DMDirc-Util/src/main/java/com/dmdirc/util/collections/ObservableList.java

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package com.dmdirc.util.collections;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * A specialisation of the {@link List} interface that fires events when
 * the contents of the list are changed.
 *
 * @param <T> The type of object that the list will hold
 */
public interface ObservableList<T> extends List<T> {

    /**
     * Adds a new listener to this list.
     *
     * @param listener The listener to be added
     */
    void addListListener(final ListObserver listener);

    /**
     * Removes an existing listener from this list.
     *
     * @param listener The listener to be removed
     */
    void removeListListener(final ListObserver listener);

}