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1 /*
2 * Written by Doug Lea with assistance from members of JCP JSR-166
3 * Expert Group and released to the public domain, as explained at
4 * http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
5 */
6
7 package java.util.concurrent;
8
9 import java.util.Collection;
10 import java.util.Queue;
11
12 /**
13 * A {@link java.util.Queue} that additionally supports operations
14 * that wait for the queue to become non-empty when retrieving an
15 * element, and wait for space to become available in the queue when
16 * storing an element.
17 *
18 * <p>{@code BlockingQueue} methods come in four forms, with different ways
19 * of handling operations that cannot be satisfied immediately, but may be
20 * satisfied at some point in the future:
21 * one throws an exception, the second returns a special value (either
22 * {@code null} or {@code false}, depending on the operation), the third
23 * blocks the current thread indefinitely until the operation can succeed,
24 * and the fourth blocks for only a given maximum time limit before giving
25 * up. These methods are summarized in the following table:
26 *
27 * <table BORDER CELLPADDING=3 CELLSPACING=1>
28 * <caption>Summary of BlockingQueue methods</caption>
29 * <tr>
30 * <td></td>
31 * <td ALIGN=CENTER><em>Throws exception</em></td>
32 * <td ALIGN=CENTER><em>Special value</em></td>
33 * <td ALIGN=CENTER><em>Blocks</em></td>
34 * <td ALIGN=CENTER><em>Times out</em></td>
35 * </tr>
36 * <tr>
37 * <td><b>Insert</b></td>
38 * <td>{@link #add add(e)}</td>
39 * <td>{@link #offer offer(e)}</td>
40 * <td>{@link #put put(e)}</td>
41 * <td>{@link #offer(Object, long, TimeUnit) offer(e, time, unit)}</td>
42 * </tr>
43 * <tr>
44 * <td><b>Remove</b></td>
45 * <td>{@link #remove remove()}</td>
46 * <td>{@link #poll poll()}</td>
47 * <td>{@link #take take()}</td>
48 * <td>{@link #poll(long, TimeUnit) poll(time, unit)}</td>
49 * </tr>
50 * <tr>
51 * <td><b>Examine</b></td>
52 * <td>{@link #element element()}</td>
53 * <td>{@link #peek peek()}</td>
54 * <td><em>not applicable</em></td>
55 * <td><em>not applicable</em></td>
56 * </tr>
57 * </table>
58 *
59 * <p>A {@code BlockingQueue} does not accept {@code null} elements.
60 * Implementations throw {@code NullPointerException} on attempts
61 * to {@code add}, {@code put} or {@code offer} a {@code null}. A
62 * {@code null} is used as a sentinel value to indicate failure of
63 * {@code poll} operations.
64 *
65 * <p>A {@code BlockingQueue} may be capacity bounded. At any given
66 * time it may have a {@code remainingCapacity} beyond which no
67 * additional elements can be {@code put} without blocking.
68 * A {@code BlockingQueue} without any intrinsic capacity constraints always
69 * reports a remaining capacity of {@code Integer.MAX_VALUE}.
70 *
71 * <p>{@code BlockingQueue} implementations are designed to be used
72 * primarily for producer-consumer queues, but additionally support
73 * the {@link java.util.Collection} interface. So, for example, it is
74 * possible to remove an arbitrary element from a queue using
75 * {@code remove(x)}. However, such operations are in general
76 * <em>not</em> performed very efficiently, and are intended for only
77 * occasional use, such as when a queued message is cancelled.
78 *
79 * <p>{@code BlockingQueue} implementations are thread-safe. All
80 * queuing methods achieve their effects atomically using internal
81 * locks or other forms of concurrency control. However, the
82 * <em>bulk</em> Collection operations {@code addAll},
83 * {@code containsAll}, {@code retainAll} and {@code removeAll} are
84 * <em>not</em> necessarily performed atomically unless specified
85 * otherwise in an implementation. So it is possible, for example, for
86 * {@code addAll(c)} to fail (throwing an exception) after adding
87 * only some of the elements in {@code c}.
88 *
89 * <p>A {@code BlockingQueue} does <em>not</em> intrinsically support
90 * any kind of &quot;close&quot; or &quot;shutdown&quot; operation to
91 * indicate that no more items will be added. The needs and usage of
92 * such features tend to be implementation-dependent. For example, a
93 * common tactic is for producers to insert special
94 * <em>end-of-stream</em> or <em>poison</em> objects, that are
95 * interpreted accordingly when taken by consumers.
96 *
97 * <p>
98 * Usage example, based on a typical producer-consumer scenario.
99 * Note that a {@code BlockingQueue} can safely be used with multiple
100 * producers and multiple consumers.
101 * <pre> {@code
102 * class Producer implements Runnable {
103 * private final BlockingQueue queue;
104 * Producer(BlockingQueue q) { queue = q; }
105 * public void run() {
106 * try {
107 * while (true) { queue.put(produce()); }
108 * } catch (InterruptedException ex) { ... handle ...}
109 * }
110 * Object produce() { ... }
111 * }
112 *
113 * class Consumer implements Runnable {
114 * private final BlockingQueue queue;
115 * Consumer(BlockingQueue q) { queue = q; }
116 * public void run() {
117 * try {
118 * while (true) { consume(queue.take()); }
119 * } catch (InterruptedException ex) { ... handle ...}
120 * }
121 * void consume(Object x) { ... }
122 * }
123 *
124 * class Setup {
125 * void main() {
126 * BlockingQueue q = new SomeQueueImplementation();
127 * Producer p = new Producer(q);
128 * Consumer c1 = new Consumer(q);
129 * Consumer c2 = new Consumer(q);
130 * new Thread(p).start();
131 * new Thread(c1).start();
132 * new Thread(c2).start();
133 * }
134 * }}</pre>
135 *
136 * <p>Memory consistency effects: As with other concurrent
137 * collections, actions in a thread prior to placing an object into a
138 * {@code BlockingQueue}
139 * <a href="package-summary.html#MemoryVisibility"><i>happen-before</i></a>
140 * actions subsequent to the access or removal of that element from
141 * the {@code BlockingQueue} in another thread.
142 *
143 * <p>This interface is a member of the
144 * <a href="{@docRoot}/../technotes/guides/collections/index.html">
145 * Java Collections Framework</a>.
146 *
147 * @since 1.5
148 * @author Doug Lea
149 * @param <E> the type of elements held in this queue
150 */
151 public interface BlockingQueue<E> extends Queue<E> {
152 /**
153 * Inserts the specified element into this queue if it is possible to do
154 * so immediately without violating capacity restrictions, returning
155 * {@code true} upon success and throwing an
156 * {@code IllegalStateException} if no space is currently available.
157 * When using a capacity-restricted queue, it is generally preferable to
158 * use {@link #offer(Object) offer}.
159 *
160 * @param e the element to add
161 * @return {@code true} (as specified by {@link Collection#add})
162 * @throws IllegalStateException if the element cannot be added at this
163 * time due to capacity restrictions
164 * @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified element
165 * prevents it from being added to this queue
166 * @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null
167 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if some property of the specified
168 * element prevents it from being added to this queue
169 */
170 boolean add(E e);
171
172 /**
173 * Inserts the specified element into this queue if it is possible to do
174 * so immediately without violating capacity restrictions, returning
175 * {@code true} upon success and {@code false} if no space is currently
176 * available. When using a capacity-restricted queue, this method is
177 * generally preferable to {@link #add}, which can fail to insert an
178 * element only by throwing an exception.
179 *
180 * @param e the element to add
181 * @return {@code true} if the element was added to this queue, else
182 * {@code false}
183 * @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified element
184 * prevents it from being added to this queue
185 * @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null
186 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if some property of the specified
187 * element prevents it from being added to this queue
188 */
189 boolean offer(E e);
190
191 /**
192 * Inserts the specified element into this queue, waiting if necessary
193 * for space to become available.
194 *
195 * @param e the element to add
196 * @throws InterruptedException if interrupted while waiting
197 * @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified element
198 * prevents it from being added to this queue
199 * @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null
200 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if some property of the specified
201 * element prevents it from being added to this queue
202 */
203 void put(E e) throws InterruptedException;
204
205 /**
206 * Inserts the specified element into this queue, waiting up to the
207 * specified wait time if necessary for space to become available.
208 *
209 * @param e the element to add
210 * @param timeout how long to wait before giving up, in units of
211 * {@code unit}
212 * @param unit a {@code TimeUnit} determining how to interpret the
213 * {@code timeout} parameter
214 * @return {@code true} if successful, or {@code false} if
215 * the specified waiting time elapses before space is available
216 * @throws InterruptedException if interrupted while waiting
217 * @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified element
218 * prevents it from being added to this queue
219 * @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null
220 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if some property of the specified
221 * element prevents it from being added to this queue
222 */
223 boolean offer(E e, long timeout, TimeUnit unit)
224 throws InterruptedException;
225
226 /**
227 * Retrieves and removes the head of this queue, waiting if necessary
228 * until an element becomes available.
229 *
230 * @return the head of this queue
231 * @throws InterruptedException if interrupted while waiting
232 */
233 E take() throws InterruptedException;
234
235 /**
236 * Retrieves and removes the head of this queue, waiting up to the
237 * specified wait time if necessary for an element to become available.
238 *
239 * @param timeout how long to wait before giving up, in units of
240 * {@code unit}
241 * @param unit a {@code TimeUnit} determining how to interpret the
242 * {@code timeout} parameter
243 * @return the head of this queue, or {@code null} if the
244 * specified waiting time elapses before an element is available
245 * @throws InterruptedException if interrupted while waiting
246 */
247 E poll(long timeout, TimeUnit unit)
248 throws InterruptedException;
249
250 /**
251 * Returns the number of additional elements that this queue can ideally
252 * (in the absence of memory or resource constraints) accept without
253 * blocking, or {@code Integer.MAX_VALUE} if there is no intrinsic
254 * limit.
255 *
256 * <p>Note that you <em>cannot</em> always tell if an attempt to insert
257 * an element will succeed by inspecting {@code remainingCapacity}
258 * because it may be the case that another thread is about to
259 * insert or remove an element.
260 *
261 * @return the remaining capacity
262 */
263 int remainingCapacity();
264
265 /**
266 * Removes a single instance of the specified element from this queue,
267 * if it is present. More formally, removes an element {@code e} such
268 * that {@code o.equals(e)}, if this queue contains one or more such
269 * elements.
270 * Returns {@code true} if this queue contained the specified element
271 * (or equivalently, if this queue changed as a result of the call).
272 *
273 * @param o element to be removed from this queue, if present
274 * @return {@code true} if this queue changed as a result of the call
275 * @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified element
276 * is incompatible with this queue
277 * (<a href="{@docRoot}/../api/java/util/Collection.html#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
278 * @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null
279 * (<a href="{@docRoot}/../api/java/util/Collection.html#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
280 */
281 boolean remove(Object o);
282
283 /**
284 * Returns {@code true} if this queue contains the specified element.
285 * More formally, returns {@code true} if and only if this queue contains
286 * at least one element {@code e} such that {@code o.equals(e)}.
287 *
288 * @param o object to be checked for containment in this queue
289 * @return {@code true} if this queue contains the specified element
290 * @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified element
291 * is incompatible with this queue
292 * (<a href="{@docRoot}/../api/java/util/Collection.html#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
293 * @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null
294 * (<a href="{@docRoot}/../api/java/util/Collection.html#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
295 */
296 boolean contains(Object o);
297
298 /**
299 * Removes all available elements from this queue and adds them
300 * to the given collection. This operation may be more
301 * efficient than repeatedly polling this queue. A failure
302 * encountered while attempting to add elements to
303 * collection {@code c} may result in elements being in neither,
304 * either or both collections when the associated exception is
305 * thrown. Attempts to drain a queue to itself result in
306 * {@code IllegalArgumentException}. Further, the behavior of
307 * this operation is undefined if the specified collection is
308 * modified while the operation is in progress.
309 *
310 * @param c the collection to transfer elements into
311 * @return the number of elements transferred
312 * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if addition of elements
313 * is not supported by the specified collection
314 * @throws ClassCastException if the class of an element of this queue
315 * prevents it from being added to the specified collection
316 * @throws NullPointerException if the specified collection is null
317 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the specified collection is this
318 * queue, or some property of an element of this queue prevents
319 * it from being added to the specified collection
320 */
321 int drainTo(Collection<? super E> c);
322
323 /**
324 * Removes at most the given number of available elements from
325 * this queue and adds them to the given collection. A failure
326 * encountered while attempting to add elements to
327 * collection {@code c} may result in elements being in neither,
328 * either or both collections when the associated exception is
329 * thrown. Attempts to drain a queue to itself result in
330 * {@code IllegalArgumentException}. Further, the behavior of
331 * this operation is undefined if the specified collection is
332 * modified while the operation is in progress.
333 *
334 * @param c the collection to transfer elements into
335 * @param maxElements the maximum number of elements to transfer
336 * @return the number of elements transferred
337 * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if addition of elements
338 * is not supported by the specified collection
339 * @throws ClassCastException if the class of an element of this queue
340 * prevents it from being added to the specified collection
341 * @throws NullPointerException if the specified collection is null
342 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the specified collection is this
343 * queue, or some property of an element of this queue prevents
344 * it from being added to the specified collection
345 */
346 int drainTo(Collection<? super E> c, int maxElements);
347 }