com.ibm.commerce.marketing.promotion.runtime

Class StaticSequenceBuilder

java.lang.Object

com.ibm.commerce.marketing.promotion.runtime.StaticSequenceBuilder

All Implemented Interfaces:

PromotionExecutionSequenceBuilder, XMLizable, java.io.Serializable

public class StaticSequenceBuilder
extends java.lang.Object
implements PromotionExecutionSequenceBuilder

A sequence builder for promotion engine. The following rules are observed:

1. A promotion, which is specified in a group defined more early in the promotion invocation template, is invoked first. A promotion, which is in a group defined later in the template, will be invoked after.
2. For promotions in the same group, when all is equal, the one with a higher priority will be invoked first. The one with a lower priority will be invoked after.

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static java.lang.String	COPYRIGHT IBM Copyright

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
StaticSequenceBuilder() Constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.util.Vector	buildSequence(PromotionContext context) Builds the sequences in which promotions are attempted at runtime.
void	fromXML(org.w3c.dom.Node anXMLNode) Transforms the XML node into its corresponding real Object.
java.lang.String	toXML() Converts the object into its corresponding XML format representation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

COPYRIGHT

public static final java.lang.String COPYRIGHT

IBM Copyright

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

StaticSequenceBuilder

public StaticSequenceBuilder()

Constructor.

Method Detail

buildSequence

public java.util.Vector buildSequence(PromotionContext context)

Description copied from interface: PromotionExecutionSequenceBuilder

Builds the sequences in which promotions are attempted at runtime.

Specified by:

buildSequence in interface PromotionExecutionSequenceBuilder

Parameters:

context - PromotionContext

Returns:

the sequence in a vector which contains promotions.

See Also:

PromotionExecutionSequenceBuilder.buildSequence(com.ibm.commerce.marketing.promotion.runtime.PromotionContext)

toXML

public java.lang.String toXML()
                       throws XMLizationException

Description copied from interface: XMLizable

Converts the object into its corresponding XML format representation.

Specified by:

toXML in interface XMLizable

Returns:

The string format of the XML that represents this XMLizable object

Throws:

XMLizationException - when this process fails

See Also:

XMLizable.toXML()

fromXML

public void fromXML(org.w3c.dom.Node anXMLNode)
             throws DeXMLizationException

Description copied from interface: XMLizable

Transforms the XML node into its corresponding real Object.

Specified by:

fromXML in interface XMLizable

Parameters:

anXMLNode - The node that represents an XMLizable object

Throws:

DeXMLizationException - when this process fails

See Also:

XMLizable.fromXML(org.w3c.dom.Node)