root/trunk/src/java/org/jcoderz/commons/connector/ConnectionNotificationListener.java

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package org.jcoderz.commons.connector;

/**
 * This interface provides a set of methods to notify the underlying listener
 * about connection's events.
 *
 * This interface should be used by a connection handle to notify the underlying
 * managed connection about events on the connection handle.
 *
 */
public interface ConnectionNotificationListener
{
   /**
    * Notifies the listener, that the connection handle has been closed.
    *
    * @param source The object that sends this notification.
    */
   void notifyConnectionClosed (final Object source);

   /**
    * Notifies the listener, that the connection handle has been dissociated
    * from the underlying managed connection.
    *
    * @param source The object that sends this notification.
    */
   void notifyConnectionDissociated (final Object source);

   /**
    * Notifies the listener, that an error has been occured.
    *
    * @param source The object that sends this notification.
    * @param e The exception caused this notification.
    */
   void notifyConnectionErrorOccurred (final Object source,
         final Exception e);
}