android/src/com/android/tools/idea/ui/properties/Observable.java

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package com.android.tools.idea.ui.properties;

import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;

/**
 * A class that accepts listeners which will get notified when the value represented by this class
 * changes.
 */
public interface Observable {

  /**
   * Add a listener which will be notified any time this observable value is invalidated (either
   * changed or depending on another value that has changed).
   * <p/>
   * This method adds a strong reference to the listener, keeping it alive. This is useful for
   * one-off lambda methods that should be associated with this observable value for its whole
   * lifetime. However, if you have a listener bound to a variable name, you should always prefer
   * to use {@link #addWeakListener(InvalidationListener)}, instead.
   */
  void addListener(@NotNull InvalidationListener listener);

  void removeListener(@NotNull InvalidationListener listener);

  /**
   * Add a listener which should remove itself automatically after going out of scope.
   * <p/>
   * This is useful if the lifetime of the listener is likely shorter than the observable itself,
   * and using this may help prevent memory links. You may still call
   * {@link #removeListener(InvalidationListener)} to remove weakly added listeners.
   */
  void addWeakListener(@NotNull InvalidationListener listener);
}