/*
* 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 static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;
import java.lang.annotation.*;
/**
* The @Observes parameter annotation marks a method as capable of
* receiving events. The method must be thread safe, because the
* BeanManager may fire multiple events at once.
*
* The parameter type determines the events the method will observe.
*
* <code><pre>
* public void myObserver(@Observes MyEvent event);
* </pre></code>
*/
@Documented
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target({PARAMETER})
public @interface Observes {
TransactionPhase during() default TransactionPhase.IN_PROGRESS;
Reception notifyObserver() default Reception.ALWAYS;
}