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package org.jbpm.api.task;
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/**
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* a link to a participating identity (user or group) and the type of involvement.
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*
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* @author Tom Baeyens
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* @author Heiko Braun <heiko.braun@jboss.com>
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*/
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public interface Participation {
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/** alternative owner, but as long as this person is not the owner.
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* This person is allowed to make comments, but nothing else. */
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String CANDIDATE = "candidate";
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/** the person with ultimate responsibility over a task. */
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String OWNER = "owner";
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/** person that will be using the result of this task. This person is
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* allowed to make comments, but nothing else. */
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String CLIENT = "client";
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/** person that is allowed to watch-but-not-touch this task */
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String VIEWER = "viewer";
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/** a person that was assigned to a task, but got replaced because of
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* absence or another reason. This way, a trace can be left in case
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* this person returns and wants to take back his tasks that got
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* reassigned. */
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String REPLACED_ASSIGNEE = "replaced-assignee";
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/** the unique id for this participation that is used as a reference in the service methods */
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String getId();
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/** userId for this participation.
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* null in case this is a {@link #getGroupId() group participation}. */
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String getUserId();
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/** groupId for this participation.
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* null in case this is a {@link #getUserId() user participation}. */
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String getGroupId();
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/** see constants for default participations */
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String getType();
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}
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