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*/
package com.servoy.j2db.server.headlessclient.eventthread;
import com.servoy.j2db.server.headlessclient.WebClient;
/**
* {@link WebClient#getEventDispatcher()} returns an implementation for this to execute events in a separate thread.
*
* @author jcompagner
*
* @since 6.1
*/
public interface IEventDispatcher<E extends Event> extends Runnable
{
/**
* @param object The Object that is the suspend 'lock'
*/
void suspend(Object object);
/**
* @param object The Object that holds an suspend 'lock' to resume it.
*/
void resume(Object object);
public IEventProgressMonitor getEventProgressMonitor();
boolean isEventDispatchThread();
/**
* @param event
*/
void addEvent(E event);
/**
* destroys this event dispatcher thread.
*/
public void destroy();
}