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package com.uber.cadence.workflow;

import com.uber.cadence.WorkflowExecution;
import java.lang.reflect.Type;

/**
 * Supports starting and signalling child workflows by the name and list of arguments. This is
 * useful when a child workflow type is not known at the compile time and to call child workflows in
 * other languages.
 *
 * @see Workflow#newChildWorkflowStub(Class)
 */
public interface ChildWorkflowStub {

  String getWorkflowType();

  Promise<WorkflowExecution> getExecution();

  ChildWorkflowOptions getOptions();

  <R> R execute(Class<R> resultClass, Object... args);

  <R> R execute(Class<R> resultClass, Type resultType, Object... args);

  <R> Promise<R> executeAsync(Class<R> resultClass, Object... args);

  <R> Promise<R> executeAsync(Class<R> resultClass, Type resultType, Object... args);

  void signal(String signalName, Object... args);

  void signal(SignalOptions signalOptions, Object... args);
}
