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package android.arch.lifecycle;
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
import android.arch.core.executor.ArchTaskExecutor;
import android.support.annotation.MainThread;
import android.support.annotation.WorkerThread;
/**
* A LiveData class that can be invalidated and computed on demand.
*
* This is an internal class for now, might be public if we see the necessity.
*
* @param The type of the live data
*/
public abstract class ComputableLiveData {
/** The m live data. */
private final LiveData mLiveData;
/** The m invalid. */
private AtomicBoolean mInvalid = new AtomicBoolean(true);
/** The m computing. */
private AtomicBoolean mComputing = new AtomicBoolean(false);
/**
* Creates a computable live data which is computed when there are active observers.
*
* It can also be invalidated via {@link #invalidate()} which will result in a call to
* {@link #compute()} if there are active observers (or when they start observing)
*/
public ComputableLiveData() {
mLiveData = new LiveData() {
@Override
protected void onActive() {
// TODO if we make this class public, we should accept an executor
ArchTaskExecutor.getInstance().executeOnDiskIO(mRefreshRunnable);
}
};
}
/**
* Returns the LiveData managed by this class.
*
* @return A LiveData that is controlled by ComputableLiveData.
*/
@SuppressWarnings("WeakerAccess")
public LiveData getLiveData() {
return mLiveData;
}
/** The m refresh runnable. */
final Runnable mRefreshRunnable = new Runnable() {
@WorkerThread
@Override
public void run() {
boolean computed;
do {
computed = false;
// compute can happen only in 1 thread but no reason to lock others.
if (mComputing.compareAndSet(false, true)) {
// as long as it is invalid, keep computing.
try {
T value = null;
while (mInvalid.compareAndSet(true, false)) {
computed = true;
value = compute();
}
if (computed) {
mLiveData.postValue(value);
}
} finally {
// release compute lock
mComputing.set(false);
}
}
// check invalid after releasing compute lock to avoid the following scenario.
// Thread A runs compute()
// Thread A checks invalid, it is false
// Main thread sets invalid to true
// Thread B runs, fails to acquire compute lock and skips
// Thread A releases compute lock
// We've left invalid in set state. The check below recovers.
} while (computed && mInvalid.get());
}
};
/** The m invalidation runnable. */
// invalidation check always happens on the main thread
final Runnable mInvalidationRunnable = new Runnable() {
@MainThread
@Override
public void run() {
boolean isActive = mLiveData.hasActiveObservers();
if (mInvalid.compareAndSet(false, true)) {
if (isActive) {
// TODO if we make this class public, we should accept an executor.
ArchTaskExecutor.getInstance().executeOnDiskIO(mRefreshRunnable);
}
}
}
};
/**
* Invalidates the LiveData.
*
* When there are active observers, this will trigger a call to {@link #compute()}.
*/
public void invalidate() {
ArchTaskExecutor.getInstance().executeOnMainThread(mInvalidationRunnable);
}
/**
* Compute.
*
* @return the t
*/
@WorkerThread
protected abstract T compute();
}