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1   /*******************************************************************************
2    *  Imixs Workflow 
3    *  Copyright (C) 2001, 2011 Imixs Software Solutions GmbH,  
4    *  http://www.imixs.com
5    *  
6    *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or 
7    *  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License 
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9    *  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
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13   *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU 
14   *  General Public License for more details.
15   *  
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18   *  
19   *  Project: 
20   *  	http://www.imixs.org
21   *  	http://java.net/projects/imixs-workflow
22   *  
23   *  Contributors:  
24   *  	Imixs Software Solutions GmbH - initial API and implementation
25   *  	Ralph Soika - Software Developer
26   *******************************************************************************/
27  
28  package org.imixs.workflow;
29  
30  /**
31   * This Interface defines the Context which is used to supply a basic enviroment
32   * for the exchange between a WorkflowManager an the registered Plugin Moduls.
33   * Normaly the WorkflowManager Implementation itself implents this Interface to
34   * provide the Context for the Workflow components.
35   * 
36   * @author imixs.com
37   * @version 1.0
38   * @see org.imixs.workflow.WorkflowKernel
39   */
40  
41  public interface WorkflowContext {
42  
43  	/**
44  	 * This Methode returns the Runtime enviroment for a workflow
45  	 * Implementation. is usesd to initialize the plugin.
46  	 * 
47  	 * @return a Session Object
48  	 */
49  	public Object getSessionContext();
50  
51  	/**
52  	 * This Methode returns a defined Model Implementation.
53  	 * 
54  	 * @return Model
55  	 */
56  	public Model getModel();
57  
58  	/**
59  	 * This Methode returns the defined DebugLevel.
60  	 * 
61  	 * @return DebugLevel
62  	 */
63  	public int getLogLevel();
64  }