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package org.hudsonci.utils.event;

/**
 * Abstraction to allow event handling logic to be componentized.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:jason@planet57.com">Jason Dillon</a>
 * @since 2.1.0
 */
public interface EventHandler<ContextType, EventType>
{
    /**
     * Called to initialize the handler w/context.
     */
    void init(ContextType context);

    /**
     * Returns true if this handler can consume the given event.
     */
    boolean accept(Object event);

    /**
     * Handles the given event.
     */
    void handle(EventType event) throws Exception;
}