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package java.util.concurrent;

A CompletionService that uses a supplied Executor to execute tasks. This class arranges that submitted tasks are, upon completion, placed on a queue accessible using take. The class is lightweight enough to be suitable for transient use when processing groups of tasks.

Usage Examples. Suppose you have a set of solvers for a certain problem, each returning a value of some type Result, and would like to run them concurrently, processing the results of each of them that return a non-null value, in some method use(Result r). You could write this as:

 
void solve(Executor e,
           Collection<Callable<Result>> solvers)
    throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException {
  CompletionService<Result> cs
      = new ExecutorCompletionService<>(e);
  solvers.forEach(cs::submit);
  for (int i = solvers.size(); i > 0; i--) {
    Result r = cs.take().get();
    if (r != null)
      use(r);
  }
 }
Suppose instead that you would like to use the first non-null result of the set of tasks, ignoring any that encounter exceptions, and cancelling all other tasks when the first one is ready:
 
void solve(Executor e,
           Collection<Callable<Result>> solvers)
    throws InterruptedException {
  CompletionService<Result> cs
      = new ExecutorCompletionService<>(e);
  int n = solvers.size();
  List<Future<Result>> futures = new ArrayList<>(n);
  Result result = null;
  try {
    solvers.forEach(solver -> futures.add(cs.submit(solver)));
    for (int i = n; i > 0; i--) {
      try {
        Result r = cs.take().get();
        if (r != null) {
          result = r;
          break;
        }
      } catch (ExecutionException ignore) {}
    }
  } finally {
    futures.forEach(future -> future.cancel(true));
  }
  if (result != null)
    use(result);
 }
Since:1.5
/** * A {@link CompletionService} that uses a supplied {@link Executor} * to execute tasks. This class arranges that submitted tasks are, * upon completion, placed on a queue accessible using {@code take}. * The class is lightweight enough to be suitable for transient use * when processing groups of tasks. * * <p> * * <b>Usage Examples.</b> * * Suppose you have a set of solvers for a certain problem, each * returning a value of some type {@code Result}, and would like to * run them concurrently, processing the results of each of them that * return a non-null value, in some method {@code use(Result r)}. You * could write this as: * * <pre> {@code * void solve(Executor e, * Collection<Callable<Result>> solvers) * throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException { * CompletionService<Result> cs * = new ExecutorCompletionService<>(e); * solvers.forEach(cs::submit); * for (int i = solvers.size(); i > 0; i--) { * Result r = cs.take().get(); * if (r != null) * use(r); * } * }}</pre> * * Suppose instead that you would like to use the first non-null result * of the set of tasks, ignoring any that encounter exceptions, * and cancelling all other tasks when the first one is ready: * * <pre> {@code * void solve(Executor e, * Collection<Callable<Result>> solvers) * throws InterruptedException { * CompletionService<Result> cs * = new ExecutorCompletionService<>(e); * int n = solvers.size(); * List<Future<Result>> futures = new ArrayList<>(n); * Result result = null; * try { * solvers.forEach(solver -> futures.add(cs.submit(solver))); * for (int i = n; i > 0; i--) { * try { * Result r = cs.take().get(); * if (r != null) { * result = r; * break; * } * } catch (ExecutionException ignore) {} * } * } finally { * futures.forEach(future -> future.cancel(true)); * } * * if (result != null) * use(result); * }}</pre> * * @since 1.5 */
public class ExecutorCompletionService<V> implements CompletionService<V> { private final Executor executor; private final AbstractExecutorService aes; private final BlockingQueue<Future<V>> completionQueue;
FutureTask extension to enqueue upon completion.
/** * FutureTask extension to enqueue upon completion. */
private static class QueueingFuture<V> extends FutureTask<Void> { QueueingFuture(RunnableFuture<V> task, BlockingQueue<Future<V>> completionQueue) { super(task, null); this.task = task; this.completionQueue = completionQueue; } private final Future<V> task; private final BlockingQueue<Future<V>> completionQueue; protected void done() { completionQueue.add(task); } } private RunnableFuture<V> newTaskFor(Callable<V> task) { if (aes == null) return new FutureTask<V>(task); else return aes.newTaskFor(task); } private RunnableFuture<V> newTaskFor(Runnable task, V result) { if (aes == null) return new FutureTask<V>(task, result); else return aes.newTaskFor(task, result); }
Creates an ExecutorCompletionService using the supplied executor for base task execution and a LinkedBlockingQueue as a completion queue.
Params:
  • executor – the executor to use
Throws:
/** * Creates an ExecutorCompletionService using the supplied * executor for base task execution and a * {@link LinkedBlockingQueue} as a completion queue. * * @param executor the executor to use * @throws NullPointerException if executor is {@code null} */
public ExecutorCompletionService(Executor executor) { if (executor == null) throw new NullPointerException(); this.executor = executor; this.aes = (executor instanceof AbstractExecutorService) ? (AbstractExecutorService) executor : null; this.completionQueue = new LinkedBlockingQueue<Future<V>>(); }
Creates an ExecutorCompletionService using the supplied executor for base task execution and the supplied queue as its completion queue.
Params:
  • executor – the executor to use
  • completionQueue – the queue to use as the completion queue normally one dedicated for use by this service. This queue is treated as unbounded -- failed attempted Queue.add operations for completed tasks cause them not to be retrievable.
Throws:
/** * Creates an ExecutorCompletionService using the supplied * executor for base task execution and the supplied queue as its * completion queue. * * @param executor the executor to use * @param completionQueue the queue to use as the completion queue * normally one dedicated for use by this service. This * queue is treated as unbounded -- failed attempted * {@code Queue.add} operations for completed tasks cause * them not to be retrievable. * @throws NullPointerException if executor or completionQueue are {@code null} */
public ExecutorCompletionService(Executor executor, BlockingQueue<Future<V>> completionQueue) { if (executor == null || completionQueue == null) throw new NullPointerException(); this.executor = executor; this.aes = (executor instanceof AbstractExecutorService) ? (AbstractExecutorService) executor : null; this.completionQueue = completionQueue; }
Throws:
/** * @throws RejectedExecutionException {@inheritDoc} * @throws NullPointerException {@inheritDoc} */
public Future<V> submit(Callable<V> task) { if (task == null) throw new NullPointerException(); RunnableFuture<V> f = newTaskFor(task); executor.execute(new QueueingFuture<V>(f, completionQueue)); return f; }
Throws:
/** * @throws RejectedExecutionException {@inheritDoc} * @throws NullPointerException {@inheritDoc} */
public Future<V> submit(Runnable task, V result) { if (task == null) throw new NullPointerException(); RunnableFuture<V> f = newTaskFor(task, result); executor.execute(new QueueingFuture<V>(f, completionQueue)); return f; } public Future<V> take() throws InterruptedException { return completionQueue.take(); } public Future<V> poll() { return completionQueue.poll(); } public Future<V> poll(long timeout, TimeUnit unit) throws InterruptedException { return completionQueue.poll(timeout, unit); } }