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17 package org.apache.commons.configuration2.reloading;
18
19 import org.apache.commons.configuration2.event.Event;
20 import org.apache.commons.configuration2.event.EventListener;
21 import org.apache.commons.configuration2.event.EventListenerList;
22 import org.apache.commons.configuration2.event.EventSource;
23 import org.apache.commons.configuration2.event.EventType;
24
25 /**
26 * <p>
27 * A class for adding support for reload operations in a generic way.
28 * </p>
29 * <p>
30 * A {@code ReloadingController} monitors a specific source and triggers reloading events if necessary. So it does not
31 * perform reloading itself, but only sends out notifications when it thinks that this should be done. This allows for a
32 * very generic setup in which different components involved in reloading are loosely coupled via events.
33 * </p>
34 * <p>
35 * A typical usage scenario is as follows:
36 * </p>
37 * <ul>
38 * <li>A {@code ReloadingController} instance is created and initialized with a {@link ReloadingDetector} object.</li>
39 * <li>A number of {@link EventListener} objects for reloading events can be registered at the controller.</li>
40 * <li>Now the controller's {@code checkForReloading()} method is called whenever a check is to be performed. This could
41 * be done for instance by a timer in regular intervals or by any other means appropriate for a specific
42 * application.</li>
43 * <li>When a check reveals that a reload operation is necessary all registered event listeners are notified.</li>
44 * <li>Typically one of the listeners is responsible to perform the actual reload operation. (How this is done is not in
45 * the scope of the controller object.) After this has been done, the controller's {@code resetReloadingState()} method
46 * must be called. It tells the controller that the last notification has been processed and that new checks are
47 * possible again. It is important that this method is called. Otherwise, {@code checkForReloading()} will not do any
48 * new checks or send out event notifications any more.</li>
49 * </ul>
50 * <p>
51 * This class can be accessed from multiple threads concurrently. It shields the associated {@link ReloadingDetector}
52 * object for concurrent access, so that a concrete detector implementation does not have to be thread-safe.
53 * </p>
54 *
55 * @since 2.0
56 */
57 public class ReloadingController implements EventSource {
58 /** Stores a reference to the reloading detector. */
59 private final ReloadingDetector detector;
60
61 /** The helper object which manages the registered event listeners. */
62 private final EventListenerList listeners;
63
64 /** A flag whether this controller is in reloading state. */
65 private boolean reloadingState;
66
67 /**
68 * Creates a new instance of {@code ReloadingController} and associates it with the given {@code ReloadingDetector}
69 * object.
70 *
71 * @param detect the {@code ReloadingDetector} (must not be <b>null</b>)
72 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the detector is undefined
73 */
74 public ReloadingController(final ReloadingDetector detect) {
75 if (detect == null) {
76 throw new IllegalArgumentException("ReloadingDetector must not be null!");
77 }
78
79 detector = detect;
80 listeners = new EventListenerList();
81 }
82
83 /**
84 * Gets the {@code ReloadingDetector} used by this controller.
85 *
86 * @return the {@code ReloadingDetector}
87 */
88 public ReloadingDetector getDetector() {
89 return detector;
90 }
91
92 /**
93 * {@inheritDoc} This class generates events of type {@code ReloadingEvent}.
94 */
95 @Override
96 public <T extends Event> void addEventListener(final EventType<T> eventType, final EventListener<? super T> listener) {
97 listeners.addEventListener(eventType, listener);
98 }
99
100 @Override
101 public <T extends Event> boolean removeEventListener(final EventType<T> eventType, final EventListener<? super T> listener) {
102 return listeners.removeEventListener(eventType, listener);
103 }
104
105 /**
106 * Tests whether this controller is in <em>reloading state</em>. A return value of <b>true</b> means that a previous
107 * invocation of {@code checkForReloading()} has detected the necessity for a reload operation, but
108 * {@code resetReloadingState()} has not been called yet. In this state no further reloading checks are possible.
109 *
110 * @return a flag whether this controller is in reloading state
111 */
112 public synchronized boolean isInReloadingState() {
113 return reloadingState;
114 }
115
116 /**
117 * Performs a check whether a reload operation is necessary. This method has to be called to trigger the generation of
118 * reloading events. It delegates to the associated {@link ReloadingDetector} and sends out notifications if necessary.
119 * The argument can be an arbitrary data object; it will be part of the event notification sent out when a reload
120 * operation should be performed. The return value indicates whether a change was detected and an event was sent. Once a
121 * need for a reload is detected, this controller is in <em>reloading state</em>. Until this state is reset (by calling
122 * {@link #resetReloadingState()}), no further reloading checks are performed by this method, and no events are fired;
123 * it then returns always <b>true</b>.
124 *
125 * @param data additional data for an event notification
126 * @return a flag whether a reload operation is necessary
127 */
128 public boolean checkForReloading(final Object data) {
129 boolean sendEvent = false;
130 synchronized (this) {
131 if (isInReloadingState()) {
132 return true;
133 }
134 if (getDetector().isReloadingRequired()) {
135 sendEvent = true;
136 reloadingState = true;
137 }
138 }
139
140 if (sendEvent) {
141 listeners.fire(new ReloadingEvent(this, data));
142 return true;
143 }
144 return false;
145 }
146
147 /**
148 * Resets the reloading state. This tells the controller that reloading has been performed and new checks are possible
149 * again. If this controller is not in reloading state, this method has no effect.
150 */
151 public synchronized void resetReloadingState() {
152 if (isInReloadingState()) {
153 getDetector().reloadingPerformed();
154 reloadingState = false;
155 }
156 }
157 }