nextcloud/lib/public/WorkflowEngine/EntityContext/IContextPortation.php

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<?php
declare(strict_types=1);
/**
* @copyright Copyright (c) 2020 Arthur Schiwon <blizzz@arthur-schiwon.de>
*
* @author Arthur Schiwon <blizzz@arthur-schiwon.de>
*
* @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
*
* This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
* published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
* License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
* along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*
*/
namespace OCP\WorkflowEngine\EntityContext;
/**
* Interface IContextPortation
*
* Occasionally an IEntity needs to be reused not in the same, but a new
* request. As IEntities receive custom context information during a flow
* cycle, sometimes it might be necessary to export context identifiers to
* be able to recreate the state at a later point. For example: handling
* translations in a notification INotifier.
*
*
* @since 20.0.0
*/
interface IContextPortation {
/**
* All relevant context identifiers that are needed to restore the state
* of an entity shall be returned with this method. The resulting array
* must be JSON-serializable.
*
* @since 20.0.0
*/
public function exportContextIDs(): array;
/**
* This method receives the array as returned by `exportContextIDs()` in
* order to restore the state of the IEntity if necessary.
*
* @since 20.0.0
*/
public function importContextIDs(array $contextIDs): void;
}