Package net.sf.ehcache.pool

Interface PoolEvictor<T extends PoolParticipant>

  • Type Parameters:
    T - The type of the resources to free space on.
    All Known Implementing Classes:
    BalancedAccessEvictor, FromLargestCachePoolEvictor
    public interface PoolEvictor<T extends PoolParticipant>
    PoolEvictors are responsible for finding the best candidates in a collection of resources using a shared resource pool and performing eviction on them.
    Author:
    Ludovic Orban, Alex Snaps

    • Method Detail

      • freeSpace

        boolean freeSpace​(java.util.Collection<PoolAccessor<T>> from,
                  long bytes)
        Free at least N bytes from a collection of resources
        Parameters:
        from - a collection of resources to free from
        bytes - the number of bytes to free up
        Returns:
        true if at least N bytes could be freed