EventListener (DSpace Services Framework :: API and Implementation 7.1.1 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

EventListenerExample
```
public interface EventListener
```
These will be triggered when specific events occur in the system.

Author:

Aaron Zeckoski (azeckoski @ gmail.com)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String[]`	`getEventNamePrefixes()`	This defines the events that you want to know about by event name.
`String`	`getResourcePrefix()`	This defines the events that you want to know about by event resource (reference).
`void`	`receiveEvent(Event event)`	Called when an event occurs which passes through the filters created by `getEventNamePrefixes()` and `getResourcePrefix()`.

- Method Detail
  - getEventNamePrefixes
```
String[] getEventNamePrefixes()
```
    This defines the events that you want to know about by event name. receiveEvent(Event) will be called whenever an event occurs which has a name that begins with any of the strings this method returns. Simply return an empty array if you do not want to match events this way.
    Note: Can be used with getResourcePrefix().
    
    Returns:
    
    an arrays of event name prefixes
  - getResourcePrefix
```
String getResourcePrefix()
```
    This defines the events that you want to know about by event resource (reference). receiveEvent(Event) will be called whenever an event occurs which has a resource that begins with the string this method returns. Simply return an empty string to match no events this way.
    Note: Can be used with getEventNamePrefixes().
    
    Returns:
    
    a string with a resource (reference) prefix
  - receiveEvent
```
void receiveEvent(Event event)
```
    Called when an event occurs which passes through the filters created by getEventNamePrefixes() and getResourcePrefix().
    
    Parameters:
    
    event - includes all the information related to the event that occurred