ThreadSafeQueue.java

/*
** Module   : ThreadSafeQueue.java
** Abstract : a multi-thread safe object queue
**
** Copyright (c) 2005-2017, Golden Code Development Corporation.
**
** -#- -I- --Date-- --JPRM-- ------------------Description-------------------
** 001 SIY 20050113   @19510 Created initial implementation of the queue.
**                           LinkedList is used as an internal storage.
** 002 SIY 20050339   @20557 Added capability to terminate queue.
** 003 SIY 20051001   @22919 Added counter for waiting threads. Fixed 
**                           formatting.
** 004 GES 20060501   @25883 Added synchronization for accessing the  
**                           count, made the dequeuing loop until an
**                           element is available or termination occurs
**                           and cleaned up formatting and javadoc
**                           problems.  The dequeuing change was needed
**                           because it was possible to be interrupted
**                           and attempt to get an element from the list
**                           while the list was empty.
** 005 ECF 20071106   @35895 Implemented as a generic class.
** 006 GES 20090816   @43641 Added isTerminated() method.
** 007 IAS 20160805   @43641 Replaced List with BlockingQueue
*/
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package com.goldencode.p2j.util;

import java.util.*;
import java.util.concurrent.*;

/**
 * This class implements a thread safe queue of the objects. Any number of
 * threads can access the queue to store/retrieve objects to/from the queue.
 * If the queue is empty then the thread which tries to retrieve an object
 * from the queue is suspended until another thread stores an object into
 * the queue.
 * 
 * @param   <E>
 *          Type of element object to be queued.
 */
public class ThreadSafeQueue<E>
{
   /** Termination token. */
   private static final Poison POISON = new Poison();
   
   /** Internal storage for the objects. */
   private final BlockingQueue<Object> queue = new LinkedBlockingQueue<>();
   
   /** Flag indicating if all access to the queue should be ended. */
   private volatile boolean terminated = false;
   
   /**
    * Construct an empty queue.
    */
   public ThreadSafeQueue()
   {
   }

   /**
    * Put an object into the queue and notify one waiting thread.
    * 
    * @param   obj
    *          An object to place into queue.
    * 
    * @throws  InterruptedException
    *          When the queue is terminated.
    */
   public void enqueue(E obj)
   throws InterruptedException
   {
      if (terminated)
      {
         throw new InterruptedException("The queue has been terminated.");
      }
      queue.add(obj);
   }

   /**
    * Get the next object from the queue.  Wait indefinitely if the queue is
    * empty.
    * 
    * @return  The next object from the queue.
    * 
    * @throws  InterruptedException
    *          When the queue is terminated or if interrupted while waiting.
    */
   public E dequeue()
   throws InterruptedException
   {
      // Retrieve the next object when it will be available
      // At this point the InterruptedException can be thrown
      Object e = queue.take();

      // re-insert the poison object so other waiters are unblocked
      // this may add a small overhead with terminated queue but
      // checking the 'terminated' flag before 'take'
      // adds (smaller) overhead to each dequeue operation.
      if (e == POISON)
      {
         queue.add(POISON);
         // As the POISON was retrieved the 'terminated' flag is already set
         // and the InterruptedException will be thrown below
      }

      if (terminated)
      {
         throw new InterruptedException("The queue has been terminated.");
      }

      // this cast is in fact safe as the only way for put the non-E object is via terminate
      return (E)e;
   }

   /**
    * Terminate queue processing and release all waiting threads. All
    * subsequent calls to this instance will generate an exception.
    */
   public void terminate()
   {
      terminated = true;
      queue.add(POISON);
   }
   
   /**
    * Report if the queue processing has been terminated.
    *
    * @return    <code>true</code> if the queue can no longer be used.
    */
   public boolean isTerminated()
   {
      return terminated;
   }
   
   /**
    * Class for the termination token
    */
   private static class Poison 
   {
   }
}