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+
+package pool107.org.apache.commons.pool;
+
+/**
+ * An interface defining life-cycle methods for
+ * instances to be served by an {@link ObjectPool}.
+ * <p>
+ * By contract, when an {@link ObjectPool}
+ * delegates to a {@link PoolableObjectFactory},
+ * <ol>
+ * <li>
+ * {@link #makeObject makeObject}
+ * is called whenever a new instance is needed.
+ * </li>
+ * <li>
+ * {@link #activateObject activateObject}
+ * is invoked on every instance that has been
+ * {@link #passivateObject passivated} before it is
+ * {@link ObjectPool#borrowObject borrowed} from the pool.
+ * </li>
+ * <li>
+ * {@link #validateObject validateObject}
+ * is invoked on {@link #activateObject activated} instances to make sure
+ * they can be {@link ObjectPool#borrowObject borrowed} from the pool.
+ * <code>validateObject</code> <strong>may</strong> also be used to test an
+ * instance being {@link ObjectPool#returnObject returned} to the pool
+ * before it is {@link #passivateObject passivated}. It will only be invoked
+ * on an activated instance.
+ * </li>
+ * <li>
+ * {@link #passivateObject passivateObject}
+ * is invoked on every instance when it is returned to the pool.
+ * </li>
+ * <li>
+ * {@link #destroyObject destroyObject}
+ * is invoked on every instance when it is being "dropped" from the
+ * pool (whether due to the response from <code>validateObject</code>,
+ * or for reasons specific to the pool implementation.) There is no
+ * guarantee that the instance being destroyed will
+ * be considered active, passive or in a generally consistent state.
+ * </li>
+ * </ol>
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * {@link PoolableObjectFactory} must be thread-safe. The only promise
+ * an {@link ObjectPool} makes is that the same instance of an object will not
+ * be passed to more than one method of a <code>PoolableObjectFactory</code>
+ * at a time.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * @see ObjectPool
+ *
+ * @author Rodney Waldhoff
+ * @author Sandy McArthur
+ * @version $Revision: 480413 $ $Date: 2006-11-29 00:16:05 -0500 (Wed, 29 Nov 2006) $
+ * @since Pool 1.0
+ */
+public interface PoolableObjectFactory {
+ /**
+ * Creates an instance that can be served by the pool.
+ * Instances returned from this method should be in the
+ * same state as if they had been
+ * {@link #activateObject activated}. They will not be
+ * activated before being served by the pool.
+ *
+ * @return an instance that can be served by the pool.
+ * @throws Exception if there is a problem creating a new instance,
+ * this will be propagated to the code requesting an object.
+ */
+ Object makeObject() throws Exception;
+
+ /**
+ * Destroys an instance no longer needed by the pool.
+ * <p>
+ * It is important for implementations of this method to be aware
+ * that there is no guarantee about what state <code>obj</code>
+ * will be in and the implementation should be prepared to handle
+ * unexpected errors.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * Also, an implementation must take in to consideration that
+ * instances lost to the garbage collector may never be destroyed.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * @param obj the instance to be destroyed
+ * @throws Exception should be avoided as it may be swallowed by
+ * the pool implementation.
+ * @see #validateObject
+ * @see ObjectPool#invalidateObject
+ */
+ void destroyObject(Object obj) throws Exception;
+
+ /**
+ * Ensures that the instance is safe to be returned by the pool.
+ * Returns <code>false</code> if <code>obj</code> should be destroyed.
+ *
+ * @param obj the instance to be validated
+ * @return <code>false</code> if <code>obj</code> is not valid and should
+ * be dropped from the pool, <code>true</code> otherwise.
+ */
+ boolean validateObject(Object obj);
+
+ /**
+ * Reinitialize an instance to be returned by the pool.
+ *
+ * @param obj the instance to be activated
+ * @throws Exception if there is a problem activating <code>obj</code>,
+ * this exception may be swallowed by the pool.
+ * @see #destroyObject
+ */
+ void activateObject(Object obj) throws Exception;
+
+ /**
+ * Uninitialize an instance to be returned to the idle object pool.
+ *
+ * @param obj the instance to be passivated
+ * @throws Exception if there is a problem passivating <code>obj</code>,
+ * this exception may be swallowed by the pool.
+ * @see #destroyObject
+ */
+ void passivateObject(Object obj) throws Exception;
+}