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17 package org.apache.commons.io;
18 
19 import java.io.File;
20 
21 /**
22  * Keeps track of files awaiting deletion, and deletes them when an associated
23  * marker object is reclaimed by the garbage collector.
24  * <p>
25  * This utility creates a background thread to handle file deletion.
26  * Each file to be deleted is registered with a handler object.
27  * When the handler object is garbage collected, the file is deleted.
28  * <p>
29  * In an environment with multiple class loaders (a servlet container, for
30  * example), you should consider stopping the background thread if it is no
31  * longer needed. This is done by invoking the method
32  * {@link #exitWhenFinished}, typically in
33  * {@link javax.servlet.ServletContextListener#contextDestroyed} or similar.
34  *
35  * @author Noel Bergman
36  * @author Martin Cooper
37  * @version $Id: FileCleaner.java 553012 2007-07-03 23:01:07Z ggregory $
38  * @deprecated Use {@link FileCleaningTracker}
39  */
40 public class FileCleaner {
41     /**
42      * The instance to use for the deprecated, static methods.
43      */
44     static final FileCleaningTracker theInstance = new FileCleaningTracker();
45 
46     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
47     /**
48      * Track the specified file, using the provided marker, deleting the file
49      * when the marker instance is garbage collected.
50      * The {@link FileDeleteStrategy#NORMAL normal} deletion strategy will be used.
51      *
52      * @param file  the file to be tracked, not null
53      * @param marker  the marker object used to track the file, not null
54      * @throws NullPointerException if the file is null
55      * @deprecated Use {@link FileCleaningTracker#track(File, Object)}.
56      */
track(File file, Object marker)57     public static void track(File file, Object marker) {
58         theInstance.track(file, marker);
59     }
60 
61     /**
62      * Track the specified file, using the provided marker, deleting the file
63      * when the marker instance is garbage collected.
64      * The speified deletion strategy is used.
65      *
66      * @param file  the file to be tracked, not null
67      * @param marker  the marker object used to track the file, not null
68      * @param deleteStrategy  the strategy to delete the file, null means normal
69      * @throws NullPointerException if the file is null
70      * @deprecated Use {@link FileCleaningTracker#track(File, Object, FileDeleteStrategy)}.
71      */
track(File file, Object marker, FileDeleteStrategy deleteStrategy)72     public static void track(File file, Object marker, FileDeleteStrategy deleteStrategy) {
73         theInstance.track(file, marker, deleteStrategy);
74     }
75 
76     /**
77      * Track the specified file, using the provided marker, deleting the file
78      * when the marker instance is garbage collected.
79      * The {@link FileDeleteStrategy#NORMAL normal} deletion strategy will be used.
80      *
81      * @param path  the full path to the file to be tracked, not null
82      * @param marker  the marker object used to track the file, not null
83      * @throws NullPointerException if the path is null
84      * @deprecated Use {@link FileCleaningTracker#track(String, Object)}.
85      */
track(String path, Object marker)86     public static void track(String path, Object marker) {
87         theInstance.track(path, marker);
88     }
89 
90     /**
91      * Track the specified file, using the provided marker, deleting the file
92      * when the marker instance is garbage collected.
93      * The speified deletion strategy is used.
94      *
95      * @param path  the full path to the file to be tracked, not null
96      * @param marker  the marker object used to track the file, not null
97      * @param deleteStrategy  the strategy to delete the file, null means normal
98      * @throws NullPointerException if the path is null
99      * @deprecated Use {@link FileCleaningTracker#track(String, Object, FileDeleteStrategy)}.
100      */
track(String path, Object marker, FileDeleteStrategy deleteStrategy)101     public static void track(String path, Object marker, FileDeleteStrategy deleteStrategy) {
102         theInstance.track(path, marker, deleteStrategy);
103     }
104 
105     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
106     /**
107      * Retrieve the number of files currently being tracked, and therefore
108      * awaiting deletion.
109      *
110      * @return the number of files being tracked
111      * @deprecated Use {@link FileCleaningTracker#getTrackCount()}.
112      */
getTrackCount()113     public static int getTrackCount() {
114         return theInstance.getTrackCount();
115     }
116 
117     /**
118      * Call this method to cause the file cleaner thread to terminate when
119      * there are no more objects being tracked for deletion.
120      * <p>
121      * In a simple environment, you don't need this method as the file cleaner
122      * thread will simply exit when the JVM exits. In a more complex environment,
123      * with multiple class loaders (such as an application server), you should be
124      * aware that the file cleaner thread will continue running even if the class
125      * loader it was started from terminates. This can consitute a memory leak.
126      * <p>
127      * For example, suppose that you have developed a web application, which
128      * contains the commons-io jar file in your WEB-INF/lib directory. In other
129      * words, the FileCleaner class is loaded through the class loader of your
130      * web application. If the web application is terminated, but the servlet
131      * container is still running, then the file cleaner thread will still exist,
132      * posing a memory leak.
133      * <p>
134      * This method allows the thread to be terminated. Simply call this method
135      * in the resource cleanup code, such as {@link javax.servlet.ServletContextListener#contextDestroyed}.
136      * One called, no new objects can be tracked by the file cleaner.
137      * @deprecated Use {@link FileCleaningTracker#exitWhenFinished()}.
138      */
exitWhenFinished()139     public static synchronized void exitWhenFinished() {
140         theInstance.exitWhenFinished();
141     }
142 
143     /**
144      * Returns the singleton instance, which is used by the deprecated, static methods.
145      * This is mainly useful for code, which wants to support the new
146      * {@link FileCleaningTracker} class while maintain compatibility with the
147      * deprecated {@link FileCleaner}.
148      *
149      * @return the singleton instance
150      */
getInstance()151     public static FileCleaningTracker getInstance() {
152         return theInstance;
153     }
154 }
155