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package com.google.common.eventbus;
import com.google.common.collect.Multimap;
/**
* A method for finding event handler methods in objects, for use by
* {@link EventBus}.
*
* @author Cliff Biffle
*/
interface HandlerFindingStrategy {
/**
* Finds all suitable event handler methods in {@code source}, organizes them
* by the type of event they handle, and wraps them in {@link EventHandler}s.
*
* @param source object whose handlers are desired.
* @return EventHandler objects for each handler method, organized by event
* type.
*
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code source} is not appropriate for
* this strategy (in ways that this interface does not define).
*/
Multimap, EventHandler> findAllHandlers(Object source);
}