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package org.apache.royale.compiler.definitions;

import org.apache.royale.compiler.tree.metadata.IEventTagNode;

/**
 * Represents event metadata decorating a class definition,
 * such as <code>Event(name="click", type="flash.events.MouseEvent")]</code>.
 * <p>
 * Use {@link #getBaseName}() to get the event name (e.g., <code>"click"</code>.
 */
public interface IEventDefinition extends IMetadataDefinition
{
    /**
     * Returns the {@link IEventTagNode} from which this definition was created,
     * if the definition came from the AST for a source file.
     * <p>
     * This method may require the AST to be reloaded or regenerated and
     * therefore may be slow.
     */
    @Override
    IEventTagNode getNode();
}