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package com.sun.tools.jconsole;

import javax.management.MBeanServerConnection;
import java.beans.PropertyChangeListener;
import javax.swing.event.SwingPropertyChangeSupport;

JConsoleContext represents a JConsole connection to a target application. 
 JConsoleContext notifies any PropertyChangeListeners about the ConnectionState property change to CONNECTED and DISCONNECTED. The JConsoleContext instance will be the source for any generated events. 

Since:
1.6/**
 * {@code JConsoleContext} represents a JConsole connection to a target
 * application.
 * <p>
 * {@code JConsoleContext} notifies any {@code PropertyChangeListeners}
 * about the {@linkplain #CONNECTION_STATE_PROPERTY <i>ConnectionState</i>}
 * property change to {@link ConnectionState#CONNECTED CONNECTED} and
 * {@link ConnectionState#DISCONNECTED DISCONNECTED}.
 * The {@code JConsoleContext} instance will be the source for
 * any generated events.
 * <p>
 *
 * @since 1.6
 */
public interface JConsoleContext {
    
The ConnectionState bound property name. /**
     * The {@link ConnectionState ConnectionState} bound property name.
     */
    public static String CONNECTION_STATE_PROPERTY = "connectionState";

    
Values for the ConnectionState bound property. /**
     * Values for the {@linkplain #CONNECTION_STATE_PROPERTY
     * <i>ConnectionState</i>} bound property.
     */
    public enum ConnectionState {
        
The connection has been successfully established.
/**
         * The connection has been successfully established.
         */
        CONNECTED,
        
No connection present.
/**
         * No connection present.
         */
        DISCONNECTED,
        
The connection is being attempted.
/**
         * The connection is being attempted.
         */
        CONNECTING
    }

    
Returns the MBeanServerConnection for the connection to an application. The returned MBeanServerConnection object becomes invalid when the connection state is changed to the DISCONNECTED state. 
Returns:
the MBeanServerConnection for the connection to an application./**
     * Returns the {@link MBeanServerConnection MBeanServerConnection} for the
     * connection to an application.  The returned
     * {@code MBeanServerConnection} object becomes invalid when
     * the connection state is changed to the
     * {@link ConnectionState#DISCONNECTED DISCONNECTED} state.
     *
     * @return the {@code MBeanServerConnection} for the
     * connection to an application.
     */
    public MBeanServerConnection getMBeanServerConnection();

    
Returns the current connection state.
Returns:
the current connection state./**
     * Returns the current connection state.
     * @return the current connection state.
     */
    public ConnectionState getConnectionState();

    
Add a PropertyChangeListener to the listener list. The listener is registered for all properties. The same listener object may be added more than once, and will be called as many times as it is added. If listener is null, no exception is thrown and no action is taken. 
Params:
listener –  The PropertyChangeListener to be added/**
     * Add a {@link java.beans.PropertyChangeListener PropertyChangeListener}
     * to the listener list.
     * The listener is registered for all properties.
     * The same listener object may be added more than once, and will be called
     * as many times as it is added.
     * If {@code listener} is {@code null}, no exception is thrown and
     * no action is taken.
     *
     * @param listener  The {@code PropertyChangeListener} to be added
     */
    public void addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener);

    
Removes a PropertyChangeListener from the listener list. This removes a PropertyChangeListener that was registered for all properties. If listener was added more than once to the same event source, it will be notified one less time after being removed. If listener is null, or was never added, no exception is thrown and no action is taken. 
Params:
listener – the PropertyChangeListener to be removed/**
     * Removes a {@link java.beans.PropertyChangeListener PropertyChangeListener}
     * from the listener list. This
     * removes a {@code PropertyChangeListener} that was registered for all
     * properties. If {@code listener} was added more than once to the same
     * event source, it will be notified one less time after being removed. If
     * {@code listener} is {@code null}, or was never added, no exception is
     * thrown and no action is taken.
     *
     * @param listener the {@code PropertyChangeListener} to be removed
     */
    public void removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener);
}