin

void begin()

Mark the current transient conversation long-running. A conversation identifier is generated by the container.

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if the current conversation is already marked long-running.

begin

void begin(String id)

Mark the current transient conversation long-running, with a specified identifier.

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if the current conversation is already marked long-running.

IllegalArgumentException - if a conversation with the specified identifier already exists.

end

void end()

Marks the current long-running conversation transient.

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if the current conversation is already marked transient.

getId

String getId()

Get the identifier of the current long-running conversation.

Returns:

the identifier of the current long-running conversation, or a null value if the current conversation is transient.

getTimeout

long getTimeout()

Get the timeout of the current conversation.

Returns:

the current timeout in milliseconds.

setTimeout

void setTimeout(long milliseconds)

Set the timeout of the current conversation.

Parameters:

milliseconds - the new timeout in milliseconds.

isTransient

boolean isTransient()

Determine if the conversation is marked transient or long-running.

Returns:

true if the conversation is marked transient, or falseif it is marked long-running.