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* Copyright (C) 2007 Google Inc.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
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package com.google.common.base;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.lang.ref.Reference;
import java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.net.URL;
import java.net.URLClassLoader;
import java.util.logging.Level;
import java.util.logging.Logger;
/**
* A reference queue with an associated background thread that dequeues
* references and invokes {@link FinalizableReference#finalizeReferent()} on
* them.
*
* <p>Keep a strong reference to this object until all of the associated
* referents have been finalized. If this object is garbage collected earlier,
* the backing thread will not invoke {@code finalizeReferent()} on the
* remaining references.
*
* @author Bob Lee
*/
public class FinalizableReferenceQueue {
/*
* The Finalizer thread keeps a phantom reference to this object. When the
* client (ReferenceMap, for example) no longer has a strong reference to
* this object, the garbage collector will reclaim it and enqueue the
* phantom reference. The enqueued reference will trigger the Finalizer to
* stop.
*
* If this library is loaded in the system class loader,
* FinalizableReferenceQueue can load Finalizer directly with no problems.
*
* If this library is loaded in an application class loader, it's important
* that Finalizer not have a strong reference back to the class loader.
* Otherwise, you could have a graph like this:
*
* Finalizer Thread
* runs instance of -> Finalizer.class
* loaded by -> Application class loader
* which loaded -> ReferenceMap.class
* which has a static -> FinalizableReferenceQueue instance
*
* Even if no other references to classes from the application class loader
* remain, the Finalizer thread keeps an indirect strong reference to the
* queue in ReferenceMap, which keeps the Finalizer running, and as a result,
* the application class loader can never be reclaimed.
*
* This means that dynamically loaded web applications and OSGi bundles can't
* be unloaded.
*
* If the library is loaded in an application class loader, we try to break
* the cycle by loading Finalizer in its own independent class loader:
*
* System class loader
* -> Application class loader
* -> ReferenceMap
* -> FinalizableReferenceQueue
* -> etc.
* -> Decoupled class loader
* -> Finalizer
*
* Now, Finalizer no longer keeps an indirect strong reference to the
* static FinalizableReferenceQueue field in ReferenceMap. The application
* class loader can be reclaimed at which point the Finalizer thread will
* stop and its decoupled class loader can also be reclaimed.
*
* If any of this fails along the way, we fall back to loading Finalizer
* directly in the application class loader.
*/
private static final Logger logger
= Logger.getLogger(FinalizableReferenceQueue.class.getName());
private static final String FINALIZER_CLASS_NAME
= "com.google.common.base.internal.Finalizer";
/** Reference to Finalizer.startFinalizer(). */
private static final Method startFinalizer;
static {
Class<?> finalizer = loadFinalizer(
new SystemLoader(), new DecoupledLoader(), new DirectLoader());
startFinalizer = getStartFinalizer(finalizer);
}
/**
* The actual reference queue that our background thread will poll.
*/
final ReferenceQueue<Object> queue;
/**
* Whether or not the background thread started successfully.
*/
final boolean threadStarted;
/**
* Constructs a new queue.
*/
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public FinalizableReferenceQueue() {
// We could start the finalizer lazily, but I'd rather it blow up early.
ReferenceQueue<Object> queue;
boolean threadStarted = false;
try {
queue = (ReferenceQueue<Object>) startFinalizer.invoke(null,
FinalizableReference.class, this);
threadStarted = true;
} catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
// Finalizer.startFinalizer() is public.
throw new AssertionError(e);
} catch (Throwable t) {
logger.log(Level.INFO, "Failed to start reference finalizer thread."
+ " Reference cleanup will only occur when new references are"
+ " created.", t);
queue = new ReferenceQueue<Object>();
}
this.queue = queue;
this.threadStarted = threadStarted;
}
/**
* Repeatedly dequeues references from the queue and invokes
* {@link FinalizableReference#finalizeReferent()} on them until the queue
* is empty. This method is a no-op if the background thread was created
* successfully.
*/
void cleanUp() {
if (threadStarted) {
return;
}
Reference<?> reference;
while ((reference = queue.poll()) != null) {
/*
* This is for the benefit of phantom references. Weak and soft
* references will have already been cleared by this point.
*/
reference.clear();
try {
((FinalizableReference) reference).finalizeReferent();
} catch (Throwable t) {
logger.log(Level.SEVERE, "Error cleaning up after reference.", t);
}
}
}
/**
* Iterates through the given loaders until it finds one that can load
* Finalizer.
*
* @return Finalizer.class
*/
private static Class<?> loadFinalizer(FinalizerLoader... loaders) {
for (FinalizerLoader loader : loaders) {
Class<?> finalizer = loader.loadFinalizer();
if (finalizer != null) {
return finalizer;
}
}
throw new AssertionError();
}
/**
* Loads Finalizer.class.
*/
interface FinalizerLoader {
/**
* Returns Finalizer.class or null if this loader shouldn't or can't load
* it.
*
* @throws SecurityException if we don't have the appropriate privileges
*/
Class<?> loadFinalizer();
}
/**
* Tries to load Finalizer from the system class loader. If Finalizer is
* in the system class path, we needn't create a separate loader.
*/
static class SystemLoader implements FinalizerLoader {
public Class<?> loadFinalizer() {
ClassLoader systemLoader;
try {
systemLoader = ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader();
} catch (SecurityException e) {
logger.info("Not allowed to access system class loader.");
return null;
}
if (systemLoader != null) {
try {
return systemLoader.loadClass(FINALIZER_CLASS_NAME);
} catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
// Ignore. Finalizer is simply in a child class loader.
return null;
}
} else {
return null;
}
}
}
/**
* Try to load Finalizer in its own class loader. If Finalizer's thread
* had a direct reference to our class loader (which could be that of
* a dynamically loaded web application or OSGi bundle), it would prevent
* our class loader from getting garbage collected.
*/
static class DecoupledLoader implements FinalizerLoader {
private static final String LOADING_ERROR = "Could not load Finalizer in"
+ " its own class loader. Loading Finalizer in the current class loader"
+ " instead. As a result, you will not be able to garbage collect this"
+ " class loader. To support reclaiming this class loader, either"
+ " resolve the underlying issue, or move Google Collections to your"
+ " system class path.";
public Class<?> loadFinalizer() {
try {
/*
* We use URLClassLoader because it's the only concrete class loader
* implementation in the JDK. If we used our own ClassLoader subclass,
* Finalizer would indirectly reference this class loader:
*
* Finalizer.class ->
* CustomClassLoader ->
* CustomClassLoader.class ->
* This class loader
*
* System class loader will (and must) be the parent.
*/
ClassLoader finalizerLoader = newLoader(getBaseUrl());
return finalizerLoader.loadClass(FINALIZER_CLASS_NAME);
} catch (Exception e) {
logger.log(Level.WARNING, LOADING_ERROR, e);
return null;
}
}
/**
* Gets URL for base of path containing Finalizer.class.
*/
URL getBaseUrl() throws IOException {
// Find URL pointing to Finalizer.class file.
String finalizerPath = FINALIZER_CLASS_NAME.replace('.', '/') + ".class";
URL finalizerUrl = getClass().getClassLoader().getResource(finalizerPath);
if (finalizerUrl == null) {
throw new FileNotFoundException(finalizerPath);
}
// Find URL pointing to base of class path.
String urlString = finalizerUrl.toString();
if (!urlString.endsWith(finalizerPath)) {
throw new IOException("Unsupported path style: " + urlString);
}
urlString = urlString.substring(0,
urlString.length() - finalizerPath.length());
return new URL(finalizerUrl, urlString);
}
/** Creates a class loader with the given base URL as its classpath. */
URLClassLoader newLoader(URL base) {
return new URLClassLoader(new URL[] { base });
}
}
/**
* Loads Finalizer directly using the current class loader. We won't be
* able to garbage collect this class loader, but at least the world
* doesn't end.
*/
static class DirectLoader implements FinalizerLoader {
public Class<?> loadFinalizer() {
try {
return Class.forName(FINALIZER_CLASS_NAME);
} catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
throw new AssertionError(e);
}
}
}
/**
* Looks up Finalizer.startFinalizer().
*/
static Method getStartFinalizer(Class<?> finalizer) {
try {
return finalizer.getMethod("startFinalizer", Class.class, Object.class);
} catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
throw new AssertionError(e);
}
}
}