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package org.apache.wicket.event;

import org.apache.wicket.Application;
import org.apache.wicket.Component;
import org.apache.wicket.Page;
import org.apache.wicket.Session;
import org.apache.wicket.request.cycle.RequestCycle;

/**
 * Defines the event broadcast type.
 * 
 * @author igor
 */
public enum Broadcast {
    /**
     * Breadth first traversal. Supported sinks in order of traversal:
     * 
     * <ol>
     * <li>{@link Application}</li>
     * <li>{@link Session}</li>
     * <li>{@link RequestCycle}</li>
     * <li>{@link Page}</li>
     * <li>{@link Component}s</li>
     * </ol>
     * 
     * Components receive the event with a preorder breadth-first traversal, eg: Apply recursively:
     * <ol>
     * <li>The component receives the event</li>
     * <li>The component's children receive the event</li>
     * </ol>
     * 
     * Any sink along the path can be specified and traversal will start with the specified sink as
     * root, eg:
     * 
     * <ul>
     * <li>If a component inside the page is specified then only the component and all its children
     * will receive the event</li>
     * <li>If Session is specified then the session, the request cycle, the page and all its
     * components will receive the event</li>
     * </ul>
     */
    BREADTH,
    /**
     * Depth first traversal. Supported sinks in order of traversal:
     * 
     * <ol>
     * <li>{@link Component}s</li>
     * <li>{@link Page}</li>
     * <li>{@link RequestCycle}</li>
     * <li>{@link Session}</li>
     * <li>{@link Application}</li>
     * </ol>
     * 
     * Components receive the event with a postorder depth-first traversal, eg: Apply recursively:
     * <ol>
     * <li>The component's children receive the event</li>
     * <li>The component receives the event</li>
     * </ol>
     * 
     * Any sink along the path can be specified and traversal will start with the specified sink as
     * root, eg:
     * 
     * <ul>
     * <li>If a component inside the page is specified then only the component and all its children
     * will receive the event</li>
     * <li>If Session is specified then the session, the request cycle, the page and all its
     * components will receive the event</li>
     * </ul>
     * 
     */
    DEPTH,
    /**
     * A bubble-up traversal. In a bubble-up traversal only the sink and its parents are notified.
     * 
     * Supported sinks in order of traversal are:
     * <ol>
     * <li>{@link Component}s</li>
     * <li>{@link Page}</li>
     * <li>{@link RequestCycle}</li>
     * <li>{@link Session}</li>
     * <li>{@link Application}</li>
     * </ol>
     * 
     * Any sink along the path can be specified and traversal will start at the specified sink and
     * work its way up to the {@link Application}, eg:
     * 
     * <ul>
     * <li>If a component inside the page is specified then only the component, its parents, the
     * request cycle, the session, and the application will be notified.
     * <li>If Session is specified then the session, the application will be notified</li>
     * </ul>
     */
    BUBBLE,
    /**
     * Only the specified sink receives the event
     */
    EXACT
}