3.6.9. Switch Activity

The Switch Activity will apply a set of conditions and go to the next activity according to the result.
The Switch Activity is similar to the Decision Activity.
The difference is that the Switch Activity has multiple paths where the Decision Activity has two paths.
The Switch Activity is configured in the process definition.

Specification

The Switch Activity is configured in the process definition.

{
   "name" : "my-process",
   "activities": [
     {
            "name": "switch-act",
            "type": "switch-activity",
            "rules": [
                {"expression":"{{httpCall.status}} < 400", "next": "finish" },
                {"expression":"{{httpCall.status}} < 500", "next": "finish1" },
                {"expression":"{{httpCall.status}} < 600", "next": "finish2" },
                {"expression":"true", "next": "finish3" }
            ]
        }
   ]
}

Parameters

Parameter	Description
name	The name of the activity.
type	The type of the activity, it should be adecision-activity.
rules	The expressions and paths.

rules

Parameter	Description
expression	The javascript expression that should evaluate to true or false. Use {{banking.depositAmount}} to get the value from the model. Make the last expression true to catch all the cases not covered.
next	The next activity to execute if the expression is true.