[jboss-dev-forums] [Design of JBoss jBPM] - dataflow integration

[msandoz]

i'm working on a custom extension to the editor to support dataflow and more custom nodes. my first thought for a direction is to create a new semantic element for a dataflow node which i would then extend with custom nodes and provide custom editors - as property tabs.

Concerning mapping:

is this the right way to go? i also considered adding mapping support through an extra mapping element for the existing node class and then extending that with the custom node classes. the mapping extension would provide a mechanism for mapping the handler variables to inputs and outputs which would be configurable through a simple property editor.

Concerning custom editors:

i think it would be nice to be able to construct custom handler editors by creating a mapping from the handler class to the editor class and then simply bringing up the appropriate editor in a property tab. to help differentiate the various custom nodes in the designer it would also be nice to have the mapping provide an icon and to have a palette entry for it.

is this a reasonable direction? 



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