http://openjdk.java.net/projects/code-tools/jmh/jmh-core/: The jmh is a Java harness for building, running, and analysing nano/micro/macro benchmarks written in Java and other languages targeting the JVM. (Oracle)
  • Aleksey Shipilev (Oracle/Sun, Red Hat)
  • Sergey Kuksenko (Oracle/Sun)
  • Anders Astrand (Oracle/BEA)
  • Staffan Friberg (Oracle/BEA)
  • Henrik Loef (Oracle/BEA) 
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package org.openjdk.jmh.util;

import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap;

public class Deduplicator<T> {

    final ConcurrentMap<T, T> map;

    public Deduplicator() {
        map = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
    }

    public T dedup(T t) {
        T et = map.putIfAbsent(t, t);
        if (et != null) {
            return et;
        } else {
            return t;
        }
    }

}