01: package org.drools.ruleflow.core;
02:
03: /*
04: * Copyright 2005 JBoss Inc
05: *
06: * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
07: * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
08: * You may obtain a copy of the License at
09: *
10: * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
11: *
12: * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
13: * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
14: * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
15: * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
16: * limitations under the License.
17: */
18:
19: import java.io.Serializable;
20:
21: import org.drools.ruleflow.common.datatype.DataType;
22:
23: /**
24: * Represents a global variable used in a RuleFlow.
25: * A variable has a name (should be unique for this process), a datatype
26: * and possibly an initial value.
27: *
28: * @author <a href="mailto:kris_verlaenen@hotmail.com">Kris Verlaenen</a>
29: */
30: public interface Variable {
31:
32: String getName();
33:
34: void setName(String name);
35:
36: DataType getType();
37:
38: void setType(DataType type);
39:
40: Serializable getValue();
41:
42: void setValue(Serializable value);
43:
44: }
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