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      1 /*
      2  * $HeadURL: http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpcomponents/httpclient/trunk/module-client/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/conn/tsccm/RefQueueWorker.java $
      3  * $Revision: 673450 $
      4  * $Date: 2008-07-02 10:35:05 -0700 (Wed, 02 Jul 2008) $
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     30 
     31 package org.apache.http.impl.conn.tsccm;
     32 
     33 import java.lang.ref.Reference;
     34 import java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue;
     35 
     36 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
     37 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
     38 
     39 
     40 
     41 /**
     42  * A worker thread for processing queued references.
     43  * {@link Reference Reference}s can be
     44  * {@link ReferenceQueue queued}
     45  * automatically by the garbage collector.
     46  * If that feature is used, a daemon thread should be executing
     47  * this worker. It will pick up the queued references and pass them
     48  * on to a handler for appropriate processing.
     49  */
     50 public class RefQueueWorker implements Runnable {
     51 
     52     private final Log log = LogFactory.getLog(getClass());
     53 
     54     /** The reference queue to monitor. */
     55     protected final ReferenceQueue<?> refQueue;
     56 
     57     /** The handler for the references found. */
     58     protected final RefQueueHandler refHandler;
     59 
     60 
     61     /**
     62      * The thread executing this handler.
     63      * This attribute is also used as a shutdown indicator.
     64      */
     65     protected volatile Thread workerThread;
     66 
     67 
     68     /**
     69      * Instantiates a new worker to listen for lost connections.
     70      *
     71      * @param queue     the queue on which to wait for references
     72      * @param handler   the handler to pass the references to
     73      */
     74     public RefQueueWorker(ReferenceQueue<?> queue, RefQueueHandler handler) {
     75         if (queue == null) {
     76             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Queue must not be null.");
     77         }
     78         if (handler == null) {
     79             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Handler must not be null.");
     80         }
     81 
     82         refQueue   = queue;
     83         refHandler = handler;
     84     }
     85 
     86 
     87     /**
     88      * The main loop of this worker.
     89      * If initialization succeeds, this method will only return
     90      * after {@link #shutdown shutdown()}. Only one thread can
     91      * execute the main loop at any time.
     92      */
     93     public void run() {
     94 
     95         if (this.workerThread == null) {
     96             this.workerThread = Thread.currentThread();
     97         }
     98 
     99         while (this.workerThread == Thread.currentThread()) {
    100             try {
    101                 // remove the next reference and process it
    102                 Reference<?> ref = refQueue.remove();
    103                 refHandler.handleReference(ref);
    104             } catch (InterruptedException e) {
    105                 //@@@ is logging really necessary? this here is the
    106                 //@@@ only reason for having a log in this class
    107                 if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
    108                     log.debug(this.toString() + " interrupted", e);
    109                 }
    110             }
    111         }
    112     }
    113 
    114 
    115     /**
    116      * Shuts down this worker.
    117      * It can be re-started afterwards by another call to {@link #run run()}.
    118      */
    119     public void shutdown() {
    120         Thread wt = this.workerThread;
    121         if (wt != null) {
    122             this.workerThread = null; // indicate shutdown
    123             wt.interrupt();
    124         }
    125     }
    126 
    127 
    128     /**
    129      * Obtains a description of this worker.
    130      *
    131      * @return  a descriptive string for this worker
    132      */
    133     @Override
    134     public String toString() {
    135         return "RefQueueWorker::" + this.workerThread;
    136     }
    137 
    138 } // class RefQueueWorker
    139 
    140