Module org.refcodes.observer

Package org.refcodes.observer

Interface EventMatcher<E extends Event<?>>

Type Parameters:

E - The matchee type.

All Superinterfaces:

org.refcodes.mixin.AliasAccessor, org.refcodes.matcher.Matchable<E>, org.refcodes.matcher.Matcher<E>, org.refcodes.mixin.Schemable

All Known Subinterfaces:

MetaDataEventMatcher<E>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractEventMatcher, ActionEqualWithEventMatcher, AliasEqualWithEventMatcher, CatchAllEventMatcher, CatchNoneEventMatcher, ChannelEqualWithEventMatcher, GroupEqualWithEventMatcher, PublisherIsAssignableFromMatcher, UniversalIdEqualWithEventMatcher

public interface EventMatcher<E extends Event<?>>
extends org.refcodes.matcher.Matcher<E>

This interface typifies the Matcher interface for the usage with ActionEvent instances. An EventMatcher most commonly uses the EventMetaData (as defined with the MetaDataEvent) in order to determine whether an ActionEvent matches EventMetaData properties or not.

Nested Class Summary

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

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	isMatching(E aEvent)	Tests whether the given ActionEvent is matching the Matcher's criteria.

Methods inherited from interface org.refcodes.mixin.AliasAccessor

getAlias

Methods inherited from interface org.refcodes.matcher.Matcher

toSchema

Method Details

isMatching

boolean isMatching(E aEvent)

Tests whether the given ActionEvent is matching the Matcher's criteria.

Specified by:

isMatching in interface org.refcodes.matcher.Matchable<E extends Event<?>>

Parameters:

aEvent - The ActionEvent used for testing its matchability.

Returns:

True in case the ActionEvent matches the Matcher's criteria, else false.