jadex.runtime
Interface IEventbase

All Superinterfaces:

IElement

public interface IEventbase
extends IElement

Interface for an event base.

Method Summary

void	addInternalEventListener(String type, IInternalEventListener listener, boolean async) Add a internal event listener.
void	addMessageEventListener(String type, IMessageEventListener listener, boolean async) Add a message event listener.
IInternalEvent	createInternalEvent(String type) Create a new intenal event.
IInternalEvent	createInternalEvent(String type, Object content) Deprecated. Convenience method for easy conversion to the new Jadex version. Will be removed in later releases.
IMessageEvent	createMessageEvent(String type) Create a new message event.
void	deregisterEvent(IMEvent mevent) Deregister an event model.
void	deregisterEventReference(IMEventReference meventref) Deregister an event reference model.
void	dispatchInternalEvent(IInternalEvent event) Dispatch an event.
void	registerEvent(IMEvent mevent) Register a new event model.
void	registerEventReference(IMEventReference meventref) Register a new event reference model.
void	removeInternalEventListener(String type, IInternalEventListener listener) Remove a internal event listener.
void	removeMessageEventListener(String type, IMessageEventListener listener) Remove a message event listener.
IFilter	sendMessage(IMessageEvent me) Send a message after some delay.

Methods inherited from interface jadex.runtime.IElement

getModelElement, getName

Method Detail

sendMessage

IFilter sendMessage(IMessageEvent me)

Send a message after some delay.

Parameters:

me - The message event.

Returns:

The filter to wait for an answer.

dispatchInternalEvent

void dispatchInternalEvent(IInternalEvent event)

Dispatch an event.

Parameters:

event - The event.

createMessageEvent

IMessageEvent createMessageEvent(String type)

Create a new message event.

Returns:

The new message event.

createInternalEvent

IInternalEvent createInternalEvent(String type)

Create a new intenal event.

Returns:

The new intenal event.

createInternalEvent

IInternalEvent createInternalEvent(String type,
                                   Object content)

Deprecated. Convenience method for easy conversion to the new Jadex version. Will be removed in later releases.

Create a legacy internal event (not explicitly defined in ADF).

Returns:

The new internal event.

registerEvent

void registerEvent(IMEvent mevent)

Register a new event model.

Parameters:

mevent - The event model.

registerEventReference

void registerEventReference(IMEventReference meventref)

Register a new event reference model.

Parameters:

meventref - The event reference model.

deregisterEvent

void deregisterEvent(IMEvent mevent)

Deregister an event model.

Parameters:

mevent - The event model.

deregisterEventReference

void deregisterEventReference(IMEventReference meventref)

Deregister an event reference model.

Parameters:

meventref - The event reference model.

addInternalEventListener

void addInternalEventListener(String type,
                              IInternalEventListener listener,
                              boolean async)

Add a internal event listener.

Parameters:

type - The internal event type.

listener - The internal event listener.

async - True, if the notification should be done on a separate thread.

removeInternalEventListener

void removeInternalEventListener(String type,
                                 IInternalEventListener listener)

Remove a internal event listener.

Parameters:

type - The internal event type.

listener - The internal event listener.

addMessageEventListener

void addMessageEventListener(String type,
                             IMessageEventListener listener,
                             boolean async)

Add a message event listener.

Parameters:

type - The message event type.

listener - The message event listener.

async - True, if the notification should be done on a separate thread.

removeMessageEventListener

void removeMessageEventListener(String type,
                                IMessageEventListener listener)

Remove a message event listener.

Parameters:

type - The message event type.

listener - The message event listener.