Package org.openhab.core.events

Interface Event

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractEvent, AbstractInboxEvent, AbstractItemChannelLinkRegistryEvent, AbstractItemRegistryEvent, AbstractRuleRegistryEvent, AbstractThingRegistryEvent, AddonEvent, ChannelDescriptionChangedEvent, ChannelTriggeredEvent, ConfigStatusInfoEvent, ExecutionEvent, FirmwareStatusInfoEvent, FirmwareUpdateProgressInfoEvent, FirmwareUpdateResultInfoEvent, GroupItemStateChangedEvent, GroupStateUpdatedEvent, InboxAddedEvent, InboxRemovedEvent, InboxUpdatedEvent, ItemAddedEvent, ItemChannelLinkAddedEvent, ItemChannelLinkRemovedEvent, ItemCommandEvent, ItemEvent, ItemRemovedEvent, ItemStateChangedEvent, ItemStateEvent, ItemStatePredictedEvent, ItemStateUpdatedEvent, ItemTimeSeriesEvent, ItemTimeSeriesUpdatedEvent, ItemUpdatedEvent, RuleAddedEvent, RuleRemovedEvent, RuleStatusInfoEvent, RuleUpdatedEvent, StartlevelEvent, ThingAddedEvent, ThingRemovedEvent, ThingStatusInfoChangedEvent, ThingStatusInfoEvent, ThingUpdatedEvent, TimerEvent

@NonNullByDefault
public interface Event

Event objects are delivered by the EventPublisher through the openHAB event bus. The callback interface EventSubscriber can be implemented in order to receive such events.

Author:

Stefan Bußweiler - Initial contribution

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getPayload()	Gets the payload as a serialized string.
@Nullable String	getSource()	Gets the name of the source identifying the sender.
String	getTopic()	Gets the topic of an event.
String	getType()	Gets the event type.

Method Details

getType

String getType()

Gets the event type.

Returns:

the event type

getTopic

String getTopic()

Gets the topic of an event.

Returns:

the event topic

getPayload

String getPayload()

Gets the payload as a serialized string.

Returns:

the serialized event

getSource

@Nullable String getSource()

Gets the name of the source identifying the sender.

Returns:

the name of the source