/*
 * $Id$
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2010 by Joel Uckelman
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
 * License (LGPL) as published by the Free Software Foundation.
 *
 * This library 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. See the GNU
 * Library General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
 * License along with this library; if not, copies are available
 * at http://www.opensource.org.
 */

package VASSAL.tools.concurrent.listener;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * An interface to provide support for {@link EventListener}s.
 *
 * @author Joel Uckelman
 * @since 3.2.0
 */
public interface MultiEventListenerSupport {

  /**
   * Adds an {@link EventListener}.
   *
   * @param c the class to listen for
   * @param l the listener to add
   */
  public <T> void addEventListener(Class<T> c, EventListener<? super T> l);

  /**
   * Removes an {@link EventListener}.
   *
   * @param c the class to check
   * @param l the listener to remove
   */
  public <T> void removeEventListener(Class<T> c, EventListener<? super T> l);

  /**
   * Checks whether there are any {@link EventListener}s.
   *
   * @param c the class to check
   * @return <code>true</code> if there are any listeners for the given class
   */
  public boolean hasEventListeners(Class<?> c);

  /**
   * Gets the list of listerners.
   *
   * @param c the class to check
   * @return the list of listeners for the given class
   */
  public <T> List<EventListener<? super T>> getEventListeners(Class<T> c);

  /**
   * Notify the listeners of an event.
   *
   * @param event the event to send
   */
  public void notify(Object event);
}