NAME

Workflow::Context - Data blackboard for Workflows, Actions, Conditions and Validators

VERSION

This documentation describes version 2.05 of this package

SYNOPSIS

            

              
              
# Create your own context and merge it with one that may already be
# in a workflow
my $context = Workflow::Context->new();
$context->param( foo => 'bar' );
$context->param( current_user => User->fetch( 'foo@bar.com' ) );
my $wf = FACTORY()->create_workflow( 'w/f', $context );
# The above is the same as:
$context = Workflow::Context->new(
     foo   => 'bar',
     current_user => User->fetch( 'foo@bar.com' ),
);
$wf = FACTORY()->create_workflow( 'w/f', $context );
# In a Condition get the 'current_user' back out of the workflow's context
sub evaluate {
    my ( $self, $wf ) = @_;
    my $current_user = $wf->context->param( 'current_user' );
    ...
}
# Set values directly into a workflow's context
$wf->context->param( foo => 'bar' );
$wf->context->param( news => My::News->fetch_where( 'date = ?', DateTime->now ) );
            
          

DESCRIPTION

Holds information to pass between your application and a Workflow, including its Actions, Conditions and Validators.

OBJECT METHODS

init( %params )

Adds %params to the context at instantiation.

merge( $other_context )

Merges the values from $other_context into this object. If there are duplicate keys in this object and $other_context, $other_context wins.

SEE ALSO

• Workflow

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2003-2021 Chris Winters. All rights reserved.

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

Please see the LICENSE

AUTHORS

Please see Workflow