01: /*
02: * Copyright 2004-2007 the original author or authors.
03: *
04: * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
05: * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
06: * You may obtain a copy of the License at
07: *
08: * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
09: *
10: * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
11: * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
12: * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
13: * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
14: * limitations under the License.
15: */
16: package org.springframework.webflow.definition;
17:
18: /**
19: * A step within a {@link FlowDefinition flow definition} where behavior is
20: * executed.
21: * <p>
22: * States have identifiers that are local to their containing flow definitions.
23: * They may also be annotated with attributes.
24: *
25: * @author Keith Donald
26: * @author Erwin Vervaet
27: */
28: public interface StateDefinition extends Annotated {
29:
30: /**
31: * Returns the flow definition this state belongs to.
32: * @return the owning flow definition
33: */
34: public FlowDefinition getOwner();
35:
36: /**
37: * Returns this state's identifier, locally unique to is containing flow
38: * definition.
39: * @return the state identifier
40: */
41: public String getId();
42: }
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