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 *
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package org.kuali.rice.kew.engine.node;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

import org.kuali.rice.kew.actionitem.ActionItem;
import org.kuali.rice.kew.actionrequest.ActionRequestValue;
import org.kuali.rice.kew.actionrequest.service.impl.NotificationSuppression;
import org.kuali.rice.kew.engine.RouteContext;
import org.kuali.rice.kew.service.KEWServiceLocator;

/**
 * Abstract superclass for request activation node types
 * 
 * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)
 *
 */
public abstract class RequestActivationNodeBase implements SimpleNode {

	/**
	 * 
	 * <p>This method takes care of notification for ActionItemS.  It has logic for suppressing notifications a)
	 * during simulations, and b) when the RouteNodeInstance has NodeState specifically hinting for notification
	 * suppression for a given ActionItem.
	 * 
	 * <p>A side effect during non-simulation calls is that any notification suppression NodeStateS will be removed
	 * from the RouteNodeInstance after notifications are sent.
	 * 
	 * @param context
	 * @param actionItems
	 * @param actionRequests
	 * @param routeNodeInstance
	 */
	protected void notify(RouteContext context, List<ActionItem> actionItems, RouteNodeInstance routeNodeInstance) {
		
		if (!context.isSimulation()) {
			new NotificationSuppression().notify(actionItems, routeNodeInstance);
		}
	}

}
