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 import com.cosylab.util.CommonException;
23
24
25 /**
26 * <code>ObjectConsumer</code> is data consumer for receiveing updates of
27 * <code>Object</code> dynamic values.
28 *
29 * <p>
30 * This interface is intended to be used by <code>DataSource</code>. Displayer
31 * which want to notify data source about value changes done by user need to
32 * implement <code>DataSource</code> which supports this type of consumer.
33 * </p>
34 *
35 * @author <a href="mailto:igor.kriznar@cosylab.com">Igor Kriznar</a>
36 * @version $Id: SynchronousObjectConsumer.java,v 1.3 2008-04-22 12:31:02 jbobnar Exp $
37 *
38 * @since Nov 24, 2003.
39 */
40 public interface SynchronousObjectConsumer extends DataConsumer
41 {
42 /**
43 * Notifys this consumer about new dynamic value update.
44 *
45 * @param timestamp the time of dynamic value event
46 * @param value new value
47 */
48 public void updateSynchronously(long timestamp, Object value)
49 throws CommonException;
50 }
51
52 /* __oOo__ */