12.47. The ExecutionContext

The ExecutionContext is a context object for the storing of state information. It is scoped specifically around a single execution of a Smooks.filterSource method. All Smooks Visitor implementations must be stateless within the context of a single Smooks.filterSource execution, allowing the Visitor implementation to be used across multiple concurrent executions of the Smooks.filterSource method. All data stored in an ExecutionContext instance will be lost on completion of the Smooks.filterSource execution. The ExecutionContext is supplied in all Visitor API message event calls.