ChangeNotifier.java

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package com.spotify.dns;

import java.util.Set;

/**
 * A change notifier represents a watched lookup from a {@link DnsSrvWatcher}.
 *
 * <p>The records can be of any type. Usually something that directly reflects what your
 * application will use the records for.
 *
 * <p>A {@link Listener} can be attached to listen to change events on the watched set of records.
 *
 * @param <T> The records type
 */
public interface ChangeNotifier<T> {

  /**
   * Get the current set of records.
   *
   * @return The current set of records
   */
  Set<T> current();

  /**
   * Set a listener to be called when the set of records change.
   *
   * <p>One one listener can be added. Multiple calls to this method is an error.
   *
   * @param listener The listener to set
   * @param fire     Fire the notification event immediately. Can be used to ensure that no updates
   *                 are missed when setting the listener
   * @throws IllegalStateException if called more than once
   */
  void setListener(Listener<T> listener, boolean fire);

  /**
   * Close this {@link ChangeNotifier}, releasing any resources allocated. Once closed, no more
   * {@link Listener} events will be fired. Implementations of {@link ChangeNotifier} are not
   * allowed to throw checked exceptions from close().
   */
  void close();

  /**
   * A listener which will be called when the set of records change
   */
  interface Listener<T> {

    /**
     * Signal that set of records changed.
     *
     * @param changeNotification An object containing details about the change
     */
    void onChange(ChangeNotification<T> changeNotification);
  }

  /**
   * A change event containing the current and previous set of records.
   */
  interface ChangeNotification<T> {
    Set<T> current();
    Set<T> previous();
  }
}