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  2. Package org.xwiki.observation

File EventListener.java

 

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1    /*
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19    */
20    package org.xwiki.observation;
21   
22    import java.util.List;
23   
24    import org.xwiki.component.annotation.Role;
25    import org.xwiki.observation.event.Event;
26   
27    /**
28    * Components wanting to receive Observation {@link Event events} must implement this interface.
29    *
30    * @version $Id: e892b7f0786dc86deba2a962aeacbcf8a140c6b5 $
31    */
32    @Role
 
33    public interface EventListener
34    {
35    /**
36    * @return the listener's name. It's a free form text identifying this listener instance in a unique manner. This
37    * name is used for some operations in {@link ObservationManager}.
38    */
39    String getName();
40   
41    /**
42    * @return the list of events this listener is configured to receive. This listener will be automatically registered
43    * with this list of events against the {@link ObservationManager}. When an event occurs, for each matching
44    * event in this list, the {@link #onEvent(Event, Object, Object)} method will be called.
45    */
46    List<Event> getEvents();
47   
48    /**
49    * The {@link org.xwiki.observation.ObservationManager} calls this method when an event matches one of the events
50    * for which this listener is registered (see {@link #getEvents()}.
51    *
52    * @param event the event triggered. Can be used to differentiate different events if your Object supports several
53    * events for example.
54    * @param source the event source i.e. the object for which the event was triggered. For example this would be the
55    * document Object if the event is a document update event.
56    * @param data some additional and optional data passed that can be acted on.
57    */
58    void onEvent(Event event, Object source, Object data);
59    }