Minestom/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/event/ListenerHandle.java

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package net.minestom.server.event;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
/**
* Represents a key to a listenable event, retrievable from {@link EventNode#getHandle(Class)}.
* Useful to avoid map lookups.
* <p>
* It is recommended to store instances of this class in {@code static final} fields.
*
* @param <E> the event type
*/
@ApiStatus.Experimental
public sealed interface ListenerHandle<E extends Event> permits EventNodeImpl.Handle {
/**
* Calls the given event.
* Will try to fast exit the execution when possible if {@link #hasListener()} return {@code false}.
* <p>
* Anonymous and subclasses are not supported, events must have the exact type {@code E}.
*
* @param event the event to call
*/
void call(@NotNull E event);
/**
* Gets if any listener has been registered for the given handle.
* May trigger an update if the cached data is not correct.
* <p>
* Useful if you are able to avoid expensive computation in the case where
* the event is unused. Be aware that {@link #call(Event)}
* has similar optimization built-in.
*
* @return true if the event has 1 or more listeners
*/
boolean hasListener();
}