Input - the factory input class typeOutput - the factory output class typepublic abstract class AbstractWrappedSingletonFactory<Input,Output> extends AbstractSingletonFactory<Input,Output>
SingletonFactory, which provides some support for handling
cases where the output class instance holds a reference to the input class instance.
A WeakHashMap is used as the underlying store. This ensures that if the input class
instance become otherwise unused (weakly reachable), the input class instance key used
within the factory will not prevent the input class from being garbage-collected,
thereby preventing a memory leak.
This class differs from AbstractSimpleSingletonFactory in that output value instances
stored and returned by the factory are also wrapped internally in a WeakReference.
This class should be used in cases where the output class holds a reference to the input
class key, so as not to prevent the described weak reference-based garbage collection
of the input class key, and thereby avoiding a memory leak.
Because the output instance is held in a WeakReference, it is subject to aggressive
garbage collection if it is otherwise weakly reachable (i.e. no strong or soft references
to it are held outside of this factory), ostensibly defeating the purpose of this factory.
Therefore if the lifecycle of external strong or soft references to any obtained output
instances obtained from the factory is shorter than the desired lifecyle of the output instance
(i.e. callers do not hold a strong or soft reference to an output instance for at least as
long as to the input instance), then an option requireExplicitRelease is provided
that causes the factory to internally maintain a strong reference to each output instance.
This inhibits the garbage collection of the output instance. If this option is enabled,
then callers must explicity indicate when the output instance may be garbage collected by
calling release(Object). Failure to release an output instance when necessary
will result in a memory leak of the output instance as well as the input instance (if
the output instance holds a strong or soft reference to the input instance).
The default value of requireExplicitRelease is false. This is appropriate
for cases where calling code holds long-lived strong or soft references to the output instance,
typically as long or longer than references to the corresponding input instance, or where explict release
is undesirable or impractical.
Subclasses of this class might also implement automatic release of output instances, instead of or in addition to, the explicit release mechanism supported by this class. This might be based for example on mechanisms such as object aging or a fixed size FIFO queue.
| Modifier and Type | Field and Description |
|---|---|
private boolean |
explicitRelease
Flag indicating whether explicit release of the output instances is required.
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private Logger |
log
Class logger.
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private WeakHashMap<Input,WeakReference<Output>> |
map
Storage for the factory.
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private HashSet<Output> |
outputSet
Set which holds a separate strong reference to output class instances,
to inhibit garbage collection of the referent of the WeakReference.
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| Constructor and Description |
|---|
AbstractWrappedSingletonFactory()
Constructor.
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AbstractWrappedSingletonFactory(boolean requireExplicitRelease)
Constructor.
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| Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
|---|---|
protected Output |
get(Input input)
Get the output instance currently associated with
the input instance.
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Output |
getInstance(Input input)
Obtain an instance of the output class based on an input class instance.
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boolean |
isRequireExplicitRelease()
Get whether explict release of output instances is required,
in order to allow garbage collection and prevent memory leaks.
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protected void |
put(Input input,
Output output)
Store the input and output instance association.
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protected void |
register(Output output)
Register the output instance so as to inhibit garbage collection.
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void |
release(Output output)
Release the specified output instance so that, as the referent
of a WeakReference, it may be garbage collected when it otherwise
becomse weakly reachable.
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void |
releaseAll()
Release all currently held output instances so they
may be garbage collected when they become otherwise
weakly reachable.
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createNewInstanceprivate final Logger log
private WeakHashMap<Input,WeakReference<Output>> map
private HashSet<Output> outputSet
private boolean explicitRelease
public AbstractWrappedSingletonFactory()
public AbstractWrappedSingletonFactory(boolean requireExplicitRelease)
requireExplicitRelease - if true, callers must explicitly release
output instances when garbage collection is desired.public Output getInstance(Input input)
getInstance in interface SingletonFactory<Input,Output>getInstance in class AbstractSingletonFactory<Input,Output>input - the input class instancepublic boolean isRequireExplicitRelease()
public void release(Output output)
output - the output instance to releasepublic void releaseAll()
protected void register(Output output)
output - the ouput instance to registerprotected Output get(Input input)
The output instance will be automatically unwrapped from within the WeakReference.
Note this will return null if either the input does not currently have an associated output, or if the WeakReference to the output stored had already been clearly in preparation for garbage collection.
get in class AbstractSingletonFactory<Input,Output>input - the input instance keyprotected void put(Input input, Output output)
The output instance will be automatically wrapped in a WeakReference.
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