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package org.jbpm.pvm.internal.client;
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import org.jbpm.api.Execution;
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import org.jbpm.api.model.OpenExecution;
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import org.jbpm.pvm.internal.model.OpenProcessDefinition;
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/** adds factory methods for creating and beginning new process instances.
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*
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* @author Tom Baeyens
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*/
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public interface ClientProcessDefinition extends OpenProcessDefinition {
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/** creates a new process instances. The returned process instance
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* is not started yet. This way,
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* {@link OpenExecution#setVariable(String, Object) variables can be set}
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* before execution is started. Invoke {@link ClientProcessInstance#start()}
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* to start execution of the process. */
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ClientProcessInstance createProcessInstance();
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/** creates a new process instances with a given key. The returned process instance
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* is not started yet. This way,
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* {@link OpenExecution#setVariable(String, Object) variables can be set}
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* before execution is started. Invoke {@link ClientProcessInstance#start()}
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* to start execution of the process.
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* @param key is a user provided reference that uniquely identifies this
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* process instance in the scope of the process name. */
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ClientProcessInstance createProcessInstance(String key);
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/** creates a new process instances with a given key. The returned process instance
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* is not started yet. This way,
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* {@link OpenExecution#setVariable(String, Object) variables can be set}
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* before execution is started. Invoke {@link ClientProcessInstance#start()}
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* to start execution of the process.
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* @param key is a user provided reference that uniquely identifies this
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* process instance in the scope of the process name. key is allowed to be null.*/
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ClientProcessInstance createProcessInstance(String key, Execution superProcessExecution);
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/** creates the process instance and immediately start its execution. */
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ClientProcessInstance startProcessInstance();
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/** creates the process instance with the given key and immediately start its
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* execution.
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* @param key is a user provided reference that uniquely identifies this
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* process instance in the scope of the process name. */
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ClientExecution startProcessInstance(String key);
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}
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