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package groovy.jmx.builder;
/**
* This is the management interface for JmxEventEmitter. This MBean is used internally by
* JmxBuilder to broadcast events to registered listeners of the underlying MBeanServer.
*
* @author Vladimir Vivien
* @see groovy.jmx.builder.JmxEventEmitter
*/
public interface JmxEventEmitterMBean {
/**
* Getter - returns event thrown by emitter.
*
* @return event type string
*/
String getEvent();
/**
* Setter - sets event thrown by Emitter.
*
* @param event - event type string
*/
void setEvent(String event);
/**
* Method called to dispatch event on event bus.
*
* @param data - data sent to listeners.
* @return - a sequence id generated for event.
*/
long send(Object data);
}