com.protomatter.pool
Interface ObjectPool

All Known Implementing Classes:

SimpleObjectPool

public interface ObjectPool

The interface for a generic object pool.

See Also:

ObjectPoolObject

Method Summary

void	checkin(ObjectPoolObject opo) Put an object back into the pool.
ObjectPoolObject	checkout() Get an object out of the pool.
int	getObjectsInUse() Get the current number of objects that have been checked out.
void	init(java.util.Hashtable ht) Initialize the pool.
void	reInitializeObjectPool() Re-initialize the object pool.

Method Detail

checkout

public ObjectPoolObject checkout()
                          throws java.lang.Exception

Get an object out of the pool.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - If there is a problem checking something out of the pool.

checkin

public void checkin(ObjectPoolObject opo)
             throws java.lang.Exception

Put an object back into the pool.

init

public void init(java.util.Hashtable ht)
          throws java.lang.Exception

Initialize the pool.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - If there is a problem initializing the pool.

reInitializeObjectPool

public void reInitializeObjectPool()
                            throws java.lang.Exception

Re-initialize the object pool.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - If there is a problem re-initializing the pool.

getObjectsInUse

public int getObjectsInUse()

Get the current number of objects that have been checked out.