de.intarsys.tools.pool
Interface IPool

All Known Implementing Classes:

GenericPool

public interface IPool

A pool of objects.

Method Summary

void	checkin(Object object) Add an object to the pool.
Object	checkout(long timeout) Get an object from the pool.
void	close() Close the pool.
void	destroy(Object object) Destroy an object previously allocated from the pool.

Method Detail

checkin

void checkin(Object object)
             throws Exception

Add an object to the pool.

Parameters:

object - The object to be added to the pool.

Throws:

Exception

checkout

Object checkout(long timeout)
                throws Exception

Get an object from the pool.

This may be a reused object or a new one, up to the pool strategy and size.

Parameters:

timeout - The maximum time to wait for an instance to be available in milliseconds. -1 will wait indefinitely, 0 will not wait.

Returns:

A new object from the pool.

Throws:

Exception

close

void close()
           throws Exception

Close the pool.

Throws:

Exception

destroy

void destroy(Object object)
             throws Exception

Destroy an object previously allocated from the pool.

Parameters:

object - The object to be destroyed.

Throws:

Exception