org.apache.commons.pool
Interface ObjectPool

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseObjectPool, GenericObjectPool, SoftReferenceObjectPool, StackObjectPool

public interface ObjectPool

A pooling interface.

ObjectPool defines a trivially simple pooling interface. The only required methods are borrowObject and returnObject.

Example of use:

 Object obj = null;
 
 try {
    obj = pool.borrowObject();
    //...use the object...
 } catch(Exception e) {
    //...handle any exceptions...
 } finally {
    // make sure the object is returned to the pool
    if(null != obj) {
       pool.returnObject(obj);
    }
 }

See BaseObjectPool for a simple base implementation.

Version:

$Revision: 1.6 $ $Date: 2002/05/01 06:02:34 $

Author:

Rodney Waldhoff

Method Summary

Object	borrowObject() Obtain an instance from my pool.
void	clear() Clears any objects sitting idle in the pool, releasing any associated resources (optional operation).
void	close() Close this pool, and free any resources associated with it.
int	getNumActive() Return the number of instances currently borrowed from my pool (optional operation).
int	getNumIdle() Return the number of instances currently idle in my pool (optional operation).
void	returnObject(Object obj) Return an instance to my pool.
void	setFactory(PoolableObjectFactory factory) Sets the factory I use to create new instances (optional operation).

Method Detail

borrowObject

public Object borrowObject()
                    throws Exception

Obtain an instance from my pool. By contract, clients MUST return the borrowed instance using returnObject or a related method as defined in an implementation or sub-interface.

The behaviour of this method when the pool has been exhausted is not specified (although it may be specified by implementations).

Returns:

an instance from my pool.

Exception

clear

public void clear()
           throws Exception,
                  UnsupportedOperationException

Clears any objects sitting idle in the pool, releasing any associated resources (optional operation).

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - if this implementation does not support the operation

Exception

close

public void close()
           throws Exception

Close this pool, and free any resources associated with it.

Exception

getNumActive

public int getNumActive()
                 throws UnsupportedOperationException

Return the number of instances currently borrowed from my pool (optional operation).

Returns:

the number of instances currently borrowed in my pool

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - if this implementation does not support the operation

getNumIdle

public int getNumIdle()
               throws UnsupportedOperationException

Return the number of instances currently idle in my pool (optional operation). This may be considered an approximation of the number of objects that can be borrowed without creating any new instances.

Returns:

the number of instances currently idle in my pool

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - if this implementation does not support the operation

returnObject

public void returnObject(Object obj)
                  throws Exception

Return an instance to my pool. By contract, obj MUST have been obtained using borrowObject or a related method as defined in an implementation or sub-interface.

Parameters:

obj - a borrowed instance to be returned.

Exception

setFactory

public void setFactory(PoolableObjectFactory factory)
                throws IllegalStateException,
                       UnsupportedOperationException

Sets the factory I use to create new instances (optional operation).

Parameters:

factory - the PoolableObjectFactory I use to create new instances.

Throws:

IllegalStateException - when the factory cannot be set at this time

UnsupportedOperationException - if this implementation does not support the operation