Class DeadEvent

java.lang.Object

com.google.common.eventbus.DeadEvent

public class DeadEvent
extends Object

Wraps an event that was posted, but which had no subscribers and thus could not be delivered.

Registering a DeadEvent subscriber is useful for debugging or logging, as it can detect misconfigurations in a system's event distribution.

Since:

10.0

Author:

Cliff Biffle

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
DeadEvent(Object source, Object event)	Creates a new DeadEvent.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Object	getEvent()	Returns the wrapped, 'dead' event, which the system was unable to deliver to any registered subscriber.
Object	getSource()	Returns the object that originated this event (not the object that originated the wrapped event).
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

DeadEvent

public DeadEvent(Object source,
 Object event)

Creates a new DeadEvent.

Parameters:

source - object broadcasting the DeadEvent (generally the EventBus).

event - the event that could not be delivered.

Method Details

getSource

public Object getSource()

Returns the object that originated this event (not the object that originated the wrapped event). This is generally an EventBus.

Returns:

the source of this event.

getEvent

public Object getEvent()

Returns the wrapped, 'dead' event, which the system was unable to deliver to any registered subscriber.

Returns:

the 'dead' event that could not be delivered.

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object