Package org.osgi.service.event

Interface EventAdmin

@ProviderType public interface EventAdmin
The Event Admin service. Bundles wishing to publish events must obtain the Event Admin service and call one of the event delivery methods.
"ThreadSafe"

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    postEvent(Event event)
    Initiate asynchronous, ordered delivery of an event.
    void
    sendEvent(Event event)
    Initiate synchronous delivery of an event.

  • Method Details

    • postEvent

      void postEvent(Event event)
      Initiate asynchronous, ordered delivery of an event. This method returns to the caller before delivery of the event is completed. Events are delivered in the order that they are received by this method.
      Parameters:
      event - The event to send to all listeners which subscribe to the topic of the event.
      Throws:
      SecurityException - If the caller does not have TopicPermission[topic,PUBLISH] for the topic specified in the event.

    • sendEvent

      void sendEvent(Event event)
      Initiate synchronous delivery of an event. This method does not return to the caller until delivery of the event is completed.
      Parameters:
      event - The event to send to all listeners which subscribe to the topic of the event.
      Throws:
      SecurityException - If the caller does not have TopicPermission[topic,PUBLISH] for the topic specified in the event.