Interface Callback

  • All Superinterfaces:
    java.io.Serializable

    public interface Callback
    extends java.io.Serializable
    Represents a JPA event callback (the method). Generally there are 2 flavors of this; either an annotated method on the entity itself or an annotated method on a separate "listener" class. This contract presents a unified abstraction for both cases
    • Method Detail

      • getCallbackType

        CallbackType getCallbackType()
        The type of callback (pre-update, pre-persist, etc) handled
      • performCallback

        boolean performCallback​(java.lang.Object entity)
        Contract for performing the callback
        Parameters:
        entity - Reference to the entity for which the callback is triggered.
        Returns:
        Did a callback actually happen?