def add_attribute_listener(self, attr_name, observer):
        """
        Add an attribute listener callback.

        The callback function (``observer``) is invoked differently depending on the *type of attribute*.
        Attributes that represent sensor values or which are used to monitor connection status are updated
        whenever a message is received from the vehicle. Attributes which reflect vehicle "state" are
        only updated when their values change (for example :py:attr:`Vehicle.system_status`,
        :py:attr:`Vehicle.armed`, and :py:attr:`Vehicle.mode`).

        The callback can be removed using :py:func:`remove_attribute_listener`.

        .. note::

            The :py:func:`on_attribute` decorator performs the same operation as this method, but with
            a more elegant syntax. Use ``add_attribute_listener`` by preference if you will need to remove
            the observer.

        The argument list for the callback is ``observer(object, attr_name, attribute_value)``:

        * ``self`` - the associated :py:class:`Vehicle`. This may be compared to a global vehicle handle
          to implement vehicle-specific callback handling (if needed).
        * ``attr_name`` - the attribute name. This can be used to infer which attribute has triggered
          if the same callback is used for watching several attributes.
        * ``value`` - the attribute value (so you don't need to re-query the vehicle object).

        The example below shows how to get callbacks for (global) location changes:

        .. code:: python

            #Callback to print the location in global frame
            def location_callback(self, attr_name, msg):
                print "Location (Global): ", msg

            #Add observer for the vehicle's current location
            vehicle.add_attribute_listener('global_frame', location_callback)

        See :ref:`vehicle_state_observe_attributes` for more information.

        :param String attr_name: The name of the attribute to watch (or '*' to watch all attributes).
        :param observer: The callback to invoke when a change in the attribute is detected.

        """
        listeners_for_attr = self._attribute_listeners.get(attr_name)
        if listeners_for_attr is None:
            listeners_for_attr = []
            self._attribute_listeners[attr_name] = listeners_for_attr
        if observer not in listeners_for_attr:
            listeners_for_attr.append(observer)