AbstractMediaPlayer.java

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package uk.co.caprica.vlcj.player;

import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

import uk.co.caprica.vlcj.binding.LibVlc;
import uk.co.caprica.vlcj.binding.internal.libvlc_instance_t;

/**
 * Base implementation for media players sharing common behaviours.
 */
public abstract class AbstractMediaPlayer {

    /**
     * Log.
     */
    private final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AbstractMediaPlayer.class);

    /**
     * Native library interface.
     */
    protected final LibVlc libvlc;

    /**
     * Libvlc instance.
     */
    protected final libvlc_instance_t instance;

    /**
     * Create a media player.
     *
     * @param libvlc native library interface
     * @param instance libvlc instance
     */
    protected AbstractMediaPlayer(LibVlc libvlc, libvlc_instance_t instance) {
        this.libvlc = libvlc;
        this.instance = instance;
    }

    @Override
    protected void finalize() throws Throwable {
        logger.debug("finalize()");
        logger.debug("Media player has been garbage collected");
        super.finalize();
        // FIXME should this invoke release()?
    }
}