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/* |
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* Written by Doug Lea with assistance from members of JCP JSR-166 |
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* Expert Group and released to the public domain, as explained at |
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* http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain |
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*/ |
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package java.util.concurrent; |
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/** |
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* A {@link BlockingQueue} in which producers may wait for consumers |
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* to receive elements. A {@code TransferQueue} may be useful for |
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* example in message passing applications in which producers |
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* sometimes (using method {@code transfer}) await receipt of |
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* elements by consumers invoking {@code take} or {@code poll}, |
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* while at other times enqueue elements (via method {@code put}) |
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* without waiting for receipt. Non-blocking and time-out versions of |
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* {@code tryTransfer} are also available. A TransferQueue may also |
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* be queried via {@code hasWaitingConsumer} whether there are any |
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* threads waiting for items, which is a converse analogy to a |
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* {@code peek} operation. |
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* |
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* <p>Like any {@code BlockingQueue}, a {@code TransferQueue} may be |
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* capacity bounded. If so, an attempted {@code transfer} operation |
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* may initially block waiting for available space, and/or |
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* subsequently block waiting for reception by a consumer. Note that |
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* in a queue with zero capacity, such as {@link SynchronousQueue}, |
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* {@code put} and {@code transfer} are effectively synonymous. |
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* |
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* <p>This interface is a member of the |
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* <a href="{@docRoot}/../technotes/guides/collections/index.html"> |
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* Java Collections Framework</a>. |
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* |
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* @since 1.7 |
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* @author Doug Lea |
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* @param <E> the type of elements held in this collection |
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*/ |
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public interface TransferQueue<E> extends BlockingQueue<E> { |
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/** |
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* Transfers the specified element if there exists a consumer |
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* already waiting to receive it, otherwise returning {@code false} |
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* without enqueuing the element. |
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* |
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* @param e the element to transfer |
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* @return {@code true} if the element was transferred, else |
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* {@code false} |
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* @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified element |
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* prevents it from being added to this queue |
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* @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null |
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* @throws IllegalArgumentException if some property of the specified |
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* element prevents it from being added to this queue |
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*/ |
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boolean tryTransfer(E e); |
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/** |
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* Inserts the specified element into this queue, waiting if |
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* necessary for space to become available and the element to be |
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* dequeued by a consumer invoking {@code take} or {@code poll}. |
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* |
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* @param e the element to transfer |
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* @throws InterruptedException if interrupted while waiting, |
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* in which case the element is not enqueued |
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* @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified element |
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* prevents it from being added to this queue |
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* @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null |
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* @throws IllegalArgumentException if some property of the specified |
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* element prevents it from being added to this queue |
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*/ |
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void transfer(E e) throws InterruptedException; |
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/** |
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* Inserts the specified element into this queue, waiting up to |
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* the specified wait time if necessary for space to become |
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* available and the element to be dequeued by a consumer invoking |
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* {@code take} or {@code poll}. |
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* |
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* @param e the element to transfer |
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* @param timeout how long to wait before giving up, in units of |
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* {@code unit} |
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* @param unit a {@code TimeUnit} determining how to interpret the |
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* {@code timeout} parameter |
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* @return {@code true} if successful, or {@code false} if |
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* the specified waiting time elapses before completion, |
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* in which case the element is not enqueued |
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* @throws InterruptedException if interrupted while waiting, |
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* in which case the element is not enqueued |
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* @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified element |
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* prevents it from being added to this queue |
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* @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null |
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* @throws IllegalArgumentException if some property of the specified |
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* element prevents it from being added to this queue |
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*/ |
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boolean tryTransfer(E e, long timeout, TimeUnit unit) |
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throws InterruptedException; |
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/** |
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* Returns {@code true} if there is at least one consumer waiting |
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* to dequeue an element via {@code take} or {@code poll}. |
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* The return value represents a momentary state of affairs. |
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* |
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* @return {@code true} if there is at least one waiting consumer |
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*/ |
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boolean hasWaitingConsumer(); |
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/** |
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* Returns an estimate of the number of consumers waiting to |
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* dequeue elements via {@code take} or {@code poll}. The return |
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* value is an approximation of a momentary state of affairs, that |
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* may be inaccurate if consumers have completed or given up |
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* waiting. The value may be useful for monitoring and heuristics, |
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* but not for synchronization control. Implementations of this |
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* method are likely to be noticeably slower than those for |
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* {@link #hasWaitingConsumer}. |
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* |
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* @return the number of consumers waiting to dequeue elements |
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*/ |
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int getWaitingConsumerCount(); |
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} |
