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package javafx.util;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Objects;
/**
* Represents a cancel or cleanup operation for an action that can be cancelled or
* that allocated resources. Subscriptions can be obtained, for example, as a result
* of registering a callback, starting a timer, or allocating resources. They
* provide a convenient way for subscribers to cancel these actions at a later time,
* without requiring additional information or even access to the source from where
* they were originally obtained.
*
*
* class Publisher {
* public Subscription subscribe(Consumer<NewsLetter> subscriber) {
* register(subscriber);
*
* // return a Subscription which unregisters the original subscriber
* return () -> unregister(subscriber);
* }
* }
*
*
* Subscriptions can also be combined using {@link #combine} and {@link #and},
* which allows for multiple subscriptions to be unsubscribed together. This is
* useful when they share the same lifecycle, for example, when performing
* cleanup for the same object.
*
* @since 21
*/
@FunctionalInterface
public interface Subscription {
/**
* An empty subscription. Does nothing when cancelled.
*/
static final Subscription EMPTY = () -> {};
/**
* Returns a {@code Subscription} which combines all of the given
* subscriptions.
*
* @param subscriptions an array of subscriptions to combine, cannot be {@code null} or contain {@code null}
* @return a {@code Subscription}, never {@code null}
* @throws NullPointerException when {@code subscriptions} is {@code null} or contains {@code null}
*/
static Subscription combine(Subscription... subscriptions) {
List list = List.of(subscriptions);
return () -> list.forEach(Subscription::unsubscribe);
}
/**
* Cancels this subscription, or does nothing if already cancelled.
*
* @implSpec Implementors must ensure the implementation is idempotent (a no-op
* if called more than once).
*/
void unsubscribe();
/**
* Combines this {@link Subscription} with the given {@code Subscription}
* and returns a new {@code Subscription} which will cancel both when
* cancelled.
*
*
This is equivalent to {@code Subscription.combine(this, other)}.
*
* @param other another {@code Subscription}, cannot be {@code null}
* @return a combined {@code Subscription} which will cancel both when
* cancelled, never {@code null}
* @throws NullPointerException when {@code other} is {@code null}
*/
default Subscription and(Subscription other) {
Objects.requireNonNull(other, "other cannot be null");
return () -> {
unsubscribe();
other.unsubscribe();
};
}
}