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017package org.apache.commons.io;
018
019import java.io.File;
020
021/**
022 * Keeps track of files awaiting deletion, and deletes them when an associated
023 * marker object is reclaimed by the garbage collector.
024 * <p>
025 * This utility creates a background thread to handle file deletion.
026 * Each file to be deleted is registered with a handler object.
027 * When the handler object is garbage collected, the file is deleted.
028 * <p>
029 * In an environment with multiple class loaders (a servlet container, for
030 * example), you should consider stopping the background thread if it is no
031 * longer needed. This is done by invoking the method
032 * {@link #exitWhenFinished}, typically in
033 * {@link javax.servlet.ServletContextListener#contextDestroyed} or similar.
034 *
035 * @version $Id: FileCleaner.java 1302056 2012-03-18 03:03:38Z ggregory $
036 * @deprecated Use {@link FileCleaningTracker}
037 */
038@Deprecated
039public class FileCleaner {
040    /**
041     * The instance to use for the deprecated, static methods.
042     */
043    static final FileCleaningTracker theInstance = new FileCleaningTracker();
044
045    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
046    /**
047     * Track the specified file, using the provided marker, deleting the file
048     * when the marker instance is garbage collected.
049     * The {@link FileDeleteStrategy#NORMAL normal} deletion strategy will be used.
050     *
051     * @param file  the file to be tracked, not null
052     * @param marker  the marker object used to track the file, not null
053     * @throws NullPointerException if the file is null
054     * @deprecated Use {@link FileCleaningTracker#track(File, Object)}.
055     */
056    @Deprecated
057    public static void track(File file, Object marker) {
058        theInstance.track(file, marker);
059    }
060
061    /**
062     * Track the specified file, using the provided marker, deleting the file
063     * when the marker instance is garbage collected.
064     * The speified deletion strategy is used.
065     *
066     * @param file  the file to be tracked, not null
067     * @param marker  the marker object used to track the file, not null
068     * @param deleteStrategy  the strategy to delete the file, null means normal
069     * @throws NullPointerException if the file is null
070     * @deprecated Use {@link FileCleaningTracker#track(File, Object, FileDeleteStrategy)}.
071     */
072    @Deprecated
073    public static void track(File file, Object marker, FileDeleteStrategy deleteStrategy) {
074        theInstance.track(file, marker, deleteStrategy);
075    }
076
077    /**
078     * Track the specified file, using the provided marker, deleting the file
079     * when the marker instance is garbage collected.
080     * The {@link FileDeleteStrategy#NORMAL normal} deletion strategy will be used.
081     *
082     * @param path  the full path to the file to be tracked, not null
083     * @param marker  the marker object used to track the file, not null
084     * @throws NullPointerException if the path is null
085     * @deprecated Use {@link FileCleaningTracker#track(String, Object)}.
086     */
087    @Deprecated
088    public static void track(String path, Object marker) {
089        theInstance.track(path, marker);
090    }
091
092    /**
093     * Track the specified file, using the provided marker, deleting the file
094     * when the marker instance is garbage collected.
095     * The speified deletion strategy is used.
096     *
097     * @param path  the full path to the file to be tracked, not null
098     * @param marker  the marker object used to track the file, not null
099     * @param deleteStrategy  the strategy to delete the file, null means normal
100     * @throws NullPointerException if the path is null
101     * @deprecated Use {@link FileCleaningTracker#track(String, Object, FileDeleteStrategy)}.
102     */
103    @Deprecated
104    public static void track(String path, Object marker, FileDeleteStrategy deleteStrategy) {
105        theInstance.track(path, marker, deleteStrategy);
106    }
107
108    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
109    /**
110     * Retrieve the number of files currently being tracked, and therefore
111     * awaiting deletion.
112     *
113     * @return the number of files being tracked
114     * @deprecated Use {@link FileCleaningTracker#getTrackCount()}.
115     */
116    @Deprecated
117    public static int getTrackCount() {
118        return theInstance.getTrackCount();
119    }
120
121    /**
122     * Call this method to cause the file cleaner thread to terminate when
123     * there are no more objects being tracked for deletion.
124     * <p>
125     * In a simple environment, you don't need this method as the file cleaner
126     * thread will simply exit when the JVM exits. In a more complex environment,
127     * with multiple class loaders (such as an application server), you should be
128     * aware that the file cleaner thread will continue running even if the class
129     * loader it was started from terminates. This can consitute a memory leak.
130     * <p>
131     * For example, suppose that you have developed a web application, which
132     * contains the commons-io jar file in your WEB-INF/lib directory. In other
133     * words, the FileCleaner class is loaded through the class loader of your
134     * web application. If the web application is terminated, but the servlet
135     * container is still running, then the file cleaner thread will still exist,
136     * posing a memory leak.
137     * <p>
138     * This method allows the thread to be terminated. Simply call this method
139     * in the resource cleanup code, such as {@link javax.servlet.ServletContextListener#contextDestroyed}.
140     * One called, no new objects can be tracked by the file cleaner.
141     * @deprecated Use {@link FileCleaningTracker#exitWhenFinished()}.
142     */
143    @Deprecated
144    public static synchronized void exitWhenFinished() {
145        theInstance.exitWhenFinished();
146    }
147
148    /**
149     * Returns the singleton instance, which is used by the deprecated, static methods.
150     * This is mainly useful for code, which wants to support the new
151     * {@link FileCleaningTracker} class while maintain compatibility with the
152     * deprecated {@link FileCleaner}.
153     * 
154     * @return the singleton instance
155     */
156    public static FileCleaningTracker getInstance() {
157        return theInstance;
158    }
159}