org.apache.ode.bpel.iapi
Interface MessageExchangeContext

All Known Implementing Classes:
MessageExchangeContextImpl, MessageExchangeContextImpl, MessageExchangeContextImpl

public interface MessageExchangeContext

Context provided by the integration layer exposing partner communication to the BPEL engine. The BPEL engine may only invoke methods on this interface from a transactional context provided by the integration layer.

The following partner communication scenarios are possible:

  1. partner is a accessible via a reliable transport (e.g. JMS, WS-RM)
  2. partner is accessible via an unreliable transport (e.g. HTTP)
  3. partner participates in the transaction (e.g. WS-TX)
It is important to note that each usage scenario is identical from the point of view of the BPEL engine. However, the integration layer must handle each of these scenarios in a different manner. See the method documentation for details.


Method Summary
 void cancel(PartnerRoleMessageExchange mex)
          Cancel an async/reliable partner-role message exchange.
 java.util.Set<InvocationStyle> getSupportedInvocationStyle(PartnerRoleChannel prc, EndpointReference partnerEpr)
          Get the supported invocation styles (see InvocationStyle) for invoking the EPR provided via a given channel.
 void invokePartnerReliable(PartnerRoleMessageExchange mex)
           
 void invokePartnerTransacted(PartnerRoleMessageExchange mex)
           
 void invokePartnerUnreliable(PartnerRoleMessageExchange mex)
           Invoke a partner.
 void onMyRoleMessageExchangeStateChanged(MyRoleMessageExchange myRoleMex)
          Method used to inform the integration layer that the state of a my-role message exchange has changed.
 

Method Detail

invokePartnerUnreliable

void invokePartnerUnreliable(PartnerRoleMessageExchange mex)
                             throws ContextException

Invoke a partner. This method is invoked by the BPEL engine when an <invoke> construct is encountered. The BPEL engine will only invoke this method from a transactional context. This method MUST NOT block for extended periods (as it is called from within a transaction): to this end, actual invocation may be deferred or a synchronous operation may be decomposed into two asynchronous "legs". The integration layer must provide a response to the message exchange via the PartnerRoleMessageExchange.reply(Message), PartnerRoleMessageExchange.replyOneWayOk(), PartnerRoleMessageExchange#replyWithFailure(FailureType, String, Element) PartnerRoleMessageExchange.replyWithFault(javax.xml.namespace.QName, Message), or PartnerRoleMessageExchange#replyAsync() methods.

Invocation of reliable, unreliable, and transactional transports should be treated differently. A brief description of how each of these scenarios could be handled follows.

Reliable transports are transports such as JMS or WS-RM. For these transports, the request should be enrolled in the current transaction. This necessarily implies that the request is deferred until the transaction is committed. It follows that for reliable request-response invocations the response to the invocation will necessarily be processed in a separate transaction.

Unreliable transports are transports such as HTTP. For these transports, where the operation is not idempotent it is typically required that "at most once" semantics are achieved. To this end the invocation could be noted and deferred until after the transaction is committed.

Transactional transports are those transports that support transaction propagation. For these transports, the invocation can be processed immediately and the response provided to the engine via the PartnerRoleMessageExchange.reply(Message) method.

Parameters:
mex - engine-provided partner role message exchange representation, this object is valid only for the duration of the transaction from which the #invokePartner(PartnerRoleMessageExchange) method is invoked
Throws:
ContextException - if the port does not support the operation

invokePartnerReliable

void invokePartnerReliable(PartnerRoleMessageExchange mex)
                           throws ContextException
Throws:
ContextException

invokePartnerTransacted

void invokePartnerTransacted(PartnerRoleMessageExchange mex)
                             throws ContextException
Throws:
ContextException

cancel

void cancel(PartnerRoleMessageExchange mex)
            throws ContextException
Cancel an async/reliable partner-role message exchange.

Parameters:
mex - message exchange that should be cancelled.
Throws:
ContextException

onMyRoleMessageExchangeStateChanged

void onMyRoleMessageExchangeStateChanged(MyRoleMessageExchange myRoleMex)
                                         throws BpelEngineException
Method used to inform the integration layer that the state of a my-role message exchange has changed. This method is handy for implementations that need to survive system shutdowns.

Throws:
BpelEngineException
See Also:
MyRoleMessageExchange#invoke(Message)

getSupportedInvocationStyle

java.util.Set<InvocationStyle> getSupportedInvocationStyle(PartnerRoleChannel prc,
                                                           EndpointReference partnerEpr)
Get the supported invocation styles (see InvocationStyle) for invoking the EPR provided via a given channel.

Parameters:
partnerEpr - partner's EPR
Returns:
supported invocation styles