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014
015package org.apache.tapestry5.runtime;
016
017import org.apache.tapestry5.ComponentResourcesCommon;
018import org.apache.tapestry5.EventContext;
019
020/**
021 * An event that may originate in application logic, or as a result of a client interaction (a GET or POST from the
022 * client).
023 * 
024 * @see ComponentResourcesCommon#triggerEvent(String, Object[], org.apache.tapestry5.ComponentEventCallback)
025 * @see org.apache.tapestry5.ComponentEventCallback
026 */
027public interface ComponentEvent extends Event
028{
029    /**
030     * Returns true if the event matches the provided criteria and the event has not yet been aborted.
031     * 
032     * @param eventType
033     *            the type of event (case insensitive match)
034     * @param componentId
035     *            component is to match against (case insensitive), or the empty string
036     * @param parameterCount
037     *            minimum number of context values
038     * @return true if the event matches (and has not yet been aborted)
039     */
040    boolean matches(String eventType, String componentId, int parameterCount);
041
042    /**
043     * Coerces a context value to a particular type. The context is an array of objects; typically it is an array of
044     * strings of extra path information encoded into the action URL.
045     * 
046     * @param index
047     *            the index of the context value
048     * @param desiredTypeName
049     *            the desired type
050     * @return the coerced value (a wrapper type if the desired type is a primitive)
051     */
052    Object coerceContext(int index, String desiredTypeName);
053
054    /**
055     * Returns the underlying {@link org.apache.tapestry5.EventContext} as a (possibly empty) array.
056     */
057    Object[] getContext();
058
059    /**
060     * Returns the underlying event context.
061     */
062    EventContext getEventContext();
063}