Conversation

```
public interface Conversation
```
Allows the application to manage the conversation context by marking the current conversation as transient or long-running, specifying a conversation identifier, or setting the conversation timeout.

An instance may be injected:
```
 @Inject
 Conversation conversation;
 
```
The conversation timeout is a hint to the container that a conversation should not be destroyed if it has been active within the last given interval in milliseconds.
See Also:

@ConversationScoped

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`void`	`begin()` Mark the current transient conversation long-running.
`void`	`begin(java.lang.String id)` Mark the current transient conversation long-running, with a specified identifier.
`void`	`end()` Marks the current long-running conversation transient.
`java.lang.String`	`getId()` Get the identifier of the current long-running conversation.
`long`	`getTimeout()` Get the timeout of the current conversation.
`boolean`	`isTransient()` Determine if the conversation is marked transient or long-running.
`void`	`setTimeout(long milliseconds)` Set the timeout of the current conversation.

- Method Detail
  - begin
```
void begin()
```
    Mark the current transient conversation long-running. A conversation identifier is generated by the container.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalStateException - if the current conversation is already marked long-running.
  - begin
```
void begin(java.lang.String id)
```
    Mark the current transient conversation long-running, with a specified identifier.
    
    Parameters:
    
    id - conversation id
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalStateException - if the current conversation is already marked long-running.
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if a conversation with the specified identifier already exists.
  - end
```
void end()
```
    Marks the current long-running conversation transient.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalStateException - if the current conversation is already marked transient.
  - getId
```
java.lang.String getId()
```
    Get the identifier of the current long-running conversation.
    
    Returns:
    
    the identifier of the current long-running conversation, or a null value if the current conversation is transient.
  - getTimeout
```
long getTimeout()
```
    Get the timeout of the current conversation.
    
    Returns:
    
    the current timeout in milliseconds.
  - setTimeout
```
void setTimeout(long milliseconds)
```
    Set the timeout of the current conversation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    milliseconds - the new timeout in milliseconds.
  - isTransient
```
boolean isTransient()
```
    Determine if the conversation is marked transient or long-running.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the conversation is marked transient, or falseif it is marked long-running.

Interface Conversation

Method Summary

Method Detail

begin

begin

end

getId

getTimeout

setTimeout

isTransient