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## org.apache.commons.scxml.env
Class AbstractStateMachine

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.commons.scxml.env.AbstractStateMachine

public abstract class AbstractStateMachine
extends Object

This class demonstrates one approach for providing the base functionality needed by classes representing stateful entities, whose behaviors are defined via SCXML documents. SCXML documents (more generically, UML state chart diagrams) can be used to define stateful behavior of objects, and Commons SCXML enables developers to use this model directly into the corresponding code artifacts. The resulting artifacts tend to be much simpler, embody a useful separation of concerns and are easier to understand and maintain. As the size of the modeled entity grows, these benefits become more apparent. This approach functions by registering an SCXMLListener that gets notified onentry, and calls the namesake method for each state that has been entered. This class swallows all exceptions only to log them. Developers of subclasses should think of themselves as "component developers" catering to other end users, and therefore ensure that the subclasses are free of `ModelException`s and the like. Most methods are `protected` for ease of subclassing.

Nested Class Summary
`protected class` | `AbstractStateMachine.EntryListener` A SCXMLListener that is only concerned about "onentry" notifications.

Constructor Summary
`AbstractStateMachine(URL scxmlDocument)` Convenience constructor.
`AbstractStateMachine(URL scxmlDocument, Context rootCtx, Evaluator evaluator)` Primary constructor.

Method Summary
`boolean` | `fireEvent(String event)` Fire an event on the SCXML engine.
`SCXMLExecutor` | `getEngine()` Get the SCXML engine driving the "lifecycle" of the instances of this class.
`org.apache.commons.logging.Log` | `getLog()` Get the log for this class.
`static SCXML` | `getStateMachine()` Get the SCXML object representing this state machine.
`boolean` | `invoke(String methodName)` Invoke the no argument method with the following name.
`protected void` | `logError(Exception exception)` Utility method for logging error.
`boolean` | `resetMachine()` Reset the state machine.
`void` | `setLog(org.apache.commons.logging.Log log)` Set the log for this class.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### AbstractStateMachine

    public AbstractStateMachine(URL scxmlDocument)

  Convenience constructor.

Parameters:
  `scxmlDocument` - The URL pointing to the SCXML document that describes the "lifecycle" of the instances of this class.

### AbstractStateMachine

    public AbstractStateMachine(URL scxmlDocument,
                                Context rootCtx,
                                Evaluator evaluator)

  Primary constructor.

Parameters:
  `scxmlDocument` - The URL pointing to the SCXML document that describes the "lifecycle" of the instances of this class.
  `rootCtx` - The root context for this instance.
  `evaluator` - The expression evaluator for this instance.
See Also:
  `Context`, `Evaluator`

Method Detail

### fireEvent

    public boolean fireEvent(String event)

  Fire an event on the SCXML engine.

  Parameters:
    `event` - The event name.
  Returns:
    Whether the state machine has reached a "final" configuration.

### getStateMachine

    public static SCXML getStateMachine()

  Get the SCXML object representing this state machine.

  Returns:
    Returns the stateMachine.

### getEngine

    public SCXMLExecutor getEngine()

  Get the SCXML engine driving the "lifecycle" of the instances of this class.

  Returns:
    Returns the engine.

### getLog

    public org.apache.commons.logging.Log getLog()

  Get the log for this class.

  Returns:
    Returns the log.

### setLog

    public void setLog(org.apache.commons.logging.Log log)

  Set the log for this class.

  Parameters:
    `log` - The log to set.

### invoke

    public boolean invoke(String methodName)

  Invoke the no argument method with the following name.

  Parameters:
    `methodName` - The method to invoke.
  Returns:
    Whether the invoke was successful.

### resetMachine

    public boolean resetMachine()

  Reset the state machine.

  Returns:
    Whether the reset was successful.

### logError

    protected void logError(Exception exception)

  Utility method for logging error.

  Parameters:
    `exception` - The exception leading to this error condition.

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