/* -*- tab-width: 4 -*-
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* Electric(tm) VLSI Design System
*
* File: ObjectPool.java
* Written by: Christian Harnisch, Ingo Besenfelder, Michael Neumann (Team 3)
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package com.sun.electric.tool.routing.experimentalAStar3.memorymanager;
/**
* Generic memory pool for objects. It allows to acquire and release objects.
* Released objects are cached for later use, bypassing Java's garbage
* collector.
*
* @author Christian Harnisch
*
*/
public interface ObjectPool<E>
{
public E acquire();
public void release(E object);
}