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# $Id: definitions.rb 2725 2006-06-02 13:26:32Z jmettraux $
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# "made in Japan"
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# John Mettraux at openwfe.org
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require 'openwfe/rudefinitions'
require 'openwfe/expressions/fe_utils'


#
# The participant expression, in its own file
#

module OpenWFE

    #
    # Participants sit at the edge between the engine and the external
    # world. The participant expression transmit the workitem applied
    # to it to the Participant instance it looks up in the participant map
    # tied to the engine.
    #
    class ParticipantExpression < FlowExpression

        attr_accessor \
            :participant_name,
            :applied_workitem

        #
        # apply / reply

        def apply (workitem)

            @applied_workitem = workitem
            #puts  "apply() \n#{@applied_workitem}"
            #ldebug { "apply() \n#{@applied_workitem}" }

            @participant_name = OpenWFE::lookup_ref(self, workitem)

            @participant_name = OpenWFE::fetch_text_content(self, workitem) \
                unless @participant_name

            store_itself()

            get_participant_map.dispatch(participant_name, workitem)
        end

        #def reply (workitem)
        #end
    end

end