IStageChainFactory (formcycle: bom 8.1.0-RC.6 API)

```
public interface IStageChainFactory
```
A factory for creating new StageChain instances with a particular configuration.

Since:

8.0.0

Author:

XIMA MEDIA GmbH

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`<R> StageChain<LocalVariables,R>`	`begin()`
`<T,R> StageChain<T,R>`	`begin(T value)`
`<R> StageChain<Void,R>`	`expect()`
`<T,R> StageChain<T,R>`	`resume(CompletableFuture<T> stage)`

- Method Detail
  - begin
```
<R> StageChain<LocalVariables,R> begin()
```
    Type Parameters:
    
    R - Type of the eventual return value.
    
    Returns:
    
    A new stage chain setup with the defaults as required by this context.
  - begin
```
<T,R> StageChain<T,R> begin(T value)
```
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - Type of the current value.
    
    R - Type of the eventual return value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - Current value of the chain.
    
    Returns:
    
    A new stage chain setup with the defaults as required by this context.
  - expect
```
<R> StageChain<Void,R> expect()
```
    Type Parameters:
    
    R - Type of the eventual return value.
    
    Returns:
    
    A new stage chain setup with the defaults as required by this context.
  - resume
```
<T,R> StageChain<T,R> resume(CompletableFuture<T> stage)
```
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - Type of the current value.
    
    R - Type of the eventual return value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    stage - Stage to wrap.
    
    Returns:
    
    A new stage chain setup with the defaults as required by this context.