[Opensource] Updated docs/sample Jsp's for Workflow?

[Mike Traum]

The only thing that I've found is a mailing list message at:
http://mail.jcorporate.com/pipermail/opensource/2002-April/010725.html

I started using it, but found it to be too inflexible. You have states
paired together, but what if you have multiple branches rather than a single
flow? Then, you have to set the transitions manually in your state, which I
don't like because you can't keep track of the path the user has taken
through the app.

I've written my own simple little mechanism that keeps the path of states in
a session LinkedList which seems to work better for me. Whenever I am at a
point where there are multiple branches, the State still has to modify the
LinkedList, but now there is a record of the path in case I need to know
later in the app.

I'd be very interested in having some design discussions on building a
better (but still relatively simple) workflow system. Anyone  else?

mike

-----Original Message-----
From: Dcomeau at xenos.com [mailto:Dcomeau at xenos.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 11:13 AM
To: opensource at jcorporate.com
Subject: [Opensource] Updated docs/sample Jsp's for Workflow?



Hi all,

I'm trying to get my first Expresso app up and running with the workflow
mechanism (using addStatePairing(), etc.).