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package org.opencastproject.util.data;
import static org.opencastproject.util.EqualsUtil.ne;
import static org.opencastproject.util.RequireUtil.notNull;
import static org.opencastproject.util.data.Cells.fcell;
import static org.opencastproject.util.data.Tuple.tuple;
/**
* Value cell, a mutable data container.
*
* Cells provide a pattern that reverses the listener pattern. Instead of propagating changes of a value to registered
* listeners via callbacks, the dependent object just holds a reference to a cell and pulls the value when needed.
*
* Cells must not contain null!
*
* @param
* the value type
*/
public final class VCell extends Cell {
private volatile A a;
private int change;
private final boolean stable;
private final Object lock = new Object();
public VCell(A a, boolean stable) {
this.a = notNull(a, "a");
this.stable = stable;
change = 1;
}
/** Constructor function. */
public static VCell cell(A a) {
return new VCell(a, true);
}
/** Create a cell containing none. */
public static VCell