Observer.java

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package net.wimpi.modbus.util;

/**
 * A cleanroom implementation of the Observer interface
 * for the Observable design pattern.
 * <p/>
 *
 * @author Dieter Wimberger (wimpi)
 * @version @version@ (@date@)
 */
public interface Observer {

    /**
     * Updates the state of this <tt>Observer</tt> to be in
     * synch with an <tt>Observable</tt> instance.
     * The argument should usually be an indication of the
     * aspects that changed in the <tt>Observable</tt>.
     *
     * @param o an <tt>Observable</tt> instance.
     * @param arg an arbitrary argument to be passed.
     */
    public void update(Observable o, Object arg);

}// interface Observer