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17 package org.apache.commons.io;
18 
19 import java.io.File;
20 import java.lang.ref.PhantomReference;
21 import java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue;
22 import java.util.ArrayList;
23 import java.util.Collection;
24 import java.util.Collections;
25 import java.util.HashSet;
26 import java.util.List;
27 import java.util.Objects;
28 
29 /**
30  * Keeps track of files awaiting deletion, and deletes them when an associated
31  * marker object is reclaimed by the garbage collector.
32  * <p>
33  * This utility creates a background thread to handle file deletion.
34  * Each file to be deleted is registered with a handler object.
35  * When the handler object is garbage collected, the file is deleted.
36  * <p>
37  * In an environment with multiple class loaders (a servlet container, for
38  * example), you should consider stopping the background thread if it is no
39  * longer needed. This is done by invoking the method
40  * {@link #exitWhenFinished}, typically in
41  * {@code javax.servlet.ServletContextListener.contextDestroyed(javax.servlet.ServletContextEvent)} or similar.
42  *
43  */
44 public class FileCleaningTracker {
45 
46     // Note: fields are package protected to allow use by test cases
47 
48     /**
49      * The reaper thread.
50      */
51     private final class Reaper extends Thread {
52         /** Constructs a new Reaper */
Reaper()53         Reaper() {
54             super("File Reaper");
55             setPriority(Thread.MAX_PRIORITY);
56             setDaemon(true);
57         }
58 
59         /**
60          * Run the reaper thread that will delete files as their associated
61          * marker objects are reclaimed by the garbage collector.
62          */
63         @Override
run()64         public void run() {
65             // thread exits when exitWhenFinished is true and there are no more tracked objects
66             while (!exitWhenFinished || !trackers.isEmpty()) {
67                 try {
68                     // Wait for a tracker to remove.
69                     final Tracker tracker = (Tracker) q.remove(); // cannot return null
70                     trackers.remove(tracker);
71                     if (!tracker.delete()) {
72                         deleteFailures.add(tracker.getPath());
73                     }
74                     tracker.clear();
75                 } catch (final InterruptedException e) {
76                     continue;
77                 }
78             }
79         }
80     }
81     /**
82      * Inner class which acts as the reference for a file pending deletion.
83      */
84     private static final class Tracker extends PhantomReference<Object> {
85 
86         /**
87          * The full path to the file being tracked.
88          */
89         private final String path;
90         /**
91          * The strategy for deleting files.
92          */
93         private final FileDeleteStrategy deleteStrategy;
94 
95         /**
96          * Constructs an instance of this class from the supplied parameters.
97          *
98          * @param path  the full path to the file to be tracked, not null
99          * @param deleteStrategy  the strategy to delete the file, null means normal
100          * @param marker  the marker object used to track the file, not null
101          * @param queue  the queue on to which the tracker will be pushed, not null
102          */
Tracker(final String path, final FileDeleteStrategy deleteStrategy, final Object marker, final ReferenceQueue<? super Object> queue)103         Tracker(final String path, final FileDeleteStrategy deleteStrategy, final Object marker,
104                 final ReferenceQueue<? super Object> queue) {
105             super(marker, queue);
106             this.path = path;
107             this.deleteStrategy = deleteStrategy == null ? FileDeleteStrategy.NORMAL : deleteStrategy;
108         }
109 
110         /**
111          * Deletes the file associated with this tracker instance.
112          *
113          * @return {@code true} if the file was deleted successfully;
114          *         {@code false} otherwise.
115          */
delete()116         public boolean delete() {
117             return deleteStrategy.deleteQuietly(new File(path));
118         }
119 
120         /**
121          * Return the path.
122          *
123          * @return the path
124          */
getPath()125         public String getPath() {
126             return path;
127         }
128     }
129     /**
130      * Queue of {@link Tracker} instances being watched.
131      */
132     ReferenceQueue<Object> q = new ReferenceQueue<>();
133     /**
134      * Collection of {@link Tracker} instances in existence.
135      */
136     final Collection<Tracker> trackers = Collections.synchronizedSet(new HashSet<>()); // synchronized
137     /**
138      * Collection of File paths that failed to delete.
139      */
140     final List<String> deleteFailures = Collections.synchronizedList(new ArrayList<>());
141 
142     /**
143      * Whether to terminate the thread when the tracking is complete.
144      */
145     volatile boolean exitWhenFinished;
146 
147     /**
148      * The thread that will clean up registered files.
149      */
150     Thread reaper;
151 
152     /**
153      * Adds a tracker to the list of trackers.
154      *
155      * @param path  the full path to the file to be tracked, not null
156      * @param marker  the marker object used to track the file, not null
157      * @param deleteStrategy  the strategy to delete the file, null means normal
158      */
addTracker(final String path, final Object marker, final FileDeleteStrategy deleteStrategy)159     private synchronized void addTracker(final String path, final Object marker, final FileDeleteStrategy
160             deleteStrategy) {
161         // synchronized block protects reaper
162         if (exitWhenFinished) {
163             throw new IllegalStateException("No new trackers can be added once exitWhenFinished() is called");
164         }
165         if (reaper == null) {
166             reaper = new Reaper();
167             reaper.start();
168         }
169         trackers.add(new Tracker(path, deleteStrategy, marker, q));
170     }
171 
172     /**
173      * Call this method to cause the file cleaner thread to terminate when
174      * there are no more objects being tracked for deletion.
175      * <p>
176      * In a simple environment, you don't need this method as the file cleaner
177      * thread will simply exit when the JVM exits. In a more complex environment,
178      * with multiple class loaders (such as an application server), you should be
179      * aware that the file cleaner thread will continue running even if the class
180      * loader it was started from terminates. This can constitute a memory leak.
181      * <p>
182      * For example, suppose that you have developed a web application, which
183      * contains the commons-io jar file in your WEB-INF/lib directory. In other
184      * words, the FileCleaner class is loaded through the class loader of your
185      * web application. If the web application is terminated, but the servlet
186      * container is still running, then the file cleaner thread will still exist,
187      * posing a memory leak.
188      * <p>
189      * This method allows the thread to be terminated. Simply call this method
190      * in the resource cleanup code, such as
191      * {@code javax.servlet.ServletContextListener.contextDestroyed(javax.servlet.ServletContextEvent)}.
192      * Once called, no new objects can be tracked by the file cleaner.
193      */
exitWhenFinished()194     public synchronized void exitWhenFinished() {
195         // synchronized block protects reaper
196         exitWhenFinished = true;
197         if (reaper != null) {
198             synchronized (reaper) {
199                 reaper.interrupt();
200             }
201         }
202     }
203 
204     /**
205      * Return the file paths that failed to delete.
206      *
207      * @return the file paths that failed to delete
208      * @since 2.0
209      */
getDeleteFailures()210     public List<String> getDeleteFailures() {
211         return deleteFailures;
212     }
213 
214     /**
215      * Retrieve the number of files currently being tracked, and therefore
216      * awaiting deletion.
217      *
218      * @return the number of files being tracked
219      */
getTrackCount()220     public int getTrackCount() {
221         return trackers.size();
222     }
223 
224     /**
225      * Track the specified file, using the provided marker, deleting the file
226      * when the marker instance is garbage collected.
227      * The {@link FileDeleteStrategy#NORMAL normal} deletion strategy will be used.
228      *
229      * @param file  the file to be tracked, not null
230      * @param marker  the marker object used to track the file, not null
231      * @throws NullPointerException if the file is null
232      */
track(final File file, final Object marker)233     public void track(final File file, final Object marker) {
234         track(file, marker, null);
235     }
236 
237     /**
238      * Track the specified file, using the provided marker, deleting the file
239      * when the marker instance is garbage collected.
240      * The specified deletion strategy is used.
241      *
242      * @param file  the file to be tracked, not null
243      * @param marker  the marker object used to track the file, not null
244      * @param deleteStrategy  the strategy to delete the file, null means normal
245      * @throws NullPointerException if the file is null
246      */
track(final File file, final Object marker, final FileDeleteStrategy deleteStrategy)247     public void track(final File file, final Object marker, final FileDeleteStrategy deleteStrategy) {
248         Objects.requireNonNull(file, "file");
249         addTracker(file.getPath(), marker, deleteStrategy);
250     }
251 
252     /**
253      * Track the specified file, using the provided marker, deleting the file
254      * when the marker instance is garbage collected.
255      * The {@link FileDeleteStrategy#NORMAL normal} deletion strategy will be used.
256      *
257      * @param path  the full path to the file to be tracked, not null
258      * @param marker  the marker object used to track the file, not null
259      * @throws NullPointerException if the path is null
260      */
track(final String path, final Object marker)261     public void track(final String path, final Object marker) {
262         track(path, marker, null);
263     }
264 
265     /**
266      * Track the specified file, using the provided marker, deleting the file
267      * when the marker instance is garbage collected.
268      * The specified deletion strategy is used.
269      *
270      * @param path  the full path to the file to be tracked, not null
271      * @param marker  the marker object used to track the file, not null
272      * @param deleteStrategy  the strategy to delete the file, null means normal
273      * @throws NullPointerException if the path is null
274      */
track(final String path, final Object marker, final FileDeleteStrategy deleteStrategy)275     public void track(final String path, final Object marker, final FileDeleteStrategy deleteStrategy) {
276         Objects.requireNonNull(path, "path");
277         addTracker(path, marker, deleteStrategy);
278     }
279 
280 }
281