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The JConsoleContext.java Java example source code

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package com.sun.tools.jconsole;

import javax.management.MBeanServerConnection;
import java.beans.PropertyChangeListener;
import javax.swing.event.SwingPropertyChangeSupport;

/**
 * {@code JConsoleContext} represents a JConsole connection to a target
 * application.
 * <p>
 * {@code JConsoleContext} notifies any {@code PropertyChangeListeners}
 * about the {@linkplain #CONNECTION_STATE_PROPERTY <i>ConnectionState}
 * property change to {@link ConnectionState#CONNECTED CONNECTED} and
 * {@link ConnectionState#DISCONNECTED DISCONNECTED}.
 * The {@code JConsoleContext} instance will be the source for
 * any generated events.
 * <p>
 *
 * @since 1.6
 */
@jdk.Exported
public interface JConsoleContext {
    /**
     * The {@link ConnectionState ConnectionState} bound property name.
     */
    public static String CONNECTION_STATE_PROPERTY = "connectionState";

    /**
     * Values for the {@linkplain #CONNECTION_STATE_PROPERTY
     * <i>ConnectionState} bound property.
     */
    @jdk.Exported
    public enum ConnectionState {
        /**
         * The connection has been successfully established.
         */
        CONNECTED,
        /**
         * No connection present.
         */
        DISCONNECTED,
        /**
         * The connection is being attempted.
         */
        CONNECTING
    }

    /**
     * Returns the {@link MBeanServerConnection MBeanServerConnection} for the
     * connection to an application.  The returned
     * {@code MBeanServerConnection} object becomes invalid when
     * the connection state is changed to the
     * {@link ConnectionState#DISCONNECTED DISCONNECTED} state.
     *
     * @return the {@code MBeanServerConnection} for the
     * connection to an application.
     */
    public MBeanServerConnection getMBeanServerConnection();

    /**
     * Returns the current connection state.
     * @return the current connection state.
     */
    public ConnectionState getConnectionState();

    /**
     * Add a {@link java.beans.PropertyChangeListener PropertyChangeListener}
     * to the listener list.
     * The listener is registered for all properties.
     * The same listener object may be added more than once, and will be called
     * as many times as it is added.
     * If {@code listener} is {@code null}, no exception is thrown and
     * no action is taken.
     *
     * @param listener  The {@code PropertyChangeListener} to be added
     */
    public void addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener);

    /**
     * Removes a {@link java.beans.PropertyChangeListener PropertyChangeListener}
     * from the listener list. This
     * removes a {@code PropertyChangeListener} that was registered for all
     * properties. If {@code listener} was added more than once to the same
     * event source, it will be notified one less time after being removed. If
     * {@code listener} is {@code null}, or was never added, no exception is
     * thrown and no action is taken.
     *
     * @param listener the {@code PropertyChangeListener} to be removed
     */
    public void removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener);
}