Package mondrian.util

Class ExpiringReference<T>

java.lang.Object

java.lang.ref.Reference<T>

java.lang.ref.SoftReference<T>

mondrian.util.ExpiringReference<T>

public class ExpiringReference<T>
extends SoftReference<T>

An expiring reference is a subclass of SoftReference which pins the reference in memory until a certain timeout is reached. After that, the reference is free to be garbage collected if needed.

The timeout value must be provided as a String representing both the time value and the time unit. For example, 1 second is represented as "1s". Valid time units are [d, h, m, s, ms], representing respectively days, hours, minutes, seconds and milliseconds.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ExpiringReference(T ref, String timeout)	Creates an expiring reference.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
T	get()
T	get(String timeout)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.ref.Reference

clear, clone, enqueue, isEnqueued, reachabilityFence, refersTo

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

ExpiringReference

public ExpiringReference(T ref,
 String timeout)

Creates an expiring reference.

Parameters:

ref - The referent.

timeout - The timeout to enforce, in minutes. If timeout is equal or less than 0, this means a hard reference.

Method Details

get

public T get()

Overrides:

get in class SoftReference<T>

get

public T get(String timeout)