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package com.hazelcast.spi;

/**
 * A service for publishing events. For example a Topic that receives an message (the event)
 * and dispatches it to a listener.
 *
 * @param  the event type
 * @param  the event listener type
 */
public interface EventPublishingService {

    /**
     * Notifies the service of a published event.
     *
     * @param event    the published event
     * @param listener the listener registered for this event
     */
    void dispatchEvent(E event, T listener);
}