src/main/java/org/apache/commons/configuration2/builder/ConfigurationBuilderResultCreatedEvent.java

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package org.apache.commons.configuration2.builder;

import org.apache.commons.configuration2.ImmutableConfiguration;
import org.apache.commons.configuration2.event.EventType;

/**
 * <p>
 * A specialized event class which is generated by a
 * {@link ConfigurationBuilder} when a result configuration has been created.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * Events of this type are fired in the {@code getConfiguration()} method of a
 * configuration builder each time a new result object is created. At the time
 * the event is fired, no lock is held. The newly created {@code ImmutableConfiguration}
 * object is available as a property of this event.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * A use case for this event is to perform special initializations on newly
 * created configuration objects. It is also an indication that a builder is now
 * fully initialized; i.e. the managed configuration is available.
 * </p>
 *
 * @version $Id$
 * @since 2.0
 */
public class ConfigurationBuilderResultCreatedEvent extends
        ConfigurationBuilderEvent
{
    /**
     * The specialized event type for a newly created result configuration.
     * Events of this type are generated by a configuration builder when a
     * result configuration has been created.
     */
    public static final EventType<ConfigurationBuilderResultCreatedEvent> RESULT_CREATED =
            new EventType<ConfigurationBuilderResultCreatedEvent>(ANY,
                    "RESULT_CREATED");

    /** The newly created configuration object. */
    private final ImmutableConfiguration configuration;

    /**
     * Creates a new instance of {@code ConfigurationBuilderResultCreatedEvent}
     * and initializes its properties.
     *
     * @param source the {@code ConfigurationBuilder} object which triggered
     *        this event (must not be <b>null</b>)
     * @param evType the type of this event (must not be <b>null</b>)
     * @param createdConfiguration the newly created {@code ImmutableConfiguration}
     *        object (must not be <b>null</b>)
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if a required parameter is null
     */
    public ConfigurationBuilderResultCreatedEvent(
            ConfigurationBuilder<?> source,
            EventType<? extends ConfigurationBuilderResultCreatedEvent> evType,
            ImmutableConfiguration createdConfiguration)
    {
        super(source, evType);
        if (createdConfiguration == null)
        {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                    "Configuration must not be null!");
        }
        configuration = createdConfiguration;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the newly created {@code ImmutableConfiguration} object.
     *
     * @return the newly created {@code ImmutableConfiguration}
     */
    public ImmutableConfiguration getConfiguration()
    {
        return configuration;
    }
}