org.alfresco.repo.forms.processor

Interface FormProcessor

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractFormProcessor, AbstractWorkflowFormProcessor, ActionFormProcessor, ContentModelFormProcessor, FilteredFormProcessor, NodeFormProcessor, TaskFormProcessor, TypeFormProcessor, WorkflowFormProcessor

@AlfrescoPublicApi
public interface FormProcessor

Interface definition of a form processor which is responsible for generating a Form representation of a data source, for example a repository node, a task or an XML schema and for persisting the form data back to the data source.

Author:

Gavin Cornwell

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Form	generate(Item item, List<String> fields, List<String> forcedFields, Map<String,Object> context) Returns a Form representation for an item
boolean	isActive() Determines whether this form processor is active
boolean	isApplicable(Item item) Determines whether this form processor is applicable for the supplied item
Object	persist(Item item, FormData data) Persists the given object representing the form data for an item

Method Detail

isApplicable

boolean isApplicable(Item item)

Determines whether this form processor is applicable for the supplied item

Parameters:

item - The item the form is being generated for

Returns:

true if the processor is applicable

isActive

boolean isActive()

Determines whether this form processor is active

Returns:

true if the processor is active

generate

Form generate(Item item,
              List<String> fields,
              List<String> forcedFields,
              Map<String,Object> context)

Returns a Form representation for an item

Parameters:

item - The item to generate a Form object for

fields - Restricted list of fields to include, null indicates all possible fields for the item should be included

forcedFields - List of field names from 'fields' list that should be forcibly included, it is up to the form processor implementation to determine how to enforce this

context - Map representing optional context that can be used during retrieval of the form

Returns:

The Form representation

persist

Object persist(Item item,
               FormData data)

Persists the given object representing the form data for an item

Parameters:

item - The item to generate a Form object for

data - An object representing the data of the form

Returns:

The object persisted