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package org.jboss.weld.events;

import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
import java.lang.reflect.Type;

import javax.enterprise.event.Event;
import javax.enterprise.util.TypeLiteral;

/**
 * Enriched version of {@link javax.enterprise.event.Event}.
 *
 * @author Matej Novotny
 */
public interface WeldEvent extends Event {

    /**
     * 
     * Obtains a child {@code Event} for the given required type and additional required qualifiers. Must be invoked on
     * {@code Event} where T is {@link java.lang.Object}.
     * 
     *
     * @param         the required type
     * @param type       a {@link java.lang.reflect.Type} representing the required type
     * @param qualifiers the additional required qualifiers
     * @return the child Event
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if passed two instances of the same non repeating qualifier type, or an instance of an
     *                                  annotation that is not a qualifier type
     * @throws IllegalStateException    if invoked on {@code Event} where T is of any other type than
     *                                  {@link java.lang.Object}
     */
     WeldEvent select(Type type, Annotation... qualifiers);

    @Override
    public WeldEvent select(Annotation... qualifiers);

    @Override
    public  WeldEvent select(Class subtype, Annotation... qualifiers);

    @Override
    public  WeldEvent select(TypeLiteral subtype, Annotation... qualifiers);
}