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/* $Id: EventListener.java 1734671 2016-03-12 05:39:53Z gadams $ */
package org.apache.fop.events;
/**
* This interface is implemented by clients who want to listen for events.
*/
// @SuppressFBWarnings("NM_SAME_SIMPLE_NAME_AS_INTERFACE")
public interface EventListener extends java.util.EventListener {
/**
* This method is called for each event that is generated. With the event's ID it is possible
* to react to certain events. Events can also simply be recorded and presented to a user.
* It is possible to throw an (unchecked) exception if the processing needs to be aborted
* because some special event occurred. This way the client can configure the behaviour of
* the observed application.
* @param event the event
*/
void processEvent(Event event);
}