org.norther.tammi.core.monitor
Interface Finalizer

All Superinterfaces:

Executable, Runnable, Startable

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultFinalizer

public interface Finalizer
extends Executable

An interface to reference queues for referents to be finalized before garbage collected.

Author:

Ilkka Priha

Method Summary

PhantomReference	addPhantomListener(Object referent, QueueListener listener) Adds a new phantom reference to the reference queue and registers its listener.
SoftReference	addSoftListener(Object referent, QueueListener listener) Adds a new soft reference to the reference queue and registers its listener.
WeakReference	addWeakListener(Object referent, QueueListener listener) Adds a new weak reference to the reference queue and registers its listener.
void	removeListener(Reference reference) Removes the registered listener of a reference.

Methods inherited from interface org.norther.tammi.core.thread.Executable

getExecutorName, setExecutorName

Methods inherited from interface org.norther.tammi.core.base.Startable

isStarted, start, stop

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Runnable

run

Method Detail

addPhantomListener

PhantomReference addPhantomListener(Object referent,
                                    QueueListener listener)

Adds a new phantom reference to the reference queue and registers its listener.

Parameters:

referent - the referent of the reference.

listener - a listener for the enqueued referent.

Returns:

the new phantom reference.

addWeakListener

WeakReference addWeakListener(Object referent,
                              QueueListener listener)

Adds a new weak reference to the reference queue and registers its listener.

Parameters:

referent - the referent of the reference.

listener - a listener for the enqueued referent.

Returns:

the new weak reference.

addSoftListener

SoftReference addSoftListener(Object referent,
                              QueueListener listener)

Adds a new soft reference to the reference queue and registers its listener.

Parameters:

referent - the referent of the reference.

listener - a listener for the enqueued referent.

Returns:

the new soft reference.

removeListener

void removeListener(Reference reference)

Removes the registered listener of a reference.

Parameters:

reference - the reference.