package org.jacorb.notification.util;
/*
* JacORB - a free Java ORB
*
* Copyright (C) 1999-2014 Gerald Brose / The JacORB Team.
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
* version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Library General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
* License along with this library; if not, write to the Free
* Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
*
*/
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.jacorb.notification.interfaces.Disposable;
/**
* Interface to indicate that a Object can be pooled. Objects can be pooled to spare ressources.
*
* @author Alphonse Bendt
*/
public abstract class AbstractPoolable implements Disposable
{
protected final Logger logger_ = LogUtil.getLogger(getClass().getName());
private AbstractObjectPool objectPool_;
/**
* The call to this Method indicates that this Object is not needed by the user anymore. After a
* call to <code>dispose</code> the Object can be returned to its ObjectPool. It's forbidden
* to use the Object after release has been called as this may cause unexpected behaviour.
*/
public void dispose()
{
if (objectPool_ != null)
{
objectPool_.returnObject(this);
setObjectPool(null);
}
}
/**
* Set the ObjectPool to which this instance should be returned.
*/
public synchronized void setObjectPool(AbstractObjectPool pool)
{
objectPool_ = pool;
}
/**
* Reset the Object to an initial state. Subclasses should override this method appropiately to
* reset the instance to an initial state.
*/
public abstract void reset();
}