The BSF Script Tool Agent

The BSF Script tool agent executes a script written in a Bean Scripting Framework-compliant (BSF) scripting language.

Repository Metadata

The script can be specified in the tool agent repository or in an <xpdl:ExtendedAttribute> element. A BSF Script tool agent metadata entry contains:

    <bsf-script ... file="boolean">
        ...
        <script ... />
        <language ... />
    </bsf-script>

script: The script content, enclosed in a CDATA section if necessary.
file: true if script is the name of the file containing the script content, false if the script is inline (the default).
language: The name under which the language is registered in the BSF framework.

XPDL Extension

To supply the script inline in the workflow definition, use the obe.Script XPDL extension:

<Activity Id="nmtoken" ...>
    ...
    <Implementation>
        <Tool Id="MyBeanShellScript" Type="PROCEDURE">
            ...
            <ExtendedAttributes>
                <ExtendedAttribute Name="obe.Script"><![CDATA[System.out.println("Hello from Beanshell");]]><ExtendedAttribute>
            </ExtendedAttributes>
        </Tool>
    </Implementation>
    ...
</Activity>