commonj.connector.metadata.description
Interface OutboundFunctionDescription

All Superinterfaces:
FunctionDescription
All Known Subinterfaces:
OutboundFunctionDescription

public interface OutboundFunctionDescription
extends FunctionDescription

Represents a definition of a function for outbound communication from an application server to an EIS.

The InteractionSpec also provides a container for administerable configuration data related to the method. Examples of administerable configuration include any configuration data that differs depending on the environment the method is run in (e.g. object identifiers that change between runtime environments).

Since:
1.0

Method Summary
 InteractionSpec getInteractionSpec()
          Returns the InteractionSpec with the runtime properties needed to properly execute this function.
 
Methods inherited from interface commonj.connector.metadata.description.FunctionDescription
getComment, getImportConfiguration, getInputDataDescription, getName, getOutputDataDescription
 

Method Detail

getInteractionSpec

InteractionSpec getInteractionSpec()
Returns the InteractionSpec with the runtime properties needed to properly execute this function. These properties are derived from the MetadataImportConfiguration that was used to import and create this function on the service description.

Returns:
Returns the populated InteractionSpec that is used to invoke the function in the EIS system. The return value must not be null.