A java.util.Map implementation using reference values
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2002 Kelly Grizzle (TJDO)
2003 Andy Jefferson - commented
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import java.lang.ref.Reference;
import java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;
/**
* A <code>java.util.Map</code> implementation using reference values.
*
* <p>The values are stored in the map as references. If the garbage collector
* clears the reference, the corresponding key is automatically removed from the
* map.
*
* @see java.lang.ref.Reference
* @version $Revision: 1.3 $
*/
public abstract class ReferenceValueMap implements Map, Cloneable
{
private HashMap map;
private ReferenceQueue reaped = new ReferenceQueue();
/**
* Default Constructor.
**/
public ReferenceValueMap()
{
map = new HashMap();
}
/**
* Constructor taking initial capacity.
* @param initial_capacity Initial Capacity of HashMap
**/
public ReferenceValueMap(int initial_capacity)
{
map = new HashMap(initial_capacity);
}
/**
* Constructor taking initial capacity and load factor.
* @param initial_capacity Initial Capacity of HashMap
* @param load_factor Load Factor of HashMap
**/
public ReferenceValueMap(int initial_capacity,float load_factor)
{
map = new HashMap(initial_capacity, load_factor);
}
/**
* Constructor taking initial Map.
* @param m Map to initial with.
**/
public ReferenceValueMap(Map m)
{
map = new HashMap();
putAll(m);
}
/**
* Clone method.
* @return Clone of this object.
**/
public Object clone()
{
reap();
ReferenceValueMap rvm = null;
try
{
rvm = (ReferenceValueMap)super.clone();
}
catch (CloneNotSupportedException e)
{
// Do nothing
}
rvm.map = (HashMap)map.clone(); // to preserve initialCapacity, loadFactor
rvm.map.clear();
rvm.reaped = new ReferenceQueue();
rvm.putAll(entrySet());
return rvm;
}
/**
* References returned by <code>newValueReference</code> must implement
* this interface to provide the corresponding map key for the value.
*/
public interface ValueReference
{
/**
* Returns the key associated with the value referenced by this
* <code>Reference</code> object.
* @return The Key
*/
Object getKey();
}
/**
* Returns a new <code>Reference</code> object to be inserted into the map.
* Subclasses must implement this method to construct <code>Reference</code>
* objects of the desired type (e.g. <code>SoftReference</code>, etc.).
*
* @param key The key that will be inserted.
* @param value The associated value to be referenced.
* @param queue The <code>ReferenceQueue</code> with which to register the
* new <code>Reference</code> object.
* @return The new ValueReference
*/
protected abstract ValueReference newValueReference(Object key, Object value, ReferenceQueue queue);
/**
* Method to add an object to the Map.
* @param key Key for object
* @param value Value of object
* @return The Object.
**/
public Object put(Object key, Object value)
{
reap();
return map.put(key, newValueReference(key, value, reaped));
}
/**
* Method to add the contents of a Map.
* @param m Map
**/
public void putAll(Map m)
{
putAll(m.entrySet());
}
/**
* Method to add the contents of a Set.
* @param entrySet The Set
**/
private void putAll(Set entrySet)
{
Iterator i = entrySet.iterator();
while (i.hasNext())
{
Map.Entry entry = (Map.Entry)i.next();
put(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
}
}
/**
* Method to get a value for a key.
* @param key The Key
* @return The Value
**/
public Object get(Object key)
{
reap();
Reference ref = (Reference)map.get(key);
Object value = ref == null ? null : ref.get();
return value;
}
/**
* Method to empty the HashMap.
**/
public void clear()
{
reap();
map.clear();
}
/**
* Accessor for the size of the HashMap.
* @return The size
**/
public int size()
{
reap();
return map.size();
}
/**
* Accessor for whether the Map contains the specified Key
* @param obj The key
* @return Whether the key exists
**/
public boolean containsKey(Object obj)
{
reap();
return map.containsKey(obj);
}
/**
* Accessor for whether the Map contains the specified value.
* @param obj The value
* @return Whether the Map contains the value.
**/
public boolean containsValue(Object obj)
{
reap();
if (obj != null)
{
Iterator i = map.values().iterator();
while (i.hasNext())
{
Reference ref = (Reference)i.next();
if (obj.equals(ref.get()))
{
return true;
}
}
}
return false;
}
/**
* Accessor for whether the Map is empty.
* @return Whether the Map is empty.
**/
public boolean isEmpty()
{
reap();
return map.isEmpty();
}
/**
* Accessor for the Set of keys in the Map.
* @return The Set of keys
**/
public Set keySet()
{
reap();
return map.keySet();
}
/**
* Accessor for the values from the Map.
* @return The Values.
**/
public Collection values()
{
reap();
Collection c = map.values();
Iterator i = c.iterator();
ArrayList l = new ArrayList(c.size());
while (i.hasNext())
{
Reference ref = (Reference)i.next();
Object obj = ref.get();
if (obj != null)
{
l.add(obj);
}
}
return Collections.unmodifiableList(l);
}
/**
* Accessor for the entry set.
* @return The Set.
**/
public Set entrySet()
{
reap();
Set s = map.entrySet();
Iterator i = s.iterator();
HashMap m = new HashMap(s.size());
while (i.hasNext())
{
Map.Entry entry = (Map.Entry)i.next();
Reference ref = (Reference)entry.getValue();
Object obj = ref.get();
if (obj != null)
{
m.put(entry.getKey(), obj);
}
}
return Collections.unmodifiableSet(m.entrySet());
}
/**
* Method to remove an object for the specified key.
* @param key The Key
* @return The Object removed
**/
public Object remove(Object key)
{
reap();
return map.remove(key);
}
/**
* Hashcode generator for this object.
* @return The Hashcode
**/
public int hashCode()
{
reap();
return map.hashCode();
}
/**
* Equality operator.
* @param o THe object to compare against.
* @return Whether it is equal.
**/
public boolean equals(Object o)
{
reap();
return map.equals(o);
}
/**
* Utility method to reap objects.
**/
public void reap()
{
ValueReference ref;
while ((ref = (ValueReference)reaped.poll()) != null)
{
map.remove(ref.getKey());
}
}
}
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