ldap-client-api/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/client/api/LdapConnectionPool.java

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package org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.client.api;


import org.apache.commons.pool.impl.GenericObjectPool;


/**
 * A pool implementation for LdapConnection objects.
 * 
 * This class is just a wrapper around the commons GenericObjectPool, and has 
 * a more meaningful name to represent the pool type
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
 * @version $Rev$, $Date$
 */
public class LdapConnectionPool extends GenericObjectPool
{
    /** the LdapConnection factory*/
    private PoolableLdapConnectionFactory factory;


    public LdapConnectionPool()
    {
        super();
    }


    public LdapConnectionPool( PoolableLdapConnectionFactory factory )
    {
        super( factory );
        this.factory = factory;
    }


    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    public void setFactory( PoolableLdapConnectionFactory factory )
    {
        this.factory = factory;
        super.setFactory( factory );
    }


    /**
     * gives a LdapConnection fetched from the pool 
     *
     * @return an LdapConnection object from pool 
     * @throws Exception
     */
    public LdapConnection getConnection() throws Exception
    {
        return ( LdapConnection ) super.borrowObject();
    }


    /**
     * places the given LdapConnection back in the pool
     *  
     * @param connection the LdapConnection to be released
     * @throws Exception
     */
    public void releaseConnection( LdapConnection connection ) throws Exception
    {
        super.returnObject( connection );
    }
    
}