org.pentaho.di.job.entry

Interface JobEntryDialogInterface

public interface JobEntryDialogInterface

JobEntryDialogInterface is the Java interface that implements the settings dialog of a job entry plugin. The responsibilities of the implementing class are listed below.

• public JobEntryInterface open()

This method should return only after the dialog has been confirmed or cancelled. The method must conform to the following rules:

If the dialog is confirmed:

• The JobEntryInterface object must be updated to reflect the new settings
• If the user changed any settings, the JobEntryInterface object's "changed" flag must be set to true
• open() must return the JobEntryInterface object

If the dialog is cancelled:

• The JobEntryInterface object must not be changed
• The JobEntryInterface object's "changed" flag must be set to the value it had at the time the dialog opened
• open() must return null

Since:

29-okt-2004

Author:

Matt

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
JobEntryInterface	open() Opens a JobEntryDialog and waits for the dialog to be confirmed or cancelled.
void	setMetaStore(org.pentaho.metastore.api.IMetaStore metaStore) The MetaStore to pass

Method Detail

open

JobEntryInterface open()

Opens a JobEntryDialog and waits for the dialog to be confirmed or cancelled.

Returns:

the job entry interface if the dialog is confirmed, null otherwise

setMetaStore

void setMetaStore(org.pentaho.metastore.api.IMetaStore metaStore)

The MetaStore to pass

Parameters:

metaStore -