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* Copyright (c) 2018 - Manifold Systems LLC
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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*
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package manifold.util.concurrent;
/**
* Implements the lazy initialization pattern.
* No locking of any kind is used.
*/
public abstract class LocklessLazyVar
{
protected final static Object NULL = new Object();
private volatile T _val = null;
/**
* @return the value of this lazy var, created if necessary
*/
public T get()
{
T result = _val;
if( result == NULL )
{
return null;
}
if( result == null )
{
result = init();
if( result == null )
{
_val = (T)NULL;
}
else
{
_val = result;
}
}
return result;
}
public T set( T value )
{
T prev = get();
_val = value == null ? (T)NULL : value;
return prev;
}
protected abstract T init();
/**
* Clears the variable, forcing the next call to {@link #get()} to re-init the value.
*/
public final T clear()
{
T prev = _val;
_val = null;
return prev;
}
public boolean isLoaded()
{
return _val != null;
}
public interface LazyVarInit
{
Q init();
}
/**
* Creates a new LockingLazyVar based on the type of the LazyVarInit passed in.
*/
public static LocklessLazyVar make( final LazyVarInit closure )
{
return new LocklessLazyVar()
{
protected Q init()
{
return closure.init();
}
};
}
}