org.ogf.graap.wsag.server.actions
Interface INegotiationAction

All Superinterfaces:

IActionHandler

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractNegotiationAction, NegotiatePendingAgreementAction, NegotiationUnsupportedAction, Sample1NegotiateAgreementAction, Sample2NegotiateAgreementAction, SampleNegotiateAction

public interface INegotiationAction
extends IActionHandler

A negotiation action handler implements the functionality to create negotiate agreement offers based on a template. It is associated with a specific agreement factory action.

Author:

Oliver Waeldrich

Method Summary

NegotiationOfferType[]

negotiate(NegotiationOfferType quote, Map<String,Object> context) Negotiates an agreement offer.

Methods inherited from interface org.ogf.graap.wsag.server.actions.IActionHandler

getHandlerContext, initialize, setHandlerContext

Method Detail

negotiate

NegotiationOfferType[] negotiate(NegotiationOfferType quote,
                                 Map<String,Object> context)
                                 throws NegotiationException

Negotiates an agreement offer. For each negotiation offer, one or more counter proposals may be created. A negotiation request can comprise multiple negotiation offers. These offers are processed sequentially, sharing a common invocation context.

Parameters:

quote - the negotiation offer to process

context - the invocation context

Returns:

a set of counter offers

Throws:

NegotiationException - indicates an error during the negotiation process