1 /*
2 * Copyright (c) 2003-2008 by Cosylab d. d.
3 *
4 * This file is part of CosyBeans.
5 *
6 * CosyBeans is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
7 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
8 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
9 * (at your option) any later version.
10 *
11 * CosyBeans is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
12 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
13 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
14 * GNU General Public License for more details.
15 *
16 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
17 * along with CosyBeans. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
18 */
19
20 package com.cosylab.gui.displayers;
21
22 /**
23 * <code>NonblockingNumberConsumer</code> is data consumer for
24 * <code>Number</code> data, which does not block or fail update request.
25 *
26 * <p>
27 * This interface is intended to be used by <code>DataSource</code>. Displayer
28 * which want to notify data source about value changes done by user need to
29 * implement <code>DataSource</code> which supports this type of consumer.
30 * </p>
31 *
32 * @author <a href="mailto:igor.kriznar@cosylab.com">Igor Kriznar</a>
33 * @version $Id: NonblockingNumberConsumer.java,v 1.3 2008-04-22 12:31:02 jbobnar Exp $
34 *
35 * @since Dec 3, 2003.
36 */
37 public interface NonblockingNumberConsumer extends DataConsumer
38 {
39 /**
40 * Notifys this consumer about new dynamic value update.
41 *
42 * @param value new value
43 */
44 public void updateNonblocking(Number value);
45 }
46
47 /* __oOo__ */