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package org.apache.mnemonic;

import org.apache.mnemonic.resgc.ReclaimContext;
import org.apache.mnemonic.resgc.ResHolder;

/**
 * hold a memory kind of resource.
 * 
 */
public abstract class MemHolder<A extends CommonAllocator<A>, T, H extends MemHolder<A, T, H>> extends ResHolder<T, H> {

  protected A m_allocator;

  /**
   * Constructor: initialize with resource.
   * 
   * @param mres
   *          specify a resource to be holden
   * 
   * @param ar
   *          specify an Allocator for this holder
   * 
   */
  public MemHolder(T mres, A ar) {
    super(mres);
    m_allocator = ar;
  }

  /**
   * get its allocator
   *
   * @return the allocator
   */
  public A getAllocator() {
    return m_allocator;
  }

  /**
   * resize its held resource
   *
   * @param size
   *          specify the new size for its held resource
   *
   * @return the holder of resource
   */
  public abstract MemHolder<A, T, H> resize(long size);

  /**
   * get the size of its held memory resource.
   * 
   * @return the size
   */
  public abstract long getSize();

  /**
   * register its held resource for auto-reclaim
   *
   */
  public abstract void registerAutoReclaim();

  /**
   * register its held resource for auto-reclaim
   *
   * @param rctx
   *          specify a reclaim context to register
   */
  public abstract void registerAutoReclaim(ReclaimContext rctx);
}