org.castor.cache.hashbelt.reaper
Class RefreshingReaper

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.castor.cache.hashbelt.reaper.AbstractReaper
      extended by org.castor.cache.hashbelt.reaper.RefreshingReaper
All Implemented Interfaces:
Reaper

public abstract class RefreshingReaper
extends AbstractReaper

Calls a refresh method on each object in the container; it reinserts any returned object to the front of the expiration system. Useful for any object that needs to be periodically refreshed from source; you are free to return the same object that was called or to replace it with a refreshed version of that object.

Note that you must supply the implementation of the refresh method.

Since:
1.0
Version:
$Revision: 7950 $ $Date: 2006-04-25 16:09:10 -0600 (Tue, 25 Apr 2006) $
Author:
Gregory Block

Constructor Summary
RefreshingReaper()
           
 
Method Summary
 void handleExpiredContainer(Container expiredContainer)
          Methode called with a container that has expired before the container is garbage collected.
protected abstract  java.lang.Object refresh(java.lang.Object objectToBeRefreshed)
          Function called to attempt to refresh the object.
 
Methods inherited from class org.castor.cache.hashbelt.reaper.AbstractReaper
getCache, setCache
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

RefreshingReaper

public RefreshingReaper()
Method Detail

handleExpiredContainer

public final void handleExpiredContainer(Container expiredContainer)
Methode called with a container that has expired before the container is garbage collected.

Parameters:
expiredContainer - The container that has expired.

refresh

protected abstract java.lang.Object refresh(java.lang.Object objectToBeRefreshed)
Function called to attempt to refresh the object. If refresh was successful, return the refreshed object; if not, return null.

Parameters:
objectToBeRefreshed - The object to be refreshed.
Returns:
The refreshed object, or null if the object could not be refreshed.


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