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15   */
16  
17  package com.google.common.eventbus;
18  
19  import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
20  
21  import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
22  
23  /**
24   * Wraps an event that was posted, but which had no subscribers and thus could
25   * not be delivered.
26   *
27   * <p>Registering a DeadEvent subscriber is useful for debugging or logging, as
28   * it can detect misconfigurations in a system's event distribution.
29   *
30   * @author Cliff Biffle
31   * @since 10.0
32   */
33  @Beta
34  public class DeadEvent {
35  
36    private final Object source;
37    private final Object event;
38  
39    /**
40     * Creates a new DeadEvent.
41     *
42     * @param source  object broadcasting the DeadEvent (generally the
43     *                {@link EventBus}).
44     * @param event   the event that could not be delivered.
45     */
46    public DeadEvent(Object source, Object event) {
47      this.source = checkNotNull(source);
48      this.event = checkNotNull(event);
49    }
50  
51    /**
52     * Returns the object that originated this event (<em>not</em> the object that
53     * originated the wrapped event).  This is generally an {@link EventBus}.
54     *
55     * @return the source of this event.
56     */
57    public Object getSource() {
58      return source;
59    }
60  
61    /**
62     * Returns the wrapped, 'dead' event, which the system was unable to deliver
63     * to any registered subscriber.
64     *
65     * @return the 'dead' event that could not be delivered.
66     */
67    public Object getEvent() {
68      return event;
69    }
70  
71  }