java/com/google/gerrit/server/events/EventDispatcher.java

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package com.google.gerrit.server.events;

import com.google.gerrit.entities.BranchNameKey;
import com.google.gerrit.entities.Change;
import com.google.gerrit.entities.Project;
import com.google.gerrit.server.permissions.PermissionBackendException;

/** Interface for posting (dispatching) Events */
public interface EventDispatcher {
  /**
   * Post a stream event that is related to a change
   *
   * @param change The change that the event is related to
   * @param event The event to post
   * @throws PermissionBackendException on failure of permission checks
   */
  void postEvent(Change change, ChangeEvent event) throws PermissionBackendException;

  /**
   * Post a stream event that is related to a branch
   *
   * @param branchName The branch that the event is related to
   * @param event The event to post
   * @throws PermissionBackendException on failure of permission checks
   */
  void postEvent(BranchNameKey branchName, RefEvent event) throws PermissionBackendException;

  /**
   * Post a stream event that is related to a project.
   *
   * @param projectName The project that the event is related to.
   * @param event The event to post.
   */
  void postEvent(Project.NameKey projectName, ProjectEvent event);

  /**
   * Post a stream event generically.
   *
   * <p>If you are creating a RefEvent or ChangeEvent from scratch, it is more efficient to use the
   * specific postEvent methods for those use cases.
   *
   * @param event The event to post.
   * @throws PermissionBackendException on failure of permission checks
   */
  void postEvent(Event event) throws PermissionBackendException;
}