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package org.apache.tomcat.util.threads;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue;
import java.util.concurrent.RejectedExecutionException;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

import org.apache.tomcat.util.res.StringManager;

As task queue specifically designed to run with a thread pool executor. The task queue is optimised to properly utilize threads within a thread pool executor. If you use a normal queue, the executor will spawn threads when there are idle threads and you wont be able to force items onto the queue itself.
/** * As task queue specifically designed to run with a thread pool executor. The * task queue is optimised to properly utilize threads within a thread pool * executor. If you use a normal queue, the executor will spawn threads when * there are idle threads and you wont be able to force items onto the queue * itself. */
public class TaskQueue extends LinkedBlockingQueue<Runnable> { private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L; protected static final StringManager sm = StringManager .getManager("org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.res"); private transient volatile ThreadPoolExecutor parent = null; // No need to be volatile. This is written and read in a single thread // (when stopping a context and firing the listeners) private Integer forcedRemainingCapacity = null; public TaskQueue() { super(); } public TaskQueue(int capacity) { super(capacity); } public TaskQueue(Collection<? extends Runnable> c) { super(c); } public void setParent(ThreadPoolExecutor tp) { parent = tp; } public boolean force(Runnable o) { if ( parent==null || parent.isShutdown() ) throw new RejectedExecutionException(sm.getString("taskQueue.notRunning")); return super.offer(o); //forces the item onto the queue, to be used if the task is rejected } public boolean force(Runnable o, long timeout, TimeUnit unit) throws InterruptedException { if ( parent==null || parent.isShutdown() ) throw new RejectedExecutionException(sm.getString("taskQueue.notRunning")); return super.offer(o,timeout,unit); //forces the item onto the queue, to be used if the task is rejected } @Override public boolean offer(Runnable o) { //we can't do any checks if (parent==null) return super.offer(o); //we are maxed out on threads, simply queue the object if (parent.getPoolSize() == parent.getMaximumPoolSize()) return super.offer(o); //we have idle threads, just add it to the queue if (parent.getSubmittedCount()<=(parent.getPoolSize())) return super.offer(o); //if we have less threads than maximum force creation of a new thread if (parent.getPoolSize()<parent.getMaximumPoolSize()) return false; //if we reached here, we need to add it to the queue return super.offer(o); } @Override public Runnable poll(long timeout, TimeUnit unit) throws InterruptedException { Runnable runnable = super.poll(timeout, unit); if (runnable == null && parent != null) { // the poll timed out, it gives an opportunity to stop the current // thread if needed to avoid memory leaks. parent.stopCurrentThreadIfNeeded(); } return runnable; } @Override public Runnable take() throws InterruptedException { if (parent != null && parent.currentThreadShouldBeStopped()) { return poll(parent.getKeepAliveTime(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS), TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS); // yes, this may return null (in case of timeout) which normally // does not occur with take() // but the ThreadPoolExecutor implementation allows this } return super.take(); } @Override public int remainingCapacity() { if (forcedRemainingCapacity != null) { // ThreadPoolExecutor.setCorePoolSize checks that // remainingCapacity==0 to allow to interrupt idle threads // I don't see why, but this hack allows to conform to this // "requirement" return forcedRemainingCapacity.intValue(); } return super.remainingCapacity(); } public void setForcedRemainingCapacity(Integer forcedRemainingCapacity) { this.forcedRemainingCapacity = forcedRemainingCapacity; } }