Interface Initializable
Definition of an interface to be implemented by Configuration implementations which support a special
initialization method.
This interface is mainly evaluated by configuration builder implementations: If a newly created
configuration instance implements this interface, the builder calls the initialize() method. This gives
Configuration classes the opportunity to perform additional initializations after all properties passed to
the builder have been set.
Another use case for this interface is to perform initializations directly which otherwise would have been done
lazily. Lazy initializations can be problematic regarding thread-safety. If in contrast a configuration instance has
been fully initialized when it is returned from the builder, it may be used with a NoOpSynchronizer if it is
not modified.
- Since:
- 2.0
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Method Summary
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Method Details
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initialize
void initialize()Initializes this object. A concrete implementation can use this method to perform arbitrary initialization. Typically, this method is invoked by a configuration builder. In this case, the builder's lock is held, so that all member fields set by this method are safely published.
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