Hook: Incorporate a process that does not need user interaction

Requirement

A process needs to be started, but does not need user communication.

Method of Adaptation

Enable Feature

Level of Support

Parameter Pattern

HotSpot

Processes

Hooks used

Define a new process , Define Shop MenuSheet

Participants

Process, User, u , DataBasket, db , shopInstance

Changes

1. Process = Define a new process [NewProcess].
2. Define Shop MenuSheet with an option that has an associated action of:
1. Select instance u of User or subclass.
2. Select or create instance db of DataBasket.
3. call shopInstance.runBackgroundProcess with parameters instance of Process, u, db.

Constraints

• The process may not have any process local stocks or catalogs, as the context will (conceptually) be the Shop.

Comments

• The selected user will become the current user of the process' ProcessContext .
• The selected DataBasket will become the process' DataBasket .