IObservable.java

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package org.jwebsocket.eventmodel.api;

import org.jwebsocket.eventmodel.observable.*;
import java.util.Collection;
import org.jwebsocket.eventmodel.observable.Event;

/**
 *
 * @author kyberneees
 */
public interface IObservable {

	public void on(Collection<Class<? extends Event>> aEventClassCollection, IListener aListener) throws Exception;

	public void on(Class<? extends Event> aEventClass, IListener aListener) throws Exception;

	public void addEvents(Class<? extends Event> aEventClass);

	public void addEvents(Collection<Class<? extends Event>> aEventClassCollection);

	public void removeEvents(Class<? extends Event> aEventClass);

	public void removeEvents(Collection<Class<? extends Event>> aEventClassCollection);

	public void un(Class<? extends Event> aEventClass, IListener aListener);

	public void un(Collection<Class<? extends Event>> aEventClassCollection, IListener aListener);

	public ResponseEvent notify(Event aEvent, ResponseEvent aResponseEvent, boolean useThreads) throws Exception;

	public ResponseEvent notifyUntil(Event aEvent, ResponseEvent aResponseEvent) throws Exception;

	public boolean hasListeners(Class<? extends Event> aEventClass) throws Exception;

	public boolean hasListener(Class<? extends Event> aEventClass, IListener aListener) throws Exception;

	public void purgeListeners();

	public void purgeEvents();

	public boolean hasEvent(Class<? extends Event> aEventClass);
}