Package org.openhab.core.events

Interface EventPublisher

@NonNullByDefault
public interface EventPublisher

The EventPublisher posts Events through the openHAB event bus in an asynchronous way. Posted events can be received by implementing the EventSubscriber callback interface.

Author:

Stefan Bußweiler - Initial contribution

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	post(Event event)	Posts an event through the event bus in an asynchronous way.

Method Details

post

void post(Event event)
   throws IllegalArgumentException,
IllegalStateException

Posts an event through the event bus in an asynchronous way.

Parameters:

event - the event posted through the event bus

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the event is null

IllegalArgumentException - if one of the event properties type, payload or topic is null

IllegalStateException - if the underlying event bus module is not available