curator-framework/src/main/java/org/apache/curator/framework/api/CuratorEvent.java

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package org.apache.curator.framework.api;

import org.apache.zookeeper.WatchedEvent;
import org.apache.zookeeper.data.ACL;
import org.apache.zookeeper.data.Stat;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * A super set of all the various Zookeeper events/background methods.
 *
 * IMPORTANT: the methods only return values as specified by the operation that generated them. Many methods
 * will return <tt>null</tt>
 */
public interface CuratorEvent
{
    /**
     * check here first - this value determines the type of event and which methods will have
     * valid values
     *
     * @return event type
     */
    public CuratorEventType getType();

    /**
     * @return "rc" from async callbacks
     */
    public int getResultCode();

    /**
     * @return the path
     */
    public String getPath();

    /**
     * @return the context object passed to {@link Backgroundable#inBackground(Object)}
     */
    public Object getContext();

    /**
     * @return any stat
     */
    public Stat getStat();

    /**
     * @return any data
     */
    public byte[] getData();

    /**
     * @return any name
     */
    public String getName();

    /**
     * @return any children
     */
    public List<String> getChildren();

    /**
     * @return any ACL list or null
     */
    public List<ACL> getACLList();

    /**
     * If {@link #getType()} returns {@link CuratorEventType#WATCHED} this will
     * return the WatchedEvent
     *
     * @return any WatchedEvent
     */
    public WatchedEvent getWatchedEvent();
}