EventProcessor.java

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package org.overlord.rtgov.internal.switchyard;

import org.overlord.rtgov.activity.collector.ActivityCollector;

/**
 * This interface represents an event processor that is used to process
 * events observed from applications running on SwitchYard.
 *
 */
public interface EventProcessor {

    /**
     * This method initializes the event processor, supplying
     * the activity collector to use for reporting activities.
     * 
     * @param collector The activity collector
     */
    public void init(ActivityCollector collector);
    
    /**
     * This method returns the event type that can be handled
     * by this event processor.
     * 
     * @return The event type associated with the processor
     */
    public Class<?> getEventType();
    
}