Support parameter-less event handlers

- Add eventType value to Event
- Move semantic event handler checks to EventHandler
- Use Objects#requireNonNull(T) on public API method parameters
- Update README with a parameter-less event handlers section

src/main/java/dev/kske/eventbus/Event.java

@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ import java.lang.annotation.*;
  * comply with the following specifications:
  * <ul>
  * <li>Declared inside a class that implements {@link EventListener}</li>
- * <li>One parameter of a type that implements {@link IEvent}</li>
+ * <li>Specifying an event type by either</li>
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>Declaring one parameter of a type that implements {@link IEvent}</li>
+ * <li>Defining the class of the event using the {@link Event#eventType()} value</li>
+ * </ul>
  * <li>Return type of {@code void}</li>
  * </ul>
  *
@@ -31,4 +35,22 @@ public @interface Event {
 	 * @since 0.0.1
 	 */
 	int priority() default 100;
+
+	/**
+	 * Defines the event type the handler listens to. If this value is set, the handler is not
+	 * allowed to declare parameters.
+	 * <p>
+	 * This is useful when the event handler does not utilize the event instance.
+	 *
+	 * @since 0.0.3
+	 */
+	Class<? extends IEvent> eventType() default USE_PARAMETER.class;
+
+	/**
+	 * Signifies that the event type the handler listens to is determined by the type of its only
+	 * parameter.
+	 *
+	 * @since 0.0.3
+	 */
+	static final class USE_PARAMETER implements IEvent {}
 }

src/main/java/dev/kske/eventbus/EventBus.java

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public final class EventBus {
 	 * @since 0.0.1
 	 */
 	public void dispatch(IEvent event) {
+		Objects.requireNonNull(event);
 		getHandlersFor(event.getClass()).forEach(handler -> handler.execute(event));
 	}
 
@@ -63,11 +64,12 @@ public final class EventBus {
 	 *
 	 * @param listener the listener to register
 	 * @throws EventBusException if the listener is already registered or a declared event handler
-	 *                           does not comply to the specification
+	 *                           does not comply with the specification
 	 * @since 0.0.1
 	 * @see Event
 	 */
 	public void registerListener(EventListener listener) throws EventBusException {
+		Objects.requireNonNull(listener);
 		if (registeredListeners.contains(listener))
 			throw new EventBusException(listener + " already registered!");
 
@@ -79,23 +81,12 @@ public final class EventBus {
 			if (annotation == null)
 				continue;
 
-			// Check for correct method signature and return type
-			if (method.getParameterCount() != 1)
-				throw new EventBusException(method + " does not have an argument count of 1!");
-
-			if (!method.getReturnType().equals(void.class))
-				throw new EventBusException(method + " does not have a return type of void!");
-
-			var param = method.getParameterTypes()[0];
-			if (!IEvent.class.isAssignableFrom(param))
-				throw new EventBusException(param + " is not of type IEvent!");
-
-			@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-			var realParam = (Class<? extends IEvent>) param;
-			if (!bindings.containsKey(realParam))
-				bindings.put(realParam, new TreeSet<>());
-
-			bindings.get(realParam).add(new EventHandler(listener, method, annotation));
+			// Initialize and bind the handler
+			var handler = new EventHandler(listener, method, annotation);
+			if (!bindings.containsKey(handler.getEventType()))
+				bindings.put(handler.getEventType(), new TreeSet<>());
+			bindings.get(handler.getEventType())
+				.add(handler);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -106,6 +97,7 @@ public final class EventBus {
 	 * @since 0.0.1
 	 */
 	public void removeListener(EventListener listener) {
+		Objects.requireNonNull(listener);
 		for (var binding : bindings.values()) {
 			var it = binding.iterator();
 			while (it.hasNext())

src/main/java/dev/kske/eventbus/EventHandler.java

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package dev.kske.eventbus;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.*;
 
+import dev.kske.eventbus.Event.USE_PARAMETER;
+
 /**
  * Internal representation of an event handling method.
  *
@@ -14,6 +16,7 @@ final class EventHandler implements Comparable<EventHandler> {
 	private final EventListener listener;
 	private final Method method;
 	private final Event annotation;
+	private final Class<? extends IEvent> eventType;
 
 	/**
 	 * Constructs an event handler.
@@ -21,12 +24,40 @@ final class EventHandler implements Comparable<EventHandler> {
 	 * @param listener   the listener containing the handler
 	 * @param method     the handler method
 	 * @param annotation the event annotation
+	 * @throws EventBusException if the method or the annotation do not comply with the
+	 *                           specification
 	 * @since 0.0.1
 	 */
-	EventHandler(EventListener listener, Method method, Event annotation) {
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	EventHandler(EventListener listener, Method method, Event annotation) throws EventBusException {
 		this.listener = listener;
 		this.method = method;
 		this.annotation = annotation;
+
+		// Check for correct method signature and return type
+		if (method.getParameterCount() == 0 && annotation.eventType().equals(USE_PARAMETER.class))
+			throw new EventBusException(method + " does not define an event type!");
+
+		if (method.getParameterCount() == 1 && !annotation.eventType().equals(USE_PARAMETER.class))
+			throw new EventBusException(method + " defines an ambiguous event type!");
+
+		if (method.getParameterCount() > 1)
+			throw new EventBusException(method + " defines more than one parameter!");
+
+		if (!method.getReturnType().equals(void.class))
+			throw new EventBusException(method + " does not have a return type of void!");
+
+		// Determine the event type
+		Class<? extends IEvent> eventType = annotation.eventType();
+		if (eventType.equals(USE_PARAMETER.class)) {
+			var param = method.getParameterTypes()[0];
+			if (!IEvent.class.isAssignableFrom(param))
+				throw new EventBusException(param + " is not of type IEvent!");
+			eventType = (Class<? extends IEvent>) param;
+		}
+		this.eventType = eventType;
+
+		// Allow access if the method is non-public
 		method.setAccessible(true);
 	}
 
@@ -55,7 +86,10 @@ final class EventHandler implements Comparable<EventHandler> {
 	 */
 	void execute(IEvent event) throws EventBusException {
 		try {
-			method.invoke(listener, event);
+			if (annotation.eventType().equals(USE_PARAMETER.class))
+				method.invoke(listener, event);
+			else
+				method.invoke(listener);
 		} catch (
 			IllegalAccessException
 			| IllegalArgumentException
@@ -82,4 +116,10 @@ final class EventHandler implements Comparable<EventHandler> {
 	 * @since 0.0.1
 	 */
 	int getPriority() { return annotation.priority(); }
+
+	/**
+	 * @return the event type this handler listens to
+	 * @since 0.0.3
+	 */
+	Class<? extends IEvent> getEventType() { return eventType; }
 }

src/test/java/dev/kske/eventbus/EventBusTest.java

@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ class EventBusTest implements EventListener {
 		assertEquals(2, hits);
 	}
 
-	@Event(priority = 150)
-	private void onSimpleEventFirst(SimpleEvent event) {
+	@Event(eventType = SimpleEvent.class, priority = 150)
+	private void onSimpleEventFirst() {
 		++hits;
 		assertEquals(1, hits);
 	}