Package org.springframework.webflow.conversation

The conversation subsystem for beginning and ending conversations that manage the state of user interactions.

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Description

Interface Summary

Conversation	A service interface for working with state associated with a single logical user interaction called a "conversation" in the scope of a single request.
ConversationManager	A service for managing conversations.

Class Summary

ConversationId	An id that uniquely identifies a conversation managed by a ConversationManager.
ConversationParameters	Simple parameter object for clumping together input needed to begin a new conversation.

Exception Summary

ConversationException	The root of the conversation service exception hierarchy.
NoSuchConversationException	Thrown when no logical conversation exists with the specified conversationId.

Package org.springframework.webflow.conversation Description

The conversation subsystem for beginning and ending conversations that manage the state of user interactions.

The central concept defined by this package is the ConversationManager, representing a service interface for managing conversations.

This package serves as a portable conversation management abstraction and does not depend on the Spring Web Flow engine. It is used by the flow execution repository subsystem to store conversation related state. It is important to realize that this subsystem does not define a conceptual conversation, it just servers as a technical layer to manage state associated with conversations, as implemented by the SWF engine.