/*
* Copyright (c) 1998-2011 Caucho Technology -- all rights reserved
*
* This file is part of Resin(R) Open Source
*
* Each copy or derived work must preserve the copyright notice and this
* notice unmodified.
*
* Resin Open Source is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* Resin Open Source is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, or any warranty
* of NON-INFRINGEMENT. See the GNU General Public License for more
* details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with Resin Open Source; if not, write to the
*
* Free Software Foundation, Inc.
* 59 Temple Place, Suite 330
* Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
*
* @author Scott Ferguson
*/
package javax.enterprise.event;
import java.lang.annotation.*;
import javax.enterprise.util.TypeLiteral;
/**
* Injectable interface providing simplified access to the event system.
*
* <code><pre>
* class MyBean {
* @Any Event<MyEvent> _myEvent;
*
* void myMethod()
* {
* _myEvent.fire(new MyEvent("test"));
* }
* }
* </pre></code>
*/
public interface Event<T> {
/**
* Fires an event with the Event object's bindings.
*
* @param event the event to fire
*/
public void fire(T event);
/**
* Adds the current set of qualifiers, returning a new Event object.
*
* @param qualifiers the additional qualifiers
*/
public Event<T> select(Annotation... qualifiers);
/**
* Adds the current set of bindings, returning a new Event object.
*
* @param subtype the restricted type
* @param qualifiers the additional qualifiers
*/
public <U extends T> Event<U> select(Class<U> subtype,
Annotation... qaualifiers);
/**
* Adds the current set of qualifiers, returning a new Event object.
*
* @param subtype the restricted type
* @param qualifiers the additional qualifiers
*/
public <U extends T> Event<U> select(TypeLiteral<U> subtype,
Annotation... qualifiers);
}