Stateful.java

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package com.sun.tools.visualvm.core.datasupport;

import java.beans.PropertyChangeListener;

/**
 * Common interface for entities that can specify their state.
 *
 * @author Jiri Sedlacek
 */
public interface Stateful {
    
    /**
     * Named property for state.
     */
    public static final String PROPERTY_STATE = "prop_state";   // NOI18N
    
    /**
     * State cannot be determined.
     */
    public static final int STATE_UNKNOWN = -1;
    /**
     * State is Unavailable.
     */
    public static final int STATE_UNAVAILABLE = 0;
    /**
     * State is Available.
     */
    public static final int STATE_AVAILABLE = 1;
    
    
    /**
     * Returns current state of an entity.
     * 
     * @return current state an entity.
     */
    public int getState();
    
    
    /**
     * Add a PropertyChangeListener to the listener list.
     * The listener is registered for all properties.
     * The same listener object may be added more than once, and will be called
     * as many times as it is added.
     * If <code>listener</code> is null, no exception is thrown and no action
     * is taken.
     *
     * @param listener  The PropertyChangeListener to be added
     */
    public void addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener);
    
    /**
     * Add a PropertyChangeListener for a specific property.  The listener
     * will be invoked only when a call on firePropertyChange names that
     * specific property.
     * The same listener object may be added more than once.  For each
     * property,  the listener will be invoked the number of times it was added
     * for that property.
     * If <code>propertyName</code> or <code>listener</code> is null, no
     * exception is thrown and no action is taken.
     *
     * @param propertyName  The name of the property to listen on.
     * @param listener  The PropertyChangeListener to be added
     */
    public void addPropertyChangeListener(String propertyName, PropertyChangeListener listener);
    
    /**
     * Remove a PropertyChangeListener from the listener list.
     * This removes a PropertyChangeListener that was registered
     * for all properties.
     * If <code>listener</code> was added more than once to the same event
     * source, it will be notified one less time after being removed.
     * If <code>listener</code> is null, or was never added, no exception is
     * thrown and no action is taken.
     *
     * @param listener  The PropertyChangeListener to be removed
     */
    public void removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener);
    
    /**
     * Remove a PropertyChangeListener for a specific property.
     * If <code>listener</code> was added more than once to the same event
     * source for the specified property, it will be notified one less time
     * after being removed.
     * If <code>propertyName</code> is null,  no exception is thrown and no
     * action is taken.
     * If <code>listener</code> is null, or was never added for the specified
     * property, no exception is thrown and no action is taken.
     *
     * @param propertyName  The name of the property that was listened on.
     * @param listener  The PropertyChangeListener to be removed
     */
    public void removePropertyChangeListener(String propertyName, PropertyChangeListener listener);

}