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package javax.enterprise.event;

import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;

import javax.enterprise.util.TypeLiteral;

/**
 * The event interface is used for firing events with specific classifiers and types.
 *
 * A built-in event bean is provided by the container.
 * 
 * @param  the event type 
 */
public interface Event
{

    public void fire(T event);
    
    public Event select(Annotation... qualifiers);
    
    public  Event select(Class subtype, Annotation... qualifiers);
    
    public  Event select(TypeLiteral subtype, Annotation... qualifiers);

}