jBPM6 Human task component's overview

Based on the WS-HT specification, the current version of the Human task component is composed of multiple projects that can be found inside the master Git repository, where you can download the full code of the jBPM project. The following link will allow you to see the source code directly from the browser:

https://github.com/droolsjbpm/jbpm/tree/master/jbpm-human-task

From the architectural perspective, this component can be configured to run in different ways, depending on your application needs. Because the Human task component is a very simple and lightweight component, the simplest way to start using it is to embed it in the same runtime with the process engine.

The following figure describes the different interactions with the Human task component:

This option instantiates the Human task component inside your application. The Human task component is a service that is implemented using Java Persistence API (JPA) to persist information in a database...