/*
 * Copyright (c) 1998-2011 Caucho Technology -- all rights reserved
 *
 * This file is part of Resin(R) Open Source
 *
 * Each copy or derived work must preserve the copyright notice and this
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 *
 * Resin Open Source is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * Resin Open Source is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, or any warranty
 * of NON-INFRINGEMENT.  See the GNU General Public License for more
 * details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with Resin Open Source; if not, write to the
 *
 *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 *   59 Temple Place, Suite 330
 *   Boston, MA 02111-1307  USA
 *
 * @author Scott Ferguson
 */

package com.caucho.util;

import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReferenceArray;

/**
 * FreeList provides a simple class to manage free objects.  This is useful
 * for large data structures that otherwise would gobble up huge GC time.
 *
 * <p>The free list is bounded.  Freeing an object when the list is full will
 * do nothing.
 */
public final class FreeList<T> {
  private final int _size;
  private final AtomicReferenceArray<T> _freeStack;
  private final AtomicInteger _top = new AtomicInteger();

  /**
   * Create a new free list.
   *
   * @param initialSize maximum number of free objects to store.
   */
  public FreeList(int size)
  {
    _size = size;
    _freeStack = new AtomicReferenceArray<T>(size);
  }
  
  /**
   * Try to get an object from the free list.  Returns null if the free list
   * is empty.
   *
   * @return the new object or null.
   */
  public T allocate()
  {
    int top = _top.get();

    if (top > 0 && _top.compareAndSet(top, top - 1))
      return _freeStack.getAndSet(top - 1, null);
    else
      return null;
  }
  
  /**
   * Frees the object.  If the free list is full, the object will be garbage
   * collected.
   *
   * @param obj the object to be freed.
   */
  public boolean free(T obj)
  {
    final int top = _top.get();

    if (top < _size) {
      boolean isFree = _freeStack.compareAndSet(top, null, obj);
      
      _top.compareAndSet(top, top + 1);

      return isFree;
    }
    else
      return false;
  }

  /**
   * Frees the object.  If the free list is full, the object will be garbage
   * collected.
   *
   * @param obj the object to be freed.
   */
  public boolean freeCareful(T obj)
  {
    if (checkDuplicate(obj))
      throw new IllegalStateException("tried to free object twice: " + obj);

    return free(obj);
  }

  /**
   * Debugging to see if the object has already been freed.
   */
  public boolean checkDuplicate(T obj)
  {
    final int top = _top.get();

    for (int i = top - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
      if (_freeStack.get(i) == obj)
        return true;
    }

    return false;
  }
}