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package com.oracle.truffle.api.vm;

import com.oracle.truffle.api.TruffleLanguage;
import com.oracle.truffle.api.debug.ExecutionEvent;
import com.oracle.truffle.api.debug.SuspendedEvent;

/**
 * {@link TruffleVM} generates various events and delivers them to
 * {@link TruffleVM.Builder#onEvent(com.oracle.truffle.api.vm.EventConsumer) registered} handlers.
 * Each handler is registered for a particular type of event. Examples of events include
 * {@link ExecutionEvent} or {@link SuspendedEvent} useful when debugging {@link TruffleLanguage
 * Truffle language}s.
 *
 * @param <Event> type of event to observe and handle
 */
public abstract class EventConsumer<Event> {
    final Class<Event> type;

    /**
     * Creates new handler for specified event type.
     *
     * @param eventType type of events to handle
     */
    public EventConsumer(Class<Event> eventType) {
        this.type = eventType;
    }

    /**
     * Called by the {@link TruffleVM} when event of requested type appears.
     *
     * @param event the instance of an event of the request type
     */
    protected abstract void on(Event event);
}