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The EventBus.java Java example source code

/*
 * Copyright (C) 2007 The Guava Authors
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
 * in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
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package com.google.common.eventbus;

import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;

import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
import com.google.common.util.concurrent.MoreExecutors;

import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
import java.util.logging.Level;
import java.util.logging.Logger;

/**
 * Dispatches events to listeners, and provides ways for listeners to register themselves.
 *
 * <p>The EventBus allows publish-subscribe-style communication between components without requiring
 * the components to explicitly register with one another (and thus be aware of each other). It is
 * designed exclusively to replace traditional Java in-process event distribution using explicit
 * registration. It is <em>not a general-purpose publish-subscribe system, nor is it intended
 * for interprocess communication.
 *
 * <h2>Receiving Events
 *
 * <p>To receive events, an object should:
 * <ol>
 * <li>Expose a public method, known as the event subscriber, which accepts a single argument
 *     of the type of event desired;
 * <li>Mark it with a {@link Subscribe} annotation;
 * <li>Pass itself to an EventBus instance's {@link #register(Object)} method.
 * </ol>
 *
 * <h2>Posting Events
 *
 * <p>To post an event, simply provide the event object to the {@link #post(Object)} method. The
 * EventBus instance will determine the type of event and route it to all registered listeners.
 *
 * <p>Events are routed based on their type — an event will be delivered to any subscriber for
 * any type to which the event is <em>assignable. This includes implemented interfaces, all
 * superclasses, and all interfaces implemented by superclasses.
 *
 * <p>When {@code post} is called, all registered subscribers for an event are run in sequence, so
 * subscribers should be reasonably quick. If an event may trigger an extended process (such as a
 * database load), spawn a thread or queue it for later. (For a convenient way to do this, use an
 * {@link AsyncEventBus}.)
 *
 * <h2>Subscriber Methods
 *
 * <p>Event subscriber methods must accept only one argument: the event.
 *
 * <p>Subscribers should not, in general, throw. If they do, the EventBus will catch and log the
 * exception. This is rarely the right solution for error handling and should not be relied upon; it
 * is intended solely to help find problems during development.
 *
 * <p>The EventBus guarantees that it will not call a subscriber method from multiple threads
 * simultaneously, unless the method explicitly allows it by bearing the
 * {@link AllowConcurrentEvents} annotation. If this annotation is not present, subscriber methods
 * need not worry about being reentrant, unless also called from outside the EventBus.
 *
 * <h2>Dead Events
 *
 * <p>If an event is posted, but no registered subscribers can accept it, it is considered "dead."
 * To give the system a second chance to handle dead events, they are wrapped in an instance of
 * {@link DeadEvent} and reposted.
 *
 * <p>If a subscriber for a supertype of all events (such as Object) is registered, no event will
 * ever be considered dead, and no DeadEvents will be generated. Accordingly, while DeadEvent
 * extends {@link Object}, a subscriber registered to receive any Object will never receive a
 * DeadEvent.
 *
 * <p>This class is safe for concurrent use.
 *
 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on
 * <a href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/EventBusExplained">{@code EventBus}.
 *
 * @author Cliff Biffle
 * @since 10.0
 */
@Beta
public class EventBus {

  private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(EventBus.class.getName());

  private final String identifier;
  private final Executor executor;
  private final SubscriberExceptionHandler exceptionHandler;

  private final SubscriberRegistry subscribers = new SubscriberRegistry(this);
  private final Dispatcher dispatcher;

  /**
   * Creates a new EventBus named "default".
   */
  public EventBus() {
    this("default");
  }

  /**
   * Creates a new EventBus with the given {@code identifier}.
   *
   * @param identifier a brief name for this bus, for logging purposes. Should be a valid Java
   *     identifier.
   */
  public EventBus(String identifier) {
    this(
        identifier,
        MoreExecutors.directExecutor(),
        Dispatcher.perThreadDispatchQueue(),
        LoggingHandler.INSTANCE);
  }

  /**
   * Creates a new EventBus with the given {@link SubscriberExceptionHandler}.
   *
   * @param exceptionHandler Handler for subscriber exceptions.
   * @since 16.0
   */
  public EventBus(SubscriberExceptionHandler exceptionHandler) {
    this(
        "default",
        MoreExecutors.directExecutor(),
        Dispatcher.perThreadDispatchQueue(),
        exceptionHandler);
  }

  EventBus(
      String identifier,
      Executor executor,
      Dispatcher dispatcher,
      SubscriberExceptionHandler exceptionHandler) {
    this.identifier = checkNotNull(identifier);
    this.executor = checkNotNull(executor);
    this.dispatcher = checkNotNull(dispatcher);
    this.exceptionHandler = checkNotNull(exceptionHandler);
  }

  /**
   * Returns the identifier for this event bus.
   *
   * @since 19.0
   */
  public final String identifier() {
    return identifier;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the default executor this event bus uses for dispatching events to subscribers.
   */
  final Executor executor() {
    return executor;
  }

  /**
   * Handles the given exception thrown by a subscriber with the given context.
   */
  void handleSubscriberException(Throwable e, SubscriberExceptionContext context) {
    checkNotNull(e);
    checkNotNull(context);
    try {
      exceptionHandler.handleException(e, context);
    } catch (Throwable e2) {
      // if the handler threw an exception... well, just log it
      logger.log(
          Level.SEVERE,
          String.format(Locale.ROOT, "Exception %s thrown while handling exception: %s", e2, e),
          e2);
    }
  }

  /**
   * Registers all subscriber methods on {@code object} to receive events.
   *
   * @param object object whose subscriber methods should be registered.
   */
  public void register(Object object) {
    subscribers.register(object);
  }

  /**
   * Unregisters all subscriber methods on a registered {@code object}.
   *
   * @param object object whose subscriber methods should be unregistered.
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the object was not previously registered.
   */
  public void unregister(Object object) {
    subscribers.unregister(object);
  }

  /**
   * Posts an event to all registered subscribers. This method will return successfully after the
   * event has been posted to all subscribers, and regardless of any exceptions thrown by
   * subscribers.
   *
   * <p>If no subscribers have been subscribed for {@code event}'s class, and {@code event} is not
   * already a {@link DeadEvent}, it will be wrapped in a DeadEvent and reposted.
   *
   * @param event event to post.
   */
  public void post(Object event) {
    Iterator<Subscriber> eventSubscribers = subscribers.getSubscribers(event);
    if (eventSubscribers.hasNext()) {
      dispatcher.dispatch(event, eventSubscribers);
    } else if (!(event instanceof DeadEvent)) {
      // the event had no subscribers and was not itself a DeadEvent
      post(new DeadEvent(this, event));
    }
  }

  @Override
  public String toString() {
    return MoreObjects.toStringHelper(this).addValue(identifier).toString();
  }

  /**
   * Simple logging handler for subscriber exceptions.
   */
  static final class LoggingHandler implements SubscriberExceptionHandler {
    static final LoggingHandler INSTANCE = new LoggingHandler();

    @Override
    public void handleException(Throwable exception, SubscriberExceptionContext context) {
      Logger logger = logger(context);
      if (logger.isLoggable(Level.SEVERE)) {
        logger.log(Level.SEVERE, message(context), exception);
      }
    }

    private static Logger logger(SubscriberExceptionContext context) {
      return Logger.getLogger(EventBus.class.getName() + "." + context.getEventBus().identifier());
    }

    private static String message(SubscriberExceptionContext context) {
      Method method = context.getSubscriberMethod();
      return "Exception thrown by subscriber method "
          + method.getName()
          + '('
          + method.getParameterTypes()[0].getName()
          + ')'
          + " on subscriber "
          + context.getSubscriber()
          + " when dispatching event: "
          + context.getEvent();
    }
  }
}