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package org.apache.commons.io;
import java.io.File;
import java.lang.ref.PhantomReference;
import java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Vector;
/**
* Keeps track of files awaiting deletion, and deletes them when an associated
* marker object is reclaimed by the garbage collector.
*
* This utility creates a background thread to handle file deletion.
* Each file to be deleted is registered with a handler object.
* When the handler object is garbage collected, the file is deleted.
*
* In an environment with multiple class loaders (a servlet container, for
* example), you should consider stopping the background thread if it is no
* longer needed. This is done by invoking the method
* {@link #exitWhenFinished}, typically in
* {@link javax.servlet.ServletContextListener#contextDestroyed} or similar.
*
* @author Noel Bergman
* @author Martin Cooper
* @version $Id: FileCleaner.java 490987 2006-12-29 12:11:48Z scolebourne $
*/
public class FileCleaningTracker {
/**
* Queue of Tracker instances being watched.
*/
ReferenceQueue /* Tracker */ q = new ReferenceQueue();
/**
* Collection of Tracker instances in existence.
*/
final Collection /* Tracker */ trackers = new Vector(); // synchronized
/**
* Whether to terminate the thread when the tracking is complete.
*/
volatile boolean exitWhenFinished = false;
/**
* The thread that will clean up registered files.
*/
Thread reaper;
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
* Track the specified file, using the provided marker, deleting the file
* when the marker instance is garbage collected.
* The {@link FileDeleteStrategy#NORMAL normal} deletion strategy will be used.
*
* @param file the file to be tracked, not null
* @param marker the marker object used to track the file, not null
* @throws NullPointerException if the file is null
*/
public void track(File file, Object marker) {
track(file, marker, (FileDeleteStrategy) null);
}
/**
* Track the specified file, using the provided marker, deleting the file
* when the marker instance is garbage collected.
* The speified deletion strategy is used.
*
* @param file the file to be tracked, not null
* @param marker the marker object used to track the file, not null
* @param deleteStrategy the strategy to delete the file, null means normal
* @throws NullPointerException if the file is null
*/
public void track(File file, Object marker, FileDeleteStrategy deleteStrategy) {
if (file == null) {
throw new NullPointerException("The file must not be null");
}
addTracker(file.getPath(), marker, deleteStrategy);
}
/**
* Track the specified file, using the provided marker, deleting the file
* when the marker instance is garbage collected.
* The {@link FileDeleteStrategy#NORMAL normal} deletion strategy will be used.
*
* @param path the full path to the file to be tracked, not null
* @param marker the marker object used to track the file, not null
* @throws NullPointerException if the path is null
*/
public void track(String path, Object marker) {
track(path, marker, (FileDeleteStrategy) null);
}
/**
* Track the specified file, using the provided marker, deleting the file
* when the marker instance is garbage collected.
* The speified deletion strategy is used.
*
* @param path the full path to the file to be tracked, not null
* @param marker the marker object used to track the file, not null
* @param deleteStrategy the strategy to delete the file, null means normal
* @throws NullPointerException if the path is null
*/
public void track(String path, Object marker, FileDeleteStrategy deleteStrategy) {
if (path == null) {
throw new NullPointerException("The path must not be null");
}
addTracker(path, marker, deleteStrategy);
}
/**
* Adds a tracker to the list of trackers.
*
* @param path the full path to the file to be tracked, not null
* @param marker the marker object used to track the file, not null
* @param deleteStrategy the strategy to delete the file, null means normal
*/
private synchronized void addTracker(String path, Object marker, FileDeleteStrategy deleteStrategy) {
// synchronized block protects reaper
if (exitWhenFinished) {
throw new IllegalStateException("No new trackers can be added once exitWhenFinished() is called");
}
if (reaper == null) {
reaper = new Reaper();
reaper.start();
}
trackers.add(new Tracker(path, deleteStrategy, marker, q));
}
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
* Retrieve the number of files currently being tracked, and therefore
* awaiting deletion.
*
* @return the number of files being tracked
*/
public int getTrackCount() {
return trackers.size();
}
/**
* Call this method to cause the file cleaner thread to terminate when
* there are no more objects being tracked for deletion.
*
* In a simple environment, you don't need this method as the file cleaner
* thread will simply exit when the JVM exits. In a more complex environment,
* with multiple class loaders (such as an application server), you should be
* aware that the file cleaner thread will continue running even if the class
* loader it was started from terminates. This can consitute a memory leak.
*
* For example, suppose that you have developed a web application, which
* contains the commons-io jar file in your WEB-INF/lib directory. In other
* words, the FileCleaner class is loaded through the class loader of your
* web application. If the web application is terminated, but the servlet
* container is still running, then the file cleaner thread will still exist,
* posing a memory leak.
*
* This method allows the thread to be terminated. Simply call this method
* in the resource cleanup code, such as {@link javax.servlet.ServletContextListener#contextDestroyed}.
* One called, no new objects can be tracked by the file cleaner.
*/
public synchronized void exitWhenFinished() {
// synchronized block protects reaper
exitWhenFinished = true;
if (reaper != null) {
synchronized (reaper) {
reaper.interrupt();
}
}
}
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
* The reaper thread.
*/
private final class Reaper extends Thread {
/** Construct a new Reaper */
Reaper() {
super("File Reaper");
setPriority(Thread.MAX_PRIORITY);
setDaemon(true);
}
/**
* Run the reaper thread that will delete files as their associated
* marker objects are reclaimed by the garbage collector.
*/
public void run() {
// thread exits when exitWhenFinished is true and there are no more tracked objects
while (exitWhenFinished == false || trackers.size() > 0) {
Tracker tracker = null;
try {
// Wait for a tracker to remove.
tracker = (Tracker) q.remove();
} catch (Exception e) {
continue;
}
if (tracker != null) {
tracker.delete();
tracker.clear();
trackers.remove(tracker);
}
}
}
}
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
* Inner class which acts as the reference for a file pending deletion.
*/
private static final class Tracker extends PhantomReference {
/**
* The full path to the file being tracked.
*/
private final String path;
/**
* The strategy for deleting files.
*/
private final FileDeleteStrategy deleteStrategy;
/**
* Constructs an instance of this class from the supplied parameters.
*
* @param path the full path to the file to be tracked, not null
* @param deleteStrategy the strategy to delete the file, null means normal
* @param marker the marker object used to track the file, not null
* @param queue the queue on to which the tracker will be pushed, not null
*/
Tracker(String path, FileDeleteStrategy deleteStrategy, Object marker, ReferenceQueue queue) {
super(marker, queue);
this.path = path;
this.deleteStrategy = (deleteStrategy == null ? FileDeleteStrategy.NORMAL : deleteStrategy);
}
/**
* Deletes the file associated with this tracker instance.
*
* @return true if the file was deleted successfully;
* false otherwise.
*/
public boolean delete() {
return deleteStrategy.deleteQuietly(new File(path));
}
}
}