org.refcodes.observer

Interface EventMetaData

Type Parameters:

EPT - THe event publisher's type from whom the event originates from.

All Superinterfaces:

org.refcodes.mixin.ChannelAccessor, org.refcodes.mixin.GroupAccessor, org.refcodes.mixin.NameAccessor, org.refcodes.mixin.UniversalIdAccessor

All Known Implementing Classes:

EventMetaDataImpl

public interface EventMetaData
extends org.refcodes.mixin.UniversalIdAccessor, org.refcodes.mixin.NameAccessor, org.refcodes.mixin.GroupAccessor, org.refcodes.mixin.ChannelAccessor

The meta data describes the event which a publisher posts via the event bus to an event subscriber's event listener. The meta data is the criteria most commonly used by an event matcher in order to identify an loosely coupled event.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.refcodes.mixin.UniversalIdAccessor

org.refcodes.mixin.UniversalIdAccessor.UniversalIdMutator, org.refcodes.mixin.UniversalIdAccessor.UniversalIdProperty

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.refcodes.mixin.NameAccessor

org.refcodes.mixin.NameAccessor.NameBuilder<B extends org.refcodes.mixin.NameAccessor.NameBuilder<B>>, org.refcodes.mixin.NameAccessor.NameMutator, org.refcodes.mixin.NameAccessor.NameProperty

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.refcodes.mixin.GroupAccessor

org.refcodes.mixin.GroupAccessor.GroupMutator, org.refcodes.mixin.GroupAccessor.GroupProperty

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.refcodes.mixin.ChannelAccessor

org.refcodes.mixin.ChannelAccessor.ChannelMutator, org.refcodes.mixin.ChannelAccessor.ChannelProperty

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Class<?>	getPublisherType() The least common denominator in event meta data is the type of the publisher which gives a hint on the source of the event.

Methods inherited from interface org.refcodes.mixin.UniversalIdAccessor

getUniversalId

Methods inherited from interface org.refcodes.mixin.NameAccessor

getName

Methods inherited from interface org.refcodes.mixin.GroupAccessor

getGroup

Methods inherited from interface org.refcodes.mixin.ChannelAccessor

getChannel

Method Detail

getPublisherType

Class<?> getPublisherType()

The least common denominator in event meta data is the type of the publisher which gives a hint on the source of the event.

Returns:

The type of the publisher who published the event.