OpenMetadataTopic (Repository Services General APIs 3.10 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

OpenMetadataTopicConnector
```
public interface OpenMetadataTopic
```
OpenMetadataTopic defines the generic interface to an event bus topic for open metadata events. It is implemented by the subclasses of OpenMetadataTopicConnector that connect to real world event bus infrastructures.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`registerListener(OpenMetadataTopicListener newListener)`	Register a listener object.
`void`	`sendEvent(String event)`	Sends the supplied event to the topic.

- Method Detail
  - registerListener
```
String registerListener(OpenMetadataTopicListener newListener)
```
    Register a listener object. This object will be supplied with all of the events received on the topic.
    
    Parameters:
    
    newListener - object implementing the listener interface
    
    Returns:
    
    name of the topic
  - sendEvent
```
void sendEvent(String event)
        throws ConnectorCheckedException
```
    Sends the supplied event to the topic.
    
    Parameters:
    
    event - object containing the event properties.
    
    Throws:
    
    ConnectorCheckedException - the connector is not able to communicate with the event bus