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 * Contributors:
 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
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module org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.IStaleListener;
import org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.IObservablesListener;
import org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.StaleEvent;

import java.lang.all;

/**
 * Listener for staleness events. An observable object is stale if its state
 * will change eventually.
 * 
 * @since 1.0
 */
public interface IStaleListener : IObservablesListener {

    /**
     * Handle the event that the given observable object is now stale. The given
     * event object must only be used locally in this method because it may be
     * reused for other change notifications.
     * 
     * @param staleEvent
     */
    public void handleStale(StaleEvent staleEvent);

}