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Alfresco Events SDK for Out-of-Process Events

Platform
Alfresco
Product
Alfresco Events SDK for Out-of-Process Events
Release
6.3
License
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2025-09-04T22:27:16.404000
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en-US

The EventHandler interface defines the contract for an Alfresco repository event handler implementation.

This contract has been reduced to a minimum:

  • The type of event the handler will manage.
  • Other conditions, called filters, the event must match before it is handled (defaults to none). See Event filter.
  • The code to execute when the event is triggered. The business logic implementation for your domain.

A hierarchy of interfaces that extend EventHandler have been defined to cover the different types of Alfresco repository events that can be triggered by the Content Services event system: