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015package org.apache.tapestry5.services;
016
017/**
018 * An object which manages a list of {@link org.apache.tapestry5.services.InvalidationListener}s. There are multiple
019 * event hub services implementing this interface, each with a specific marker annotation; each can register listeners
020 * and fire events; these are based on the type of resource that has been invalidated. Tapestry has built-in support
021 * for:
022 * <dl>
023 * <dt>message catalog resources
024 * <dd>{@link org.apache.tapestry5.services.ComponentMessages} marker annotation
025 * <dt>component templates
026 * <dd>{@link org.apache.tapestry5.services.ComponentTemplates} marker annotation
027 * <dt>component classes
028 * <dd>{@link org.apache.tapestry5.services.ComponentClasses} marker annotation
029 * </dl>
030 * <p>
031 * Starting in Tapestry 5.3, these services are disabled in production (it does nothing).
032 * 
033 * @since 5.1.0.0
034 */
035public interface InvalidationEventHub
036{
037    /**
038     * Adds a listener, who needs to know when an underlying resource of a given category has changed (so that the
039     * receiver may discard any cached data that may have been invalidated). Does nothing in production mode.
040     */
041    void addInvalidationListener(InvalidationListener listener);
042}