note
	description: "[
		Base interface for connecting observers to an interface, to be notified when an event is published on the inheriting interface.
		
		The default implementation is {EVENT_OBSERVER_CONNECTION}.
	]"
	legal: "See notice at end of class."
	status: "See notice at end of class.";
	date: "$Date$";
	revision: "$Revision $"

deferred class
	EVENT_CONNECTION_POINT_I [G -> EVENT_OBSERVER_I, I -> USABLE_I]

inherit
	USABLE_I

feature -- Access

	connection: EVENT_CONNECTION_I [G, I]
			-- Connection point.
		require
			is_interface_usable: is_interface_usable
		deferred
		ensure
			result_attached: Result /= Void
			result_is_interface_usable: Result.is_interface_usable
-- Uncomment when proper replication is done by the compiler
--			result_consistent: Result = connection
		end

;note
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		]"
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end