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     25 
     26 package java.nio.channels;
     27 
     28 import java.nio.channels.spi.AsynchronousChannelProvider;
     29 import java.io.IOException;
     30 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
     31 import java.util.concurrent.ThreadFactory;
     32 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
     33 
     34 /**
     35  * A grouping of asynchronous channels for the purpose of resource sharing.
     36  *
     37  * <p> An asynchronous channel group encapsulates the mechanics required to
     38  * handle the completion of I/O operations initiated by {@link AsynchronousChannel
     39  * asynchronous channels} that are bound to the group. A group has an associated
     40  * thread pool to which tasks are submitted to handle I/O events and dispatch to
     41  * {@link CompletionHandler completion-handlers} that consume the result of
     42  * asynchronous operations performed on channels in the group. In addition to
     43  * handling I/O events, the pooled threads may also execute other tasks required
     44  * to support the execution of asynchronous I/O operations.
     45  *
     46  * <p> An asynchronous channel group is created by invoking the {@link
     47  * #withFixedThreadPool withFixedThreadPool} or {@link #withCachedThreadPool
     48  * withCachedThreadPool} methods defined here. Channels are bound to a group by
     49  * specifying the group when constructing the channel. The associated thread
     50  * pool is <em>owned</em> by the group; termination of the group results in the
     51  * shutdown of the associated thread pool.
     52  *
     53  * <p> In addition to groups created explicitly, the Java virtual machine
     54  * maintains a system-wide <em>default group</em> that is constructed
     55  * automatically. Asynchronous channels that do not specify a group at
     56  * construction time are bound to the default group. The default group has an
     57  * associated thread pool that creates new threads as needed. The default group
     58  * may be configured by means of system properties defined in the table below.
     59  * Where the {@link java.util.concurrent.ThreadFactory ThreadFactory} for the
     60  * default group is not configured then the pooled threads of the default group
     61  * are {@link Thread#isDaemon daemon} threads.
     62  *
     63  * <table border summary="System properties">
     64  *   <tr>
     65  *     <th>System property</th>
     66  *     <th>Description</th>
     67  *   </tr>
     68  *   <tr>
     69  *     <td> {@code java.nio.channels.DefaultThreadPool.threadFactory} </td>
     70  *     <td> The value of this property is taken to be the fully-qualified name
     71  *     of a concrete {@link java.util.concurrent.ThreadFactory ThreadFactory}
     72  *     class. The class is loaded using the system class loader and instantiated.
     73  *     The factory's {@link java.util.concurrent.ThreadFactory#newThread
     74  *     newThread} method is invoked to create each thread for the default
     75  *     group's thread pool. If the process to load and instantiate the value
     76  *     of the property fails then an unspecified error is thrown during the
     77  *     construction of the default group. </td>
     78  *   </tr>
     79  *   <tr>
     80  *     <td> {@code java.nio.channels.DefaultThreadPool.initialSize} </td>
     81  *     <td> The value of the {@code initialSize} parameter for the default
     82  *     group (see {@link #withCachedThreadPool withCachedThreadPool}).
     83  *     The value of the property is taken to be the {@code String}
     84  *     representation of an {@code Integer} that is the initial size parameter.
     85  *     If the value cannot be parsed as an {@code Integer} it causes an
     86  *     unspecified error to be thrown during the construction of the default
     87  *     group. </td>
     88  *   </tr>
     89  * </table>
     90  *
     91  * <a name="threading"></a><h2>Threading</h2>
     92  *
     93  * <p> The completion handler for an I/O operation initiated on a channel bound
     94  * to a group is guaranteed to be invoked by one of the pooled threads in the
     95  * group. This ensures that the completion handler is run by a thread with the
     96  * expected <em>identity</em>.
     97  *
     98  * <p> Where an I/O operation completes immediately, and the initiating thread
     99  * is one of the pooled threads in the group then the completion handler may
    100  * be invoked directly by the initiating thread. To avoid stack overflow, an
    101  * implementation may impose a limit as to the number of activations on the
    102  * thread stack. Some I/O operations may prohibit invoking the completion
    103  * handler directly by the initiating thread (see {@link
    104  * AsynchronousServerSocketChannel#accept(Object,CompletionHandler) accept}).
    105  *
    106  * <a name="shutdown"></a><h2>Shutdown and Termination</h2>
    107  *
    108  * <p> The {@link #shutdown() shutdown} method is used to initiate an <em>orderly
    109  * shutdown</em> of a group. An orderly shutdown marks the group as shutdown;
    110  * further attempts to construct a channel that binds to the group will throw
    111  * {@link ShutdownChannelGroupException}. Whether or not a group is shutdown can
    112  * be tested using the {@link #isShutdown() isShutdown} method. Once shutdown,
    113  * the group <em>terminates</em> when all asynchronous channels that are bound to
    114  * the group are closed, all actively executing completion handlers have run to
    115  * completion, and resources used by the group are released. No attempt is made
    116  * to stop or interrupt threads that are executing completion handlers. The
    117  * {@link #isTerminated() isTerminated} method is used to test if the group has
    118  * terminated, and the {@link #awaitTermination awaitTermination} method can be
    119  * used to block until the group has terminated.
    120  *
    121  * <p> The {@link #shutdownNow() shutdownNow} method can be used to initiate a
    122  * <em>forceful shutdown</em> of the group. In addition to the actions performed
    123  * by an orderly shutdown, the {@code shutdownNow} method closes all open channels
    124  * in the group as if by invoking the {@link AsynchronousChannel#close close}
    125  * method.
    126  *
    127  * @since 1.7
    128  *
    129  * @see AsynchronousSocketChannel#open(AsynchronousChannelGroup)
    130  * @see AsynchronousServerSocketChannel#open(AsynchronousChannelGroup)
    131  */
    132 
    133 public abstract class AsynchronousChannelGroup {
    134     private final AsynchronousChannelProvider provider;
    135 
    136     /**
    137      * Initialize a new instance of this class.
    138      *
    139      * @param   provider
    140      *          The asynchronous channel provider for this group
    141      */
    142     protected AsynchronousChannelGroup(AsynchronousChannelProvider provider) {
    143         this.provider = provider;
    144     }
    145 
    146     /**
    147      * Returns the provider that created this channel group.
    148      *
    149      * @return  The provider that created this channel group
    150      */
    151     public final AsynchronousChannelProvider provider() {
    152         return provider;
    153     }
    154 
    155     /**
    156      * Creates an asynchronous channel group with a fixed thread pool.
    157      *
    158      * <p> The resulting asynchronous channel group reuses a fixed number of
    159      * threads. At any point, at most {@code nThreads} threads will be active
    160      * processing tasks that are submitted to handle I/O events and dispatch
    161      * completion results for operations initiated on asynchronous channels in
    162      * the group.
    163      *
    164      * <p> The group is created by invoking the {@link
    165      * AsynchronousChannelProvider#openAsynchronousChannelGroup(int,ThreadFactory)
    166      * openAsynchronousChannelGroup(int,ThreadFactory)} method of the system-wide
    167      * default {@link AsynchronousChannelProvider} object.
    168      *
    169      * @param   nThreads
    170      *          The number of threads in the pool
    171      * @param   threadFactory
    172      *          The factory to use when creating new threads
    173      *
    174      * @return  A new asynchronous channel group
    175      *
    176      * @throws  IllegalArgumentException
    177      *          If {@code nThreads <= 0}
    178      * @throws  IOException
    179      *          If an I/O error occurs
    180      */
    181     public static AsynchronousChannelGroup withFixedThreadPool(int nThreads,
    182                                                                ThreadFactory threadFactory)
    183         throws IOException
    184     {
    185         return AsynchronousChannelProvider.provider()
    186             .openAsynchronousChannelGroup(nThreads, threadFactory);
    187     }
    188 
    189     /**
    190      * Creates an asynchronous channel group with a given thread pool that
    191      * creates new threads as needed.
    192      *
    193      * <p> The {@code executor} parameter is an {@code ExecutorService} that
    194      * creates new threads as needed to execute tasks that are submitted to
    195      * handle I/O events and dispatch completion results for operations initiated
    196      * on asynchronous channels in the group. It may reuse previously constructed
    197      * threads when they are available.
    198      *
    199      * <p> The {@code initialSize} parameter may be used by the implementation
    200      * as a <em>hint</em> as to the initial number of tasks it may submit. For
    201      * example, it may be used to indicate the initial number of threads that
    202      * wait on I/O events.
    203      *
    204      * <p> The executor is intended to be used exclusively by the resulting
    205      * asynchronous channel group. Termination of the group results in the
    206      * orderly  {@link ExecutorService#shutdown shutdown} of the executor
    207      * service. Shutting down the executor service by other means results in
    208      * unspecified behavior.
    209      *
    210      * <p> The group is created by invoking the {@link
    211      * AsynchronousChannelProvider#openAsynchronousChannelGroup(ExecutorService,int)
    212      * openAsynchronousChannelGroup(ExecutorService,int)} method of the system-wide
    213      * default {@link AsynchronousChannelProvider} object.
    214      *
    215      * @param   executor
    216      *          The thread pool for the resulting group
    217      * @param   initialSize
    218      *          A value {@code >=0} or a negative value for implementation
    219      *          specific default
    220      *
    221      * @return  A new asynchronous channel group
    222      *
    223      * @throws  IOException
    224      *          If an I/O error occurs
    225      *
    226      * @see java.util.concurrent.Executors#newCachedThreadPool
    227      */
    228     public static AsynchronousChannelGroup withCachedThreadPool(ExecutorService executor,
    229                                                                 int initialSize)
    230         throws IOException
    231     {
    232         return AsynchronousChannelProvider.provider()
    233             .openAsynchronousChannelGroup(executor, initialSize);
    234     }
    235 
    236     /**
    237      * Creates an asynchronous channel group with a given thread pool.
    238      *
    239      * <p> The {@code executor} parameter is an {@code ExecutorService} that
    240      * executes tasks submitted to dispatch completion results for operations
    241      * initiated on asynchronous channels in the group.
    242      *
    243      * <p> Care should be taken when configuring the executor service. It
    244      * should support <em>direct handoff</em> or <em>unbounded queuing</em> of
    245      * submitted tasks, and the thread that invokes the {@link
    246      * ExecutorService#execute execute} method should never invoke the task
    247      * directly. An implementation may mandate additional constraints.
    248      *
    249      * <p> The executor is intended to be used exclusively by the resulting
    250      * asynchronous channel group. Termination of the group results in the
    251      * orderly  {@link ExecutorService#shutdown shutdown} of the executor
    252      * service. Shutting down the executor service by other means results in
    253      * unspecified behavior.
    254      *
    255      * <p> The group is created by invoking the {@link
    256      * AsynchronousChannelProvider#openAsynchronousChannelGroup(ExecutorService,int)
    257      * openAsynchronousChannelGroup(ExecutorService,int)} method of the system-wide
    258      * default {@link AsynchronousChannelProvider} object with an {@code
    259      * initialSize} of {@code 0}.
    260      *
    261      * @param   executor
    262      *          The thread pool for the resulting group
    263      *
    264      * @return  A new asynchronous channel group
    265      *
    266      * @throws  IOException
    267      *          If an I/O error occurs
    268      */
    269     public static AsynchronousChannelGroup withThreadPool(ExecutorService executor)
    270         throws IOException
    271     {
    272         return AsynchronousChannelProvider.provider()
    273             .openAsynchronousChannelGroup(executor, 0);
    274     }
    275 
    276     /**
    277      * Tells whether or not this asynchronous channel group is shutdown.
    278      *
    279      * @return  {@code true} if this asynchronous channel group is shutdown or
    280      *          has been marked for shutdown.
    281      */
    282     public abstract boolean isShutdown();
    283 
    284     /**
    285      * Tells whether or not this group has terminated.
    286      *
    287      * <p> Where this method returns {@code true}, then the associated thread
    288      * pool has also {@link ExecutorService#isTerminated terminated}.
    289      *
    290      * @return  {@code true} if this group has terminated
    291      */
    292     public abstract boolean isTerminated();
    293 
    294     /**
    295      * Initiates an orderly shutdown of the group.
    296      *
    297      * <p> This method marks the group as shutdown. Further attempts to construct
    298      * channel that binds to this group will throw {@link ShutdownChannelGroupException}.
    299      * The group terminates when all asynchronous channels in the group are
    300      * closed, all actively executing completion handlers have run to completion,
    301      * and all resources have been released. This method has no effect if the
    302      * group is already shutdown.
    303      */
    304     public abstract void shutdown();
    305 
    306     /**
    307      * Shuts down the group and closes all open channels in the group.
    308      *
    309      * <p> In addition to the actions performed by the {@link #shutdown() shutdown}
    310      * method, this method invokes the {@link AsynchronousChannel#close close}
    311      * method on all open channels in the group. This method does not attempt to
    312      * stop or interrupt threads that are executing completion handlers. The
    313      * group terminates when all actively executing completion handlers have run
    314      * to completion and all resources have been released. This method may be
    315      * invoked at any time. If some other thread has already invoked it, then
    316      * another invocation will block until the first invocation is complete,
    317      * after which it will return without effect.
    318      *
    319      * @throws  IOException
    320      *          If an I/O error occurs
    321      */
    322     public abstract void shutdownNow() throws IOException;
    323 
    324     /**
    325      * Awaits termination of the group.
    326 
    327      * <p> This method blocks until the group has terminated, or the timeout
    328      * occurs, or the current thread is interrupted, whichever happens first.
    329      *
    330      * @param   timeout
    331      *          The maximum time to wait, or zero or less to not wait
    332      * @param   unit
    333      *          The time unit of the timeout argument
    334      *
    335      * @return  {@code true} if the group has terminated; {@code false} if the
    336      *          timeout elapsed before termination
    337      *
    338      * @throws  InterruptedException
    339      *          If interrupted while waiting
    340      */
    341     public abstract boolean awaitTermination(long timeout, TimeUnit unit)
    342         throws InterruptedException;
    343 }
    344