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package org.nuxeo.ecm.core.event;
/**
* An event listener receives notifications from core components.
* <p>
* Notifications are expressed as Event objects. This type of listeners are always invoked synchronously immediately
* after the event is raised.
*
* @see PostCommitEventListener for asynchronous listeners or post commit listeners
* @author <a href="mailto:bs@nuxeo.com">Bogdan Stefanescu</a>
*/
public interface EventListener {
/**
* Handle the given event. The listener can cancel the event by calling {@link Event#cancel()}
*
* @param event the event
*/
void handleEvent(Event event);
}