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     17 package org.apache.commons.io;
     18 
     19 import java.io.File;
     20 
     21 /**
     22  * Keeps track of files awaiting deletion, and deletes them when an associated
     23  * marker object is reclaimed by the garbage collector.
     24  * <p>
     25  * This utility creates a background thread to handle file deletion.
     26  * Each file to be deleted is registered with a handler object.
     27  * When the handler object is garbage collected, the file is deleted.
     28  * <p>
     29  * In an environment with multiple class loaders (a servlet container, for
     30  * example), you should consider stopping the background thread if it is no
     31  * longer needed. This is done by invoking the method
     32  * {@link #exitWhenFinished}, typically in
     33  * {@link javax.servlet.ServletContextListener#contextDestroyed} or similar.
     34  *
     35  * @author Noel Bergman
     36  * @author Martin Cooper
     37  * @version $Id: FileCleaner.java 553012 2007-07-03 23:01:07Z ggregory $
     38  * @deprecated Use {@link FileCleaningTracker}
     39  */
     40 @Deprecated
     41 public class FileCleaner {
     42     /**
     43      * The instance to use for the deprecated, static methods.
     44      */
     45     static final FileCleaningTracker theInstance = new FileCleaningTracker();
     46 
     47     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
     48     /**
     49      * Track the specified file, using the provided marker, deleting the file
     50      * when the marker instance is garbage collected.
     51      * The {@link FileDeleteStrategy#NORMAL normal} deletion strategy will be used.
     52      *
     53      * @param file  the file to be tracked, not null
     54      * @param marker  the marker object used to track the file, not null
     55      * @throws NullPointerException if the file is null
     56      * @deprecated Use {@link FileCleaningTracker#track(File, Object)}.
     57      */
     58     @Deprecated
     59     public static void track(File file, Object marker) {
     60         theInstance.track(file, marker);
     61     }
     62 
     63     /**
     64      * Track the specified file, using the provided marker, deleting the file
     65      * when the marker instance is garbage collected.
     66      * The speified deletion strategy is used.
     67      *
     68      * @param file  the file to be tracked, not null
     69      * @param marker  the marker object used to track the file, not null
     70      * @param deleteStrategy  the strategy to delete the file, null means normal
     71      * @throws NullPointerException if the file is null
     72      * @deprecated Use {@link FileCleaningTracker#track(File, Object, FileDeleteStrategy)}.
     73      */
     74     @Deprecated
     75     public static void track(File file, Object marker, FileDeleteStrategy deleteStrategy) {
     76         theInstance.track(file, marker, deleteStrategy);
     77     }
     78 
     79     /**
     80      * Track the specified file, using the provided marker, deleting the file
     81      * when the marker instance is garbage collected.
     82      * The {@link FileDeleteStrategy#NORMAL normal} deletion strategy will be used.
     83      *
     84      * @param path  the full path to the file to be tracked, not null
     85      * @param marker  the marker object used to track the file, not null
     86      * @throws NullPointerException if the path is null
     87      * @deprecated Use {@link FileCleaningTracker#track(String, Object)}.
     88      */
     89     @Deprecated
     90     public static void track(String path, Object marker) {
     91         theInstance.track(path, marker);
     92     }
     93 
     94     /**
     95      * Track the specified file, using the provided marker, deleting the file
     96      * when the marker instance is garbage collected.
     97      * The speified deletion strategy is used.
     98      *
     99      * @param path  the full path to the file to be tracked, not null
    100      * @param marker  the marker object used to track the file, not null
    101      * @param deleteStrategy  the strategy to delete the file, null means normal
    102      * @throws NullPointerException if the path is null
    103      * @deprecated Use {@link FileCleaningTracker#track(String, Object, FileDeleteStrategy)}.
    104      */
    105     @Deprecated
    106     public static void track(String path, Object marker, FileDeleteStrategy deleteStrategy) {
    107         theInstance.track(path, marker, deleteStrategy);
    108     }
    109 
    110     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    111     /**
    112      * Retrieve the number of files currently being tracked, and therefore
    113      * awaiting deletion.
    114      *
    115      * @return the number of files being tracked
    116      * @deprecated Use {@link FileCleaningTracker#getTrackCount()}.
    117      */
    118     @Deprecated
    119     public static int getTrackCount() {
    120         return theInstance.getTrackCount();
    121     }
    122 
    123     /**
    124      * Call this method to cause the file cleaner thread to terminate when
    125      * there are no more objects being tracked for deletion.
    126      * <p>
    127      * In a simple environment, you don't need this method as the file cleaner
    128      * thread will simply exit when the JVM exits. In a more complex environment,
    129      * with multiple class loaders (such as an application server), you should be
    130      * aware that the file cleaner thread will continue running even if the class
    131      * loader it was started from terminates. This can consitute a memory leak.
    132      * <p>
    133      * For example, suppose that you have developed a web application, which
    134      * contains the commons-io jar file in your WEB-INF/lib directory. In other
    135      * words, the FileCleaner class is loaded through the class loader of your
    136      * web application. If the web application is terminated, but the servlet
    137      * container is still running, then the file cleaner thread will still exist,
    138      * posing a memory leak.
    139      * <p>
    140      * This method allows the thread to be terminated. Simply call this method
    141      * in the resource cleanup code, such as {@link javax.servlet.ServletContextListener#contextDestroyed}.
    142      * One called, no new objects can be tracked by the file cleaner.
    143      * @deprecated Use {@link FileCleaningTracker#exitWhenFinished()}.
    144      */
    145     @Deprecated
    146     public static synchronized void exitWhenFinished() {
    147         theInstance.exitWhenFinished();
    148     }
    149 
    150     /**
    151      * Returns the singleton instance, which is used by the deprecated, static methods.
    152      * This is mainly useful for code, which wants to support the new
    153      * {@link FileCleaningTracker} class while maintain compatibility with the
    154      * deprecated {@link FileCleaner}.
    155      *
    156      * @return the singleton instance
    157      */
    158     public static FileCleaningTracker getInstance() {
    159         return theInstance;
    160     }
    161 }
    162