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 * $Id: DispatcherListener.java 40 2009-01-09 07:35:28Z nathanfiedler $
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package com.bluemarsh.jswat.core.event;

import com.sun.jdi.event.Event;
import java.util.EventListener;

/**
 * Listener interface for events sent from the debugger back-end.
 *
 * @author  Nathan Fiedler
 */
public interface DispatcherListener extends EventListener {

    /**
     * Invoked when a debugging event has occurred. This method is called
     * on the thread that is processing the JDI events, so care should be
     * taken to perform whatever work is necessary as quickly as possible
     * (e.g. do not block the thread waiting for user input).
     *
     * @param  event  JDI event.
     * @return  true if debuggee VM should be resumed, false otherwise.
     */
    boolean eventOccurred(Event event);
}