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package org.osgi.service.event;
/**
* The Event Admin service. Bundles wishing to publish events must obtain the
* Event Admin service and call one of the event delivery methods.
*
* @ThreadSafe
* @version $Revision: 5673 $
*/
public interface EventAdmin {
/**
* Initiate asynchronous delivery of an event. This method returns to the
* caller before delivery of the event is completed.
*
* @param event The event to send to all listeners which subscribe to the
* topic of the event.
*
* @throws SecurityException If the caller does not have
* TopicPermission[topic,PUBLISH] for the topic
* specified in the event.
*/
void postEvent(Event event);
/**
* Initiate synchronous delivery of an event. This method does not return to
* the caller until delivery of the event is completed.
*
* @param event The event to send to all listeners which subscribe to the
* topic of the event.
*
* @throws SecurityException If the caller does not have
* TopicPermission[topic,PUBLISH] for the topic
* specified in the event.
*/
void sendEvent(Event event);
}