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package org.zbus.common.pool.impl;
import org.zbus.common.pool.PooledObject;
/**
* To provide a custom eviction policy (i.e. something other than {@link
* DefaultEvictionPolicy} for a pool, users must provide an implementation of
* this interface that provides the required eviction policy.
*
* @param <T> the type of objects in the pool
*
* @version $Revision: $
*
* @since 2.0
*/
public interface EvictionPolicy<T> {
/**
* This method is called to test if an idle object in the pool should be
* evicted or not.
*
* @param config The pool configuration settings related to eviction
* @param underTest The pooled object being tested for eviction
* @param idleCount The current number of idle objects in the pool including
* the object under test
* @return <code>true</code> if the object should be evicted, otherwise
* <code>false</code>
*/
boolean evict(EvictionConfig config, PooledObject<T> underTest,
int idleCount);
}