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package java.lang.ref;

import jdk.internal.ref.CleanerImpl;

import java.util.Objects;
import java.util.concurrent.ThreadFactory;
import java.util.function.Function;

Cleaner manages a set of object references and corresponding cleaning actions.

Cleaning actions are registered to run after the cleaner is notified that the object has become phantom reachable. The cleaner uses PhantomReference and ReferenceQueue to be notified when the reachability changes.

Each cleaner operates independently, managing the pending cleaning actions and handling threading and termination when the cleaner is no longer in use. Registering an object reference and corresponding cleaning action returns a Cleanable. The most efficient use is to explicitly invoke the clean method when the object is closed or no longer needed. The cleaning action is a Runnable to be invoked at most once when the object has become phantom reachable unless it has already been explicitly cleaned. Note that the cleaning action must not refer to the object being registered. If so, the object will not become phantom reachable and the cleaning action will not be invoked automatically.

The execution of the cleaning action is performed by a thread associated with the cleaner. All exceptions thrown by the cleaning action are ignored. The cleaner and other cleaning actions are not affected by exceptions in a cleaning action. The thread runs until all registered cleaning actions have completed and the cleaner itself is reclaimed by the garbage collector.

The behavior of cleaners during System.exit is implementation specific. No guarantees are made relating to whether cleaning actions are invoked or not.

Unless otherwise noted, passing a null argument to a constructor or method in this class will cause a NullPointerException to be thrown.

API Note: The cleaning action is invoked only after the associated object becomes phantom reachable, so it is important that the object implementing the cleaning action does not hold references to the object. In this example, a static class encapsulates the cleaning state and action. An "inner" class, anonymous or not, must not be used because it implicitly contains a reference to the outer instance, preventing it from becoming phantom reachable. The choice of a new cleaner or sharing an existing cleaner is determined by the use case.

If the CleaningExample is used in a try-finally block then the close method calls the cleaning action. If the close method is not called, the cleaning action is called by the Cleaner when the CleaningExample instance has become phantom reachable.


public class CleaningExample implements AutoCloseable {
       // A cleaner, preferably one shared within a library
       private static final Cleaner cleaner = <cleaner>;
       static class State implements Runnable {
           State(...) {
               // initialize State needed for cleaning action
           }
           public void run() {
               // cleanup action accessing State, executed at most once
           }
       }
       private final State;
       private final Cleaner.Cleanable cleanable
       public CleaningExample() {
           this.state = new State(...);
           this.cleanable = cleaner.register(this, state);
       }
       public void close() {
           cleanable.clean();
       }
   }
The cleaning action could be a lambda but all too easily will capture the object reference, by referring to fields of the object being cleaned, preventing the object from becoming phantom reachable. Using a static nested class, as above, will avoid accidentally retaining the object reference.

Cleaning actions should be prepared to be invoked concurrently with other cleaning actions. Typically the cleaning actions should be very quick to execute and not block. If the cleaning action blocks, it may delay processing other cleaning actions registered to the same cleaner. All cleaning actions registered to a cleaner should be mutually compatible.

Since:9
/** * {@code Cleaner} manages a set of object references and corresponding cleaning actions. * <p> * Cleaning actions are {@link #register(Object object, Runnable action) registered} * to run after the cleaner is notified that the object has become * phantom reachable. * The cleaner uses {@link PhantomReference} and {@link ReferenceQueue} to be * notified when the <a href="package-summary.html#reachability">reachability</a> * changes. * <p> * Each cleaner operates independently, managing the pending cleaning actions * and handling threading and termination when the cleaner is no longer in use. * Registering an object reference and corresponding cleaning action returns * a {@link Cleanable Cleanable}. The most efficient use is to explicitly invoke * the {@link Cleanable#clean clean} method when the object is closed or * no longer needed. * The cleaning action is a {@link Runnable} to be invoked at most once when * the object has become phantom reachable unless it has already been explicitly cleaned. * Note that the cleaning action must not refer to the object being registered. * If so, the object will not become phantom reachable and the cleaning action * will not be invoked automatically. * <p> * The execution of the cleaning action is performed * by a thread associated with the cleaner. * All exceptions thrown by the cleaning action are ignored. * The cleaner and other cleaning actions are not affected by * exceptions in a cleaning action. * The thread runs until all registered cleaning actions have * completed and the cleaner itself is reclaimed by the garbage collector. * <p> * The behavior of cleaners during {@link System#exit(int) System.exit} * is implementation specific. No guarantees are made relating * to whether cleaning actions are invoked or not. * <p> * Unless otherwise noted, passing a {@code null} argument to a constructor or * method in this class will cause a * {@link java.lang.NullPointerException NullPointerException} to be thrown. * * @apiNote * The cleaning action is invoked only after the associated object becomes * phantom reachable, so it is important that the object implementing the * cleaning action does not hold references to the object. * In this example, a static class encapsulates the cleaning state and action. * An "inner" class, anonymous or not, must not be used because it implicitly * contains a reference to the outer instance, preventing it from becoming * phantom reachable. * The choice of a new cleaner or sharing an existing cleaner is determined * by the use case. * <p> * If the CleaningExample is used in a try-finally block then the * {@code close} method calls the cleaning action. * If the {@code close} method is not called, the cleaning action is called * by the Cleaner when the CleaningExample instance has become phantom reachable. * <pre>{@code * public class CleaningExample implements AutoCloseable { * // A cleaner, preferably one shared within a library * private static final Cleaner cleaner = <cleaner>; * * static class State implements Runnable { * * State(...) { * // initialize State needed for cleaning action * } * * public void run() { * // cleanup action accessing State, executed at most once * } * } * * private final State; * private final Cleaner.Cleanable cleanable * * public CleaningExample() { * this.state = new State(...); * this.cleanable = cleaner.register(this, state); * } * * public void close() { * cleanable.clean(); * } * } * }</pre> * The cleaning action could be a lambda but all too easily will capture * the object reference, by referring to fields of the object being cleaned, * preventing the object from becoming phantom reachable. * Using a static nested class, as above, will avoid accidentally retaining the * object reference. * <p> * <a id="compatible-cleaners"></a> * Cleaning actions should be prepared to be invoked concurrently with * other cleaning actions. * Typically the cleaning actions should be very quick to execute * and not block. If the cleaning action blocks, it may delay processing * other cleaning actions registered to the same cleaner. * All cleaning actions registered to a cleaner should be mutually compatible. * @since 9 */
public final class Cleaner {
The Cleaner implementation.
/** * The Cleaner implementation. */
final CleanerImpl impl; static { CleanerImpl.setCleanerImplAccess(new Function<Cleaner, CleanerImpl>() { @Override public CleanerImpl apply(Cleaner cleaner) { return cleaner.impl; } }); }
Construct a Cleaner implementation and start it.
/** * Construct a Cleaner implementation and start it. */
private Cleaner() { impl = new CleanerImpl(); }
Returns a new Cleaner.

The cleaner creates a daemon thread to process the phantom reachable objects and to invoke cleaning actions. The context class loader of the thread is set to the system class loader. The thread has no permissions, enforced only if a SecurityManager is set.

The cleaner terminates when it is phantom reachable and all of the registered cleaning actions are complete.

Throws:
  • SecurityException – if the current thread is not allowed to create or start the thread.
Returns:a new Cleaner
/** * Returns a new {@code Cleaner}. * <p> * The cleaner creates a {@link Thread#setDaemon(boolean) daemon thread} * to process the phantom reachable objects and to invoke cleaning actions. * The {@linkplain java.lang.Thread#getContextClassLoader context class loader} * of the thread is set to the * {@link ClassLoader#getSystemClassLoader() system class loader}. * The thread has no permissions, enforced only if a * {@link java.lang.System#setSecurityManager(SecurityManager) SecurityManager is set}. * <p> * The cleaner terminates when it is phantom reachable and all of the * registered cleaning actions are complete. * * @return a new {@code Cleaner} * * @throws SecurityException if the current thread is not allowed to * create or start the thread. */
public static Cleaner create() { Cleaner cleaner = new Cleaner(); cleaner.impl.start(cleaner, null); return cleaner; }
Returns a new Cleaner using a Thread from the ThreadFactory.

A thread from the thread factory's newThread method is set to be a daemon thread and started to process phantom reachable objects and invoke cleaning actions. On each call the thread factory must provide a Thread that is suitable for performing the cleaning actions.

The cleaner terminates when it is phantom reachable and all of the registered cleaning actions are complete.

Params:
  • threadFactory – a ThreadFactory to return a new Thread to process cleaning actions
Throws:
Returns:a new Cleaner
/** * Returns a new {@code Cleaner} using a {@code Thread} from the {@code ThreadFactory}. * <p> * A thread from the thread factory's {@link ThreadFactory#newThread(Runnable) newThread} * method is set to be a {@link Thread#setDaemon(boolean) daemon thread} * and started to process phantom reachable objects and invoke cleaning actions. * On each call the {@link ThreadFactory#newThread(Runnable) thread factory} * must provide a Thread that is suitable for performing the cleaning actions. * <p> * The cleaner terminates when it is phantom reachable and all of the * registered cleaning actions are complete. * * @param threadFactory a {@code ThreadFactory} to return a new {@code Thread} * to process cleaning actions * @return a new {@code Cleaner} * * @throws IllegalThreadStateException if the thread from the thread * factory was {@link Thread.State#NEW not a new thread}. * @throws SecurityException if the current thread is not allowed to * create or start the thread. */
public static Cleaner create(ThreadFactory threadFactory) { Objects.requireNonNull(threadFactory, "threadFactory"); Cleaner cleaner = new Cleaner(); cleaner.impl.start(cleaner, threadFactory); return cleaner; }
Registers an object and a cleaning action to run when the object becomes phantom reachable. Refer to the API Note above for cautions about the behavior of cleaning actions.
Params:
  • obj – the object to monitor
  • action – a Runnable to invoke when the object becomes phantom reachable
Returns:a Cleanable instance
/** * Registers an object and a cleaning action to run when the object * becomes phantom reachable. * Refer to the <a href="#compatible-cleaners">API Note</a> above for * cautions about the behavior of cleaning actions. * * @param obj the object to monitor * @param action a {@code Runnable} to invoke when the object becomes phantom reachable * @return a {@code Cleanable} instance */
public Cleanable register(Object obj, Runnable action) { Objects.requireNonNull(obj, "obj"); Objects.requireNonNull(action, "action"); return new CleanerImpl.PhantomCleanableRef(obj, this, action); }
Cleanable represents an object and a cleaning action registered in a Cleaner.
Since:9
/** * {@code Cleanable} represents an object and a * cleaning action registered in a {@code Cleaner}. * @since 9 */
public interface Cleanable {
Unregisters the cleanable and invokes the cleaning action. The cleanable's cleaning action is invoked at most once regardless of the number of calls to clean.
/** * Unregisters the cleanable and invokes the cleaning action. * The cleanable's cleaning action is invoked at most once * regardless of the number of calls to {@code clean}. */
void clean(); } }