Activator.java

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package org.foo.log;

import org.osgi.framework.*;
import org.osgi.service.log.LogService;

/**
 * Broken code example showing why you shouldn't store a service instance in a
 * long-lived variable like a field. Firstly you can't tell if the service has
 * been removed, and should not be used anymore. Secondly the strong reference
 * to the instance will stop it from being GC'd until the client is GC'd which
 * could be a long time after the original service bundle is uninstalled.
 **/
public class Activator implements BundleActivator {

  LogService m_logService;

  /**
   * START LOG TEST
   **/
  public void start(BundleContext context) {

    // find a single LogService service - notice the refactor-friendly use of Class.getName()
    ServiceReference logServiceRef = context.getServiceReference(LogService.class.getName());

    // dereference handle to get the service instance and store it in a field (not a good idea)
    m_logService = (LogService) context.getService(logServiceRef);

    // start new thread to test LogService - remember to keep bundle activator methods short!
    startTestThread();
  }

  /**
   * STOP LOG TEST
   **/
  public void stop(BundleContext context) {

    stopTestThread();
  }

  // Test LogService by periodically sending a message
  class LogServiceTest implements Runnable {
    public void run() {

      while (Thread.currentThread() == m_logTestThread) {
        m_logService.log(LogService.LOG_INFO, "ping");
        pauseTestThread();
      }
    }
  }

  //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  //  The rest of this is just support code, not meant to show any particular best practices
  //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  volatile Thread m_logTestThread;

  void startTestThread() {
    // start separate worker thread to run the actual tests, managed by the bundle lifecycle
    m_logTestThread = new Thread(new LogServiceTest(), "LogService Tester");
    m_logTestThread.setDaemon(true);
    m_logTestThread.start();
  }

  void stopTestThread() {
    // thread should cooperatively shutdown on the next iteration, because field is now null
    Thread testThread = m_logTestThread;
    m_logTestThread = null;
    if (testThread != null) {
      testThread.interrupt();
      try {testThread.join();} catch (InterruptedException e) {}
    }
  }

  void pauseTestThread() {
    try {
      // sleep for a bit
      Thread.sleep(5000);
    } catch (InterruptedException e) {}
  }
}