net.sf.basedb.util.extensions.events
Class EventType

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.basedb.util.extensions.events.EventType

public class EventType
extends Object

Represents different types of event. Some event types has been defined as static members of this class. External applications can create their own event types and send to registered extensions by calling Registry.handleEvent(EventType, ExtensionPoint, Extension).

Version:

2.8

Author:

nicklas

Last modified

$Date: 2008-09-11 22:08:14 +0200 (Thu, 11 Sep 2008) $

Field Summary

static EventType	AFTER_REGISTRATION This event is sent after an extension or extension point has been registered with a registry.
static EventType	AFTER_UPDATE This event is sent during an update of an existing extension point or extension.
static EventType	BEFORE_UNREGISTRATION This event is sent before an extension point or extension is unregistered.
static EventType	BEFORE_UPDATE This event is sent during an update of an existing extension point or extension.
private String	name

Constructor Summary

EventType(String name)
Create a new event type.

Method Summary

String

toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

AFTER_REGISTRATION

public static final EventType AFTER_REGISTRATION

This event is sent after an extension or extension point has been registered with a registry.

BEFORE_UPDATE

public static final EventType BEFORE_UPDATE

This event is sent during an update of an existing extension point or extension. The arguments to the EventHandler.handleEvent(EventType, ExtensionPoint, Extension) method is the currently registered extension point and extension. This event will be followed by AFTER_UPDATE.

AFTER_UPDATE

public static final EventType AFTER_UPDATE

This event is sent during an update of an existing extension point or extension. The arguments to the EventHandler.handleEvent(EventType, ExtensionPoint, Extension) method is the new extension point and extension. This event is preceeded by BEFORE_UPDATE.

BEFORE_UNREGISTRATION

public static final EventType BEFORE_UNREGISTRATION

This event is sent before an extension point or extension is unregistered.

name

private final String name

Constructor Detail

EventType

public EventType(String name)

Create a new event type.

Parameters:

name - A display name to use in the toString() method

Method Detail

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object