EventMetaData (org.refcodes:refcodes-observer 1.3.1 API)

All Superinterfaces:

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

All Known Subinterfaces:

ActionMetaDataEvent.ActionMetaDataEventBuilder, ActionPayloadMetaDataEvent.ActionPayloadMetaDataEventBuilder<P>, EventMetaData.EventMetaDataBuilder, GenericActionMetaDataEvent.GenericActionMetaDataEventBuilder<A,EM,SRC,B>, GenericActionPayloadMetaDataEvent.GenericActionPayloadMetaDataEventBuilder<A,P,EM,SRC,B>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractActionMetaDataEvent.AbstractActionMetaDataEventBuilder, AbstractActionPayloadMetaDataEvent.AbstractActionPayloadMetaDataEventBuilder, ActionMetaDataEventBuilderImpl, ActionPayloadMetaDataEventBuilderImpl, EventMetaDataBuilderImpl, EventMetaDataImpl
```
public interface EventMetaData
extends org.refcodes.mixin.UniversalIdAccessor, org.refcodes.mixin.AliasAccessor, 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
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static interface EventMetaData.EventMetaDataBuilder
- Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.refcodes.mixin.AliasAccessor
  org.refcodes.mixin.AliasAccessor.AliasBuilder<B extends org.refcodes.mixin.AliasAccessor.AliasBuilder<B>>, org.refcodes.mixin.AliasAccessor.AliasMutator, org.refcodes.mixin.AliasAccessor.AliasProperty
- Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.refcodes.mixin.ChannelAccessor
  org.refcodes.mixin.ChannelAccessor.ChannelBuilder<B extends org.refcodes.mixin.ChannelAccessor.ChannelBuilder<B>>, org.refcodes.mixin.ChannelAccessor.ChannelMutator, org.refcodes.mixin.ChannelAccessor.ChannelProperty
- Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.refcodes.mixin.GroupAccessor
  org.refcodes.mixin.GroupAccessor.GroupBuilder<B extends org.refcodes.mixin.GroupAccessor.GroupBuilder<B>>, org.refcodes.mixin.GroupAccessor.GroupMutator, org.refcodes.mixin.GroupAccessor.GroupProperty
- Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.refcodes.mixin.UniversalIdAccessor
  org.refcodes.mixin.UniversalIdAccessor.UniversalIdBuilder<B extends org.refcodes.mixin.UniversalIdAccessor.UniversalIdBuilder<B>>, org.refcodes.mixin.UniversalIdAccessor.UniversalIdMutator, org.refcodes.mixin.UniversalIdAccessor.UniversalIdProperty

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.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.AliasAccessor
getAlias

Methods inherited from interface org.refcodes.mixin.ChannelAccessor
getChannel

Methods inherited from interface org.refcodes.mixin.GroupAccessor
getGroup

Methods inherited from interface org.refcodes.mixin.UniversalIdAccessor
getUniversalId

- Method Detail
  - getPublisherType
```
java.lang.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.