Workflow Checkpoint:

- BPM Model (xml & QName definitions)
- Getting / Setting / Updating Task Properties

git-svn-id: https://svn.alfresco.com/repos/alfresco-enterprise/alfresco/HEAD/root@3470 c4b6b30b-aa2e-2d43-bbcb-ca4b014f7261

source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/TaskComponent.java

@@ -70,6 +70,25 @@ public interface TaskComponent
      */
     public WorkflowTask updateTask(String taskId, Map<QName, Serializable> properties, Map<QName, List<NodeRef>> add, Map<QName, List<NodeRef>> remove);
     
+    /**
+     * Start the specified Task
+     * 
+     * Note: this is an optional task operation.  It may be used to track
+     *       when work started on a task as well as resume a suspended task.
+     * 
+     * @param taskId  the task to start
+     * @return  the updated task
+     */
+    public WorkflowTask startTask(String taskId);
+    
+    /**
+     * Suspend the specified Task
+     * 
+     * @param taskId
+     * @return  the update task
+     */
+    public WorkflowTask suspendTask(String taskId);
+
     /**
      * End the Task (i.e. complete the task)
      * 
@@ -78,6 +97,6 @@ public interface TaskComponent
      * @return  the updated task
      */    
     public WorkflowTask endTask(String taskId, String transition);
-    
+        
 }