1 /*********************************************************************** 2 * Copyright (c) 2000-2004 The Apache Software Foundation. * 3 * All rights reserved. * 4 * ------------------------------------------------------------------- * 5 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you * 6 * may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You * 7 * may obtain a copy of the License at: * 8 * * 9 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * 10 * * 11 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * 12 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * 13 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or * 14 * implied. See the License for the specific language governing * 15 * permissions and limitations under the License. * 16 ***********************************************************************/ 17 18 package org.apache.james.imapserver; 19 20 /** 21 * Interface for objects that are sources for Mailbox Events. Mailbox Events 22 * are used to inform registered listeners of events in this Source. For 23 * example, if mail is delivered to an Inbox or if another user appends or 24 * deletes a message. 25 * 26 * <p>Not currently active in this implementation 27 * 28 * @version 0.1 on 14 Dec 2000 29 */ 30 public interface MailboxEventSource { 31 32 /** 33 * Registers a MailboxEventListener. 34 * 35 * @param mel MailboxEventListener to be registered with this source. 36 */ 37 void addMailboxEventListener( MailboxEventListener mel ); 38 39 /** 40 * Deregisters a MailboxEventListener. 41 * 42 * @param mel MailboxEventListener to be deregistered from this source. 43 */ 44 void removeMailboxEventListener( MailboxEventListener mel ); 45 } 46 47 48