org.eclipse.swordfish.core.event
Interface EventService

All Known Implementing Classes:

EventServiceImpl

public interface EventService

Basic interface for sending Swordfish events inside Swordfish runtime environment Should be implemented via delegation to org.osgi.service.event.EventAdmin service and implementation must be registered as a OSGI service itself under org.eclipse.swordfish.api.event.Eventrvice interface name.

Method Summary

void	postEvent(Event event) Initiate asynchronous delivery of an event by invoking org.osgi.service.event.EventAdmin.postEvent() method.

Method Detail

postEvent

void postEvent(Event event)

Initiate asynchronous delivery of an event by invoking org.osgi.service.event.EventAdmin.postEvent() method. Method returns to the caller before delivery of the event is completed. Method supports events with topic name started with Swordfish prefix (org/eclipse/runtime/swordfish) osgi Event Admin methanizm using for broadcasting Swordfish events. Swordfish broadcasts as org.osgi.service.event.Event property with name specified in org.osgi.service.event.EventConstants.EVENT constant.

Parameters:

event - the event to be posted.