src/org/apache/http/impl/conn/tsccm/RefQueueWorker.java

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 * $Date: 2008-07-02 10:35:05 -0700 (Wed, 02 Jul 2008) $
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package org.apache.http.impl.conn.tsccm;

import java.lang.ref.Reference;
import java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue;

import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;



/**
 * A worker thread for processing queued references.
 * {@link Reference Reference}s can be
 * {@link ReferenceQueue queued}
 * automatically by the garbage collector.
 * If that feature is used, a daemon thread should be executing
 * this worker. It will pick up the queued references and pass them
 * on to a handler for appropriate processing.
 *
 * @deprecated Please use {@link java.net.URL#openConnection} instead.
 *     Please visit <a href="http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2011/09/androids-http-clients.html">this webpage</a>
 *     for further details.
 */
@Deprecated
public class RefQueueWorker implements Runnable {

    private final Log log = LogFactory.getLog(getClass());

    /** The reference queue to monitor. */
    protected final ReferenceQueue<?> refQueue;

    /** The handler for the references found. */
    protected final RefQueueHandler refHandler;


    /**
     * The thread executing this handler.
     * This attribute is also used as a shutdown indicator.
     */
    protected volatile Thread workerThread;


    /**
     * Instantiates a new worker to listen for lost connections.
     *
     * @param queue     the queue on which to wait for references
     * @param handler   the handler to pass the references to
     */
    public RefQueueWorker(ReferenceQueue<?> queue, RefQueueHandler handler) {
        if (queue == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Queue must not be null.");
        }
        if (handler == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Handler must not be null.");
        }

        refQueue   = queue;
        refHandler = handler;
    }


    /**
     * The main loop of this worker.
     * If initialization succeeds, this method will only return
     * after {@link #shutdown shutdown()}. Only one thread can
     * execute the main loop at any time.
     */
    public void run() {

        if (this.workerThread == null) {
            this.workerThread = Thread.currentThread();
        }

        while (this.workerThread == Thread.currentThread()) {
            try {
                // remove the next reference and process it
                Reference<?> ref = refQueue.remove();
                refHandler.handleReference(ref);
            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                //@@@ is logging really necessary? this here is the
                //@@@ only reason for having a log in this class
                if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
                    log.debug(this.toString() + " interrupted", e);
                }
            }
        }
    }


    /**
     * Shuts down this worker.
     * It can be re-started afterwards by another call to {@link #run run()}.
     */
    public void shutdown() {
        Thread wt = this.workerThread;
        if (wt != null) {
            this.workerThread = null; // indicate shutdown
            wt.interrupt();
        }
    }


    /**
     * Obtains a description of this worker.
     *
     * @return  a descriptive string for this worker
     */
    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return "RefQueueWorker::" + this.workerThread;
    }

} // class RefQueueWorker