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package java.io;

import java.util.*;
import java.io.File;
import jdk.internal.misc.SharedSecrets;

This class holds a set of filenames to be deleted on VM exit through a shutdown hook. A set is used both to prevent double-insertion of the same file as well as offer quick removal.
/** * This class holds a set of filenames to be deleted on VM exit through a shutdown hook. * A set is used both to prevent double-insertion of the same file as well as offer * quick removal. */
class DeleteOnExitHook { private static LinkedHashSet<String> files = new LinkedHashSet<>(); static { // DeleteOnExitHook must be the last shutdown hook to be invoked. // Application shutdown hooks may add the first file to the // delete on exit list and cause the DeleteOnExitHook to be // registered during shutdown in progress. So set the // registerShutdownInProgress parameter to true. SharedSecrets.getJavaLangAccess() .registerShutdownHook(2 /* Shutdown hook invocation order */, true /* register even if shutdown in progress */, new Runnable() { public void run() { runHooks(); } } ); } private DeleteOnExitHook() {} static synchronized void add(String file) { if(files == null) { // DeleteOnExitHook is running. Too late to add a file throw new IllegalStateException("Shutdown in progress"); } files.add(file); } static void runHooks() { LinkedHashSet<String> theFiles; synchronized (DeleteOnExitHook.class) { theFiles = files; files = null; } ArrayList<String> toBeDeleted = new ArrayList<>(theFiles); // reverse the list to maintain previous jdk deletion order. // Last in first deleted. Collections.reverse(toBeDeleted); for (String filename : toBeDeleted) { (new File(filename)).delete(); } } }