GenericWatchdogListener (Governance Action Connectors 3.7 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.odpi.openmetadata.frameworks.governanceaction.WatchdogGovernanceListener
- - org.odpi.openmetadata.adapters.connectors.governanceactions.watchdog.GenericWatchdogListener

```
public class GenericWatchdogListener
extends WatchdogGovernanceListener
```
GenericWatchdogListener implements the watchdog listener interface for the GenericWatchdogGovernanceActionConnectors.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

GenericWatchdogListener(GenericWatchdogGovernanceActionConnector connector)
Construct the listener that is registered with the GovernanceContext.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`processEvent(WatchdogGovernanceEvent event)`	This method is called each time a requested event is received from the open metadata repositories.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - GenericWatchdogListener
```
public GenericWatchdogListener(GenericWatchdogGovernanceActionConnector connector)
```
    Construct the listener that is registered with the GovernanceContext.
    
    Parameters:
    
    connector - connector to delegate all events to
- Method Detail
  - processEvent
```
public void processEvent(WatchdogGovernanceEvent event)
                  throws GovernanceServiceException
```
    This method is called each time a requested event is received from the open metadata repositories. It is called for events received after this listener is registered until the the watchdog governance service sets its status in the context as ACTIONED, INVALID, IGNORED or FAILED or it is stopped by an administrator shutting down the hosting server or this service explicitly.
    
    Specified by:
    
    processEvent in class WatchdogGovernanceListener
    
    Parameters:
    
    event - event containing details of a change to an open metadata element.
    
    Throws:
    
    GovernanceServiceException - reports that the event can not be processed (this is logged but no other action is taken). The listener will continue to be called until the watchdog governance action service declares it is complete or administrator action shuts down the service.