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File ObservationManager.java

 

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1    /*
2    * See the NOTICE file distributed with this work for additional
3    * information regarding copyright ownership.
4    *
5    * This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
6    * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
7    * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of
8    * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
9    *
10    * This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
11    * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
12    * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
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14    *
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18    * 02110-1301 USA, or see the FSF site: http://www.fsf.org.
19    */
20    package org.xwiki.observation;
21   
22    import org.xwiki.component.annotation.Role;
23    import org.xwiki.observation.event.Event;
24   
25    /**
26    * The main orchestrator for event notification. To receive events create a component implementing the
27    * {@link EventListener} interface. Your component will be automatically registered when this Observation Manager
28    * component is loaded. To send events to all registered listeners, call one of the {@link #notify} methods.
29    *
30    * @version $Id: dab8e74945d6e2aa831907a2a04a06fe60e29f58 $
31    */
32    @Role
 
33    public interface ObservationManager
34    {
35    /**
36    * Manually add a listener.
37    *
38    * @param eventListener the listener to register
39    */
40    void addListener(EventListener eventListener);
41   
42    /**
43    * Remove a listener from the list of registered listeners. The removed listener will no longer receive events.
44    *
45    * @param listenerName the name of the listener to remove (must match {@link EventListener#getName()}
46    */
47    void removeListener(String listenerName);
48   
49    /**
50    * Adds an Event to an already registered listener.
51    *
52    * @param listenerName the name of the listener to which the event must be added (must match
53    * {@link EventListener#getName()}
54    * @param event the event to add to the matching listener
55    */
56    void addEvent(String listenerName, Event event);
57   
58    /**
59    * Removes an Event to an already registered listener.
60    *
61    * @param listenerName the name of the listener to which the event must be removed (must match
62    * {@link EventListener#getName()}
63    * @param event the event to remove to the matching listener
64    */
65    void removeEvent(String listenerName, Event event);
66   
67    /**
68    * @param listenerName the name of the listener
69    * @return the registered listener's instance or null if no listener is registered under that name
70    */
71    EventListener getListener(String listenerName);
72   
73    /**
74    * Call the registered listeners matching the passed Event. The definition of <em>source</em> and <em>data</em> is
75    * purely up to the communicating classes.
76    *
77    * @param event the event to pass to the registered listeners
78    * @param source the source of the event (or <code>null</code>)
79    * @param data the additional data related to the event (or <code>null</code>)
80    */
81    void notify(Event event, Object source, Object data);
82   
83    /**
84    * Convenience front-end where the additional data parameter is <code>null</code>.
85    *
86    * @param event the event to pass to the registered listeners
87    * @param source the source of the event (or <code>null</code>)
88    * @see #notify(org.xwiki.observation.event.Event, Object, Object)
89    */
90    void notify(Event event, Object source);
91    }