Quartz Job Scheduling Framework

Chapter 7. Implementing Quartz Listeners

Listeners provide a convenient and unobtrusive mechanism for getting notified when certain events of interest occur. Quartz provides three types of listeners: one for jobs, one for triggers, and one for the Scheduler itself. This chapter explains how to use each type to better manage your Quartz applications and be aware of what events are occurring.

Listeners as Extension Points

The phrase extension point is used in software development to indicate a place in a framework or application where the creators expect users to extend or customize the framework to meet their needs. (You will also hear the word hook used for the same meaning.)

Quartz listeners are a type of extension point in which you, as a ...