com.communote.server.api.core.event

Class EventDispatcher

java.lang.Object

com.communote.server.api.core.event.EventDispatcher

public class EventDispatcher
extends Object

The EventDispatcher is the main class for managing events. It provides methods to add event listeners and a method to fire events.

Author:

Communote GmbH - http://www.communote.com/

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
EventDispatcher()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	fire(Event event) Fires an event by dispatching it to all registered listeners.
<T extends Event> void	register(EventListener<T> listener) Registers an event listener.
<T extends Event> void	unregister(EventListener<T> listener) Removes a previously registered listener.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

EventDispatcher

public EventDispatcher()

Method Detail

fire

public void fire(Event event)

Fires an event by dispatching it to all registered listeners. There is no guaranteed order in which the listeners will be called.

Parameters:

event - the event

register

public <T extends Event> void register(EventListener<T> listener)

Registers an event listener.

Type Parameters:

T - The event.

Parameters:

listener - the listener to register

unregister

public <T extends Event> void unregister(EventListener<T> listener)

Removes a previously registered listener.

Type Parameters:

T - Type of Event.

Parameters:

listener - the listener to remove