ca.uhn.hl7v2.protocol
Interface ProcessorContext

All Known Implementing Classes:

ProcessorContextImpl

public interface ProcessorContext

The operational context of a Processor. This defines certain resources that are not part of the Processor, but are needed in order to implement it, and may vary between deployments.

Version:

$Revision: 1.1 $ updated on $Date: 2007-02-19 02:24:38 $ by $Author: jamesagnew $

Author:

Bryan Tripp

Method Summary

void	addValidator(AcceptValidator theValidator) Adds a new validator to the list of those returned by getValidators().
TransportLayer	getLocallyDrivenTransportLayer()
List	getMetadataFields() Returns the list of fields that are to be included as metadata whenever a Message is converted to a Transportable.
TransportLayer	getRemotelyDrivenTransportLayer()
ApplicationRouter	getRouter()
SafeStorage	getSafeStorage()
AcceptValidator[]	getValidators()

Method Detail

getRouter

ApplicationRouter getRouter()

Returns:

the router that directs unsolicited inbound messages to the appropriate Application

getRemotelyDrivenTransportLayer

TransportLayer getRemotelyDrivenTransportLayer()

Returns:

the object responsible for transport of remotely initiated message exchanges (normally with a remote server)

getLocallyDrivenTransportLayer

TransportLayer getLocallyDrivenTransportLayer()

Returns:

the object responsible for transport of locally initiated message exchanges (normally with a remote server)

getValidators

AcceptValidator[] getValidators()

Returns:

the validators that determine whether a message can be accepted for routing to the appropriate application

addValidator

void addValidator(AcceptValidator theValidator)

Adds a new validator to the list of those returned by getValidators().

Parameters:

theValidator - the validator to add

getSafeStorage

SafeStorage getSafeStorage()

Returns:

a store for messages while they are being routed to the appropriate application

getMetadataFields

List getMetadataFields()

Returns the list of fields that are to be included as metadata whenever a Message is converted to a Transportable. Each field is a String Terser path.

Parameters:

theMetadataFields - list of Terser paths of metadata fields