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018 package org.apache.commons.pool;
019
020 /**
021 * An interface defining life-cycle methods for
022 * instances to be served by an {@link ObjectPool}.
023 * <p>
024 * By contract, when an {@link ObjectPool}
025 * delegates to a {@link PoolableObjectFactory},
026 * <ol>
027 * <li>
028 * {@link #makeObject makeObject}
029 * is called whenever a new instance is needed.
030 * </li>
031 * <li>
032 * {@link #activateObject activateObject}
033 * is invoked on every instance that has been
034 * {@link #passivateObject passivated} before it is
035 * {@link ObjectPool#borrowObject borrowed} from the pool.
036 * </li>
037 * <li>
038 * {@link #validateObject validateObject}
039 * is invoked on {@link #activateObject activated} instances to make sure
040 * they can be {@link ObjectPool#borrowObject borrowed} from the pool.
041 * <code>validateObject</code> <strong>may</strong> also be used to test an
042 * instance being {@link ObjectPool#returnObject returned} to the pool
043 * before it is {@link #passivateObject passivated}. It will only be invoked
044 * on an activated instance.
045 * </li>
046 * <li>
047 * {@link #passivateObject passivateObject}
048 * is invoked on every instance when it is returned to the pool.
049 * </li>
050 * <li>
051 * {@link #destroyObject destroyObject}
052 * is invoked on every instance when it is being "dropped" from the
053 * pool (whether due to the response from <code>validateObject</code>,
054 * or for reasons specific to the pool implementation.) There is no
055 * guarantee that the instance being destroyed will
056 * be considered active, passive or in a generally consistent state.
057 * </li>
058 * </ol>
059 * </p>
060 * <p>
061 * {@link PoolableObjectFactory} must be thread-safe. The only promise
062 * an {@link ObjectPool} makes is that the same instance of an object will not
063 * be passed to more than one method of a <code>PoolableObjectFactory</code>
064 * at a time.
065 * </p>
066 *
067 * @see ObjectPool
068 *
069 * @author Rodney Waldhoff
070 * @author Sandy McArthur
071 * @version $Revision: 777748 $ $Date: 2009-05-22 17:00:44 -0700 (Fri, 22 May 2009) $
072 * @since Pool 1.0
073 */
074 public interface PoolableObjectFactory {
075 /**
076 * Creates an instance that can be served by the pool.
077 * Instances returned from this method should be in the
078 * same state as if they had been
079 * {@link #activateObject activated}. They will not be
080 * activated before being served by the pool.
081 *
082 * @return an instance that can be served by the pool.
083 * @throws Exception if there is a problem creating a new instance,
084 * this will be propagated to the code requesting an object.
085 */
086 Object makeObject() throws Exception;
087
088 /**
089 * Destroys an instance no longer needed by the pool.
090 * <p>
091 * It is important for implementations of this method to be aware
092 * that there is no guarantee about what state <code>obj</code>
093 * will be in and the implementation should be prepared to handle
094 * unexpected errors.
095 * </p>
096 * <p>
097 * Also, an implementation must take in to consideration that
098 * instances lost to the garbage collector may never be destroyed.
099 * </p>
100 *
101 * @param obj the instance to be destroyed
102 * @throws Exception should be avoided as it may be swallowed by
103 * the pool implementation.
104 * @see #validateObject
105 * @see ObjectPool#invalidateObject
106 */
107 void destroyObject(Object obj) throws Exception;
108
109 /**
110 * Ensures that the instance is safe to be returned by the pool.
111 * Returns <code>false</code> if <code>obj</code> should be destroyed.
112 *
113 * @param obj the instance to be validated
114 * @return <code>false</code> if <code>obj</code> is not valid and should
115 * be dropped from the pool, <code>true</code> otherwise.
116 */
117 boolean validateObject(Object obj);
118
119 /**
120 * Reinitialize an instance to be returned by the pool.
121 *
122 * @param obj the instance to be activated
123 * @throws Exception if there is a problem activating <code>obj</code>,
124 * this exception may be swallowed by the pool.
125 * @see #destroyObject
126 */
127 void activateObject(Object obj) throws Exception;
128
129 /**
130 * Uninitialize an instance to be returned to the idle object pool.
131 *
132 * @param obj the instance to be passivated
133 * @throws Exception if there is a problem passivating <code>obj</code>,
134 * this exception may be swallowed by the pool.
135 * @see #destroyObject
136 */
137 void passivateObject(Object obj) throws Exception;
138 }