org.apache.commons.collections.buffer
Class BlockingBuffer

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.apache.commons.collections.collection.SynchronizedCollection
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        +--org.apache.commons.collections.buffer.SynchronizedBuffer
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              +--org.apache.commons.collections.buffer.BlockingBuffer

All Implemented Interfaces:

Buffer, java.util.Collection

public class BlockingBuffer

extends SynchronizedBuffer

Decorates another Buffer to make get() and remove() block when the Buffer is empty.

If either get or remove is called on an empty Buffer, the calling thread waits for notification that an add(java.lang.Object) or addAll(java.util.Collection) operation has completed.

When one or more entries are added to an empty Buffer, all threads blocked in get or remove are notified. There is no guarantee that concurrent blocked get or remove requests will be "unblocked" and receive data in the order that they arrive.

Since:

Commons Collections 3.0

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $ $Date: 2004/01/14 21:43:08 $

Author:

Stephen Colebourne, Janek Bogucki, Phil Steitz

Method Summary

boolean	add(java.lang.Object o)
boolean	addAll(java.util.Collection c)
static Buffer	decorate(Buffer buffer) Factory method to create a blocking buffer.
java.lang.Object	get() Gets the next object from the buffer without removing it.
java.lang.Object	remove() Gets and removes the next object from the buffer.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.collections.collection.SynchronizedCollection

clear, contains, containsAll, decorate, equals, hashCode, isEmpty, iterator, remove, removeAll, retainAll, size, toArray, toArray, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Collection

clear, contains, containsAll, equals, hashCode, isEmpty, iterator, remove, removeAll, retainAll, size, toArray, toArray

Method Detail

decorate

public static Buffer decorate(Buffer buffer)

Factory method to create a blocking buffer.

Parameters:

buffer - the buffer to decorate, must not be null

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if buffer is null

add

public boolean add(java.lang.Object o)

Specified by:

add in interface java.util.Collection

Overrides:

add in class SynchronizedCollection

addAll

public boolean addAll(java.util.Collection c)

Specified by:

addAll in interface java.util.Collection

Overrides:

addAll in class SynchronizedCollection

get

public java.lang.Object get()

Description copied from interface: Buffer

Gets the next object from the buffer without removing it.

Specified by:

get in interface Buffer

Overrides:

get in class SynchronizedBuffer

Returns:

the next object in the buffer, which is not removed

remove

public java.lang.Object remove()

Description copied from interface: Buffer

Gets and removes the next object from the buffer.

Specified by:

remove in interface Buffer

Overrides:

remove in class SynchronizedBuffer

Returns:

the next object in the buffer, which is also removed