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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Feat: generic events","articleBody":"Generic events would be really useful for avoiding repetitive if conditions at the beginning of an event handler, thus improving readability.\r\n\r\nA possible solution for this problem is a new typed event handler like @​GenericEventHandler(Something.class) and an IGenericEvent\u003cT\u003e interface with a getClass() method which returns Class\u003cT\u003e.\r\n\r\nAn example use case for typed events would be this:\r\n\r\n```java\r\n@GenericEventHandler(CustomPayloadS2CPacket.class)\r\nprivate void onPluginMessageReceive(GenericPacketEvent.Receive\u003cCustomPayloadS2CPacket\u003e event) {\r\n    // event.packet is of type CustomPayloadS2CPacket at compile time\r\n}\r\n```\r\n\r\ninstead of\r\n\r\n```java\r\n@EventHandler\r\nprivate void onPluginMessageReceive(PacketEvent.Receive event) {\r\n    if (!(event.packet instanceof CustomPayloadS2CPacket packet)) {\r\n        return;\r\n    }\r\n}\r\n```","author":{"url":"https://github.com/0x000006","@type":"Person","name":"0x000006"},"datePublished":"2024-11-22T13:04:11.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":0},"url":"https://github.com/8/orbit/issues/8"}