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org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.model
Class ProcessMenuModel

java.lang.Object
javax.faces.model.DataModel
org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.model.CollectionModel
org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.model.TreeModel
org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.model.MenuModel
org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.model.BaseMenuModel
org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.model.ViewIdPropertyMenuModel
org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.model.ProcessMenuModel

All Implemented Interfaces:

LocalRowKeyIndex, RowKeyIndex, TreeLocalRowKeyIndex

public class ProcessMenuModel

extends ViewIdPropertyMenuModel

There are two common scenarios for processes, "Plus One" and "Max Visited" which are explained below.

• "Plus One" - from the current step the user can navigate to any previous page and the next page. If the user is on the 5th step of a process and goes back to step 2, then the user can only navigate from step 2 to step 1 and step 3.
• "Max Visited" - the user can navigate to the max visited page. If the user is currently on the max visited page then the user can also navigate to the next page. If the user is on the 5th step of a process and goes back to step 2, then the user can navigate from step 2 to steps 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

A node in a process should be readOnly if that step of the process is not reachable from the current step. The isReadOnly() method can be used to bind the node's readOnly attribute.

A node in a process should be immediate if the values in the current step don't need to be validated. The isImmediate() method can be used to bind the node's immediate attribute.

See Also:

ProcessUtils

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.model.LocalRowKeyIndex

LocalRowKeyIndex.Confidence, LocalRowKeyIndex.LocalCachingStrategy

Constructor Summary

ProcessMenuModel()
No-arg constructor for use with managed-beans.

ProcessMenuModel(java.lang.Object instance, java.lang.String viewIdProperty)
The "Plus One" behavior will be used with this constructor.

ProcessMenuModel(java.lang.Object instance, java.lang.String viewIdProperty, java.lang.String maxPathKey)

Method Summary

void	clearMaxPath() to clear the max visited path out of the session
java.lang.String	getMaxPathKey()
boolean	isImmediate() A node in a process should be immediate if the values in the current step don't need to be validated.
boolean	isReadOnly() A node in a process should be readOnly if that step of the process is not reachable from the current step.
boolean	isVisited() For the Max Visited case, a stop is considered visited if - a stop is before the max visited stop - or is the max visited stop For the Plus One case, a stop is considered visited if, - it's before the current or, - is the current stop itself
void	setMaxPathKey(java.lang.String maxPathKey)

Methods inherited from class org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.model.ViewIdPropertyMenuModel

addViewId, getCurrentViewId, getFocusRowKey, getViewIdProperty, setViewIdProperty, setWrappedData

Methods inherited from class org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.model.BaseMenuModel

enterContainer, exitContainer, getContainerRowKey, getRowCount, getRowData, getRowIndex, getRowKey, getWrappedData, isContainer, isRowAvailable, setRowIndex, setRowKey

Methods inherited from class org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.model.TreeModel

areRowsLocallyAvailable, areRowsLocallyAvailable, areRowsLocallyAvailable, getAllAncestorContainerRowKeys, getContainerRowKey, getDepth, getDepth, isChildCollectionLocallyAvailable, isChildCollectionLocallyAvailable, isChildCollectionLocallyAvailable, isContainerEmpty

Methods inherited from class org.apache.myfaces.trinidad.model.CollectionModel

areRowsLocallyAvailable, areRowsLocallyAvailable, areRowsLocallyAvailable, clearCachedRow, clearCachedRow, clearCachedRows, clearCachedRows, clearLocalCache, ensureRowsAvailable, getCachingStrategy, getEstimatedRowCount, getEstimatedRowCountConfidence, getRowData, getRowData, getSortCriteria, isRowAvailable, isRowLocallyAvailable, isRowLocallyAvailable, isSortable, setSortCriteria

Methods inherited from class javax.faces.model.DataModel

addDataModelListener, getDataModelListeners, removeDataModelListener

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ProcessMenuModel

public ProcessMenuModel()

No-arg constructor for use with managed-beans. Must call the ViewIdPropertyMenuModel.setViewIdProperty(java.lang.String) and ViewIdPropertyMenuModel.setWrappedData(java.lang.Object) methods after constructing this instance.

ProcessMenuModel

public ProcessMenuModel(java.lang.Object instance,
                        java.lang.String viewIdProperty)
                 throws java.beans.IntrospectionException

The "Plus One" behavior will be used with this constructor.

Parameters:

instance - a treeModel. This object will be passed to ModelUtils.toTreeModel(java.lang.Object)

viewIdProperty - the property to use to retrieve a viewId from a node in the tree

Throws:

java.beans.IntrospectionException

ProcessMenuModel

public ProcessMenuModel(java.lang.Object instance,
                        java.lang.String viewIdProperty,
                        java.lang.String maxPathKey)
                 throws java.beans.IntrospectionException

Parameters:

instance - a treeModel. This object will be passed to ModelUtils.toTreeModel(java.lang.Object)

viewIdProperty - the property to use to retrieve a viewId from a node in the tree

maxPathKey - if the "Max Visited" behavior is desired, this is the key that will be used to get and set the maxPath value on the session and request. For the "Plus One" behavior pass in null.

Throws:

java.beans.IntrospectionException

Method Detail

isImmediate

public boolean isImmediate()

A node in a process should be immediate if the values in the current step don't need to be validated. This method can be used to bind the node's immediate attribute. If a user will have to return to the current page then immediate can be set to true. For example in a "Plus One" process, if the user is on step 5 and goes back to step 2, the user will have to come back to step 5 again, so the fields on page 5 don't need to be validated when going back to steps 1,2,3,4, but should be validated when going to step 6.

• "Plus One"
  • immediate - immediate will be true for any previous step, and false otherwise.
• "Max Visited" - when the current step and the max step are the same, "max visited" behaves like "plus one". If the current step is before the max step, then:
  • immediate - immediate is false.

isReadOnly

public boolean isReadOnly()

A node in a process should be readOnly if that step of the process is not reachable from the current step. This method can be used to bind the node's readOnly attribute.

• "Plus One"
  • readOnly - readOnly will be true for any step past the next available step
• "Max Visited" - when the current step and the max step are the same, "max visited" behaves like "plus one". If the current step is before the max step, then:
  • readOnly - readOnly will be true for any step past the max step

isVisited

public boolean isVisited()

For the Max Visited case, a stop is considered visited if - a stop is before the max visited stop - or is the max visited stop For the Plus One case, a stop is considered visited if, - it's before the current or, - is the current stop itself

clearMaxPath

public void clearMaxPath()

to clear the max visited path out of the session

setMaxPathKey

public void setMaxPathKey(java.lang.String maxPathKey)

getMaxPathKey

public java.lang.String getMaxPathKey()

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