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package org.apache.commons.pool;

/**
 * A simple {@link Object} pooling interface.
 * <p>
 * Example of use:
 * <table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" align="center" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><tr><td><pre>
 * Object obj = <font color="#0000CC">null</font>;
 * <font color="#0000CC">try</font> {
 *    obj = pool.borrowObject();
 *    <font color="#00CC00">//...use the object...</font>
 * } <font color="#0000CC">catch</font>(Exception e) {
 *    <font color="#00CC00">//...handle any exceptions...</font>
 * } <font color="#0000CC">finally</font> {
 *    <font color="#00CC00">// make sure the object is returned to the pool</font>
 *    <font color="#0000CC">if</font>(<font color="#0000CC">null</font> != obj) {
 *       pool.returnObject(obj);
 *    }
 * }</pre></td></tr></table>
 *
 * @author Rodney Waldhoff
 * @version $Id: ObjectPool.java,v 1.1 2001/04/14 16:40:49 rwaldhoff Exp $
 *
 * @see KeyedObjectPool
 * @see ObjectPoolFactory
 * @see PoolableObjectFactory
 */
public interface ObjectPool {
    /**
     * Obtain an <tt>Object</tt> from my pool.
     * By contract, clients MUST return
     * the borrowed object using
     * {@link #returnObject(java.lang.Object) <tt>returnObject</tt>}
     * or a related method as defined in an implementation
     * or sub-interface.
     * <p>
     * The behaviour of this method when the pool has been exhausted
     * is not specified (although it may be specified by implementations).
     *
     * @return an <tt>Object</tt> from my pool.
     */
    public abstract Object borrowObject();

    /**
     * Return an <tt>Object</tt> to my pool.
     * By contract, <i>obj</i> MUST have been obtained
     * using {@link #borrowObject() <tt>borrowObject</tt>}
     * or a related method as defined in an implementation
     * or sub-interface.
     *
     * @param obj a {@link #borrowObject() borrowed} <tt>Object</tt> to be returned.
     */
    public abstract void returnObject(Object obj);

    /**
     * Return the number of <tt>Object</tt>s
     * currently idle in my pool, or
     * throws {@link UnsupportedOperationException}
     * if this information is not available.
     *
     * @return the number of <tt>Object</tt>s currently idle in my pool
     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException
     */
    public abstract int numIdle() throws UnsupportedOperationException;

    /**
     * Return the number of <tt>Object</tt>s
     * currently borrowed from my pool, or
     * throws {@link UnsupportedOperationException}
     * if this information is not available.
     *
     * @return the number of <tt>Object</tt>s currently borrowed in my pool
     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException
     */
    public abstract int numActive() throws UnsupportedOperationException;

    /**
     * Clears any objects sitting idle in the pool, releasing any
     * associated resources, or throws {@link UnsupportedOperationException}
     * if the pool cannot be cleared.
     *
     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException
     */
    public abstract void clear() throws UnsupportedOperationException;

    /**
     * Close this pool, and free any resources associated with it.
     */
    public abstract void close();

    /**
     * Sets the {@link PoolableObjectFactory factory} I use
     * to create new instances.
     * @param factory the {@link PoolableObjectFactory} I use to create new instances.
     */
    public abstract void setFactory(PoolableObjectFactory factory) throws IllegalStateException, UnsupportedOperationException;
}