core/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/proxy2/provider/SingletonProvider.java

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package org.apache.commons.proxy2.provider;

import org.apache.commons.proxy2.ObjectProvider;

/**
 * Wraps another object provider, making sure to only call it once, returning the value returned from the wrapped
 * provider on all subsequent invocations.
 *
 * @author James Carman
 * @since 1.0
 */
public class SingletonProvider<T> extends ProviderDecorator<T>
{
//**********************************************************************************************************************
// Fields
//**********************************************************************************************************************

    private T instance;

//**********************************************************************************************************************
// Constructors
//**********************************************************************************************************************

    /**
     * Create a new SingletonProvider instance.
     * @param inner
     */
    public SingletonProvider( ObjectProvider<? extends T> inner )
    {
        super(inner);
    }

//**********************************************************************************************************************
// ObjectProvider Implementation
//**********************************************************************************************************************

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    public T getObject()
    {
        synchronized( this )
        {
            if( instance == null )
            {
                instance = super.getObject();
                // Garbage collection
                inner = null;
            }
        }
        return instance;
    }
}