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package org.hibernate.event.spi;

import java.io.Serializable;

Defines a base class for Session generated events.
Author:
Steve Ebersole/**
 * Defines a base class for Session generated events.
 *
 * @author Steve Ebersole
 */
public abstract class AbstractEvent implements Serializable {

	private final EventSource session;

    
Constructs an event from the given event session.
Params:
source – The session event source./**
     * Constructs an event from the given event session.
     *
     * @param source The session event source.
     */
	public AbstractEvent(EventSource source) {
		this.session = source;
	}

    
Returns the session event source for this event.  This is the underlying
session from which this event was generated.
Returns:
The session event source./**
     * Returns the session event source for this event.  This is the underlying
     * session from which this event was generated.
     *
     * @return The session event source.
     */
	public final EventSource getSession() {
		return session;
	}

}