org.xwiki.eventstream
Interface EventFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultEventFactory

@ComponentRole
public interface EventFactory

A factory which creates Event objects ready to be used. Besides instantiating an Event object, the factory also fills in some of the fields with the default values, for example a new event ID, the current event group id, the current user, and the current date.

Since:

3.0M2

Version:

$Id$

Method Summary

Event	createEvent() Create a new event with some fields already filled in.
Event	createRawEvent() Create a new event without any of the fields filled in.

Method Detail

createEvent

Event createEvent()

Create a new event with some fields already filled in.

• unique event ID
• the current event group ID
• the current user
• the current date

Returns:

a ready-to-use event

createRawEvent

Event createRawEvent()

Create a new event without any of the fields filled in.

Returns:

a blank event