5 Replies Latest reply on Jun 21, 2013 9:34 AM by ashpcs

Access variables bound to process instance during its lifecyle

hoang_to May 22, 2013 3:08 PM

Having look at the API of JBPM, i see that while triggering a process via engine session, it is possible to parse variables

StatefulKnowledgeSession session = ...

Map<String, Object> params = ....

session.startProcess("process_id", params)

Objects stored on that map, which is associated with a process instance, are somehow accessible via contextual process instance.

My question is: What is the canonical way to read/write those variables during process instance lifecycle (ex: in order to communicate with external systems)

1. Re: Access variables bound to process instance during its lifecyle

roxy1987 May 23, 2013 3:11 PM (in response to hoang_to)
To read a process variable you could use the following code :

public Map<String, Object> getProcessVariables(final long intProcessInstId ) { StatefulKnowledgeSession objKSession = getSession(); //Get the session    Map<String, Object> hshVariables = null; try {    hshVariables = objKSession.execute(new GenericCommand<Map<String, Object>>() {     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;     public Map<String, Object> execute(Context objContext) {            StatefulKnowledgeSession objKSession = ((KnowledgeCommandContext) objContext)                         .getStatefulKnowledgesession();            org.jbpm.process.instance.ProcessInstance objProcessInstance = (org.jbpm.process.instance.                            ProcessInstance) objKSession.                            getProcessInstance(intProcessInstId);            VariableScopeInstance objVariableScope = (VariableScopeInstance) objProcessInstance.                           getContextInstance(VariableScope.VARIABLE_SCOPE);         /*Obtiene las variables del Proceso*/            Map<String, Object> hshVariables = objVariableScope.getVariables();            return hshVariables;        }    }); } catch(Exception objException) {    objLogger.loggerError(objException); } return hshVariables; }

And to put a variable in the process

public void setProcessVariables(final long intProcessInstId, final Map<String, Object> hshVariableMap)
{
StatefulKnowledgeSession objKSession = getSession(); //Get the session
try {
   objKSession.execute(new GenericCommand<Map<String, Object>>() {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

    public Map<String, Object> execute(Context objContext) {
           StatefulKnowledgeSession objKSession = ((KnowledgeCommandContext) objContext).
                      getStatefulKnowledgesession();
           org.jbpm.process.instance.ProcessInstance objProcessInstance = (org.jbpm.process.instance.
                           ProcessInstance) objKSession.
                           getProcessInstance(intProcessInstId);
           VariableScopeInstance objVariableScope = (VariableScopeInstance) objProcessInstance.
                       getContextInstance(VariableScope.VARIABLE_SCOPE);
           Iterator<Map.Entry<String, Object>> objIterator = hshVariableMap.entrySet().iterator();
           Map.Entry<String, Object> objPairs;
           while(objIterator.hasNext()) {
            objPairs = (Map.Entry<String, Object>)objIterator.next();

            objVariableScope.setVariable(objPairs.getKey(), objPairs.getValue());
           }
           return null;
       }
   });
} catch(Exception objException) {
   objLogger.loggerError(objException);
}
}
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2. Re: Access variables bound to process instance during its lifecyle

hoang_to May 27, 2013 11:42 PM (in response to roxy1987)

Ok, so the gist is to wrapp business code requiring contextual variables in callback (to have access to Context object). Thanks Shobhit
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3. Re: Access variables bound to process instance during its lifecyle

prathap.vs Jun 17, 2013 5:38 AM (in response to hoang_to)

Hi,
We are trying to find process variables by the method mentioned above. But we are unable to find process variables. The list is coming as empty. We have defined two process variables in vardefs section while creating a workflow process in designer. Let me know if you have got through this approach and got process variables.

Thanks,
Prathap
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4. Re: Access variables bound to process instance during its lifecyle

hoang_to Jun 17, 2013 6:03 AM (in response to prathap.vs)

@Prathap: Make sure that while you created your process definition via web-based editor, you have defined a list of variables. Just open the process definition editor, then click the arrow button on right side of editor to show the popup allowing to edit metadata (including list of variables) of your process

Having played with JBPM for a while, i figured out that fetching variables in this way is not a good manner. We had better configure the process variable <--> task params bindings in process designer tool
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5. Re: Access variables bound to process instance during its lifecyle

ashpcs Jun 21, 2013 9:34 AM (in response to hoang_to)

Hi Minh,

can you let me know why--> n click the arrow button on right side of editor to show the popup allowing to edit metadata (including list of variables) of your process.
Is not a good idea? Is it because of designer limitation?
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