Package: org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.metaclass

## [Java] Class ConcurrentReaderHashMap

- org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.metaclass.ConcurrentReaderHashMap

- All Implemented Interfaces and Traits:
    Cloneable, Serializable

      public class ConcurrentReaderHashMap
      extends AbstractMap
      implements Cloneable, Serializable

  A hash table that supports mostly-concurrent reading, but exclusive writing. Because reads are not limited to periods without writes, a concurrent reader policy is weaker than a classic reader/writer policy, but is generally faster and allows more concurrency. This class is a good choice especially for tables that are mainly created by one thread during the start-up phase of a program, and from then on, are mainly read (with perhaps occasional additions or removals) in many threads. If you also need concurrency among writes, consider instead using ConcurrentHashMap.

  Successful retrievals using get(key) and containsKey(key) usually run without locking. Unsuccessful ones (i.e., when the key is not present) do involve brief synchronization (locking). Also, the size and isEmpty methods are always synchronized.

  Because retrieval operations can ordinarily overlap with writing operations (i.e., put, remove, and their derivatives), retrievals can only be guaranteed to return the results of the most recently completed operations holding upon their onset. Retrieval operations may or may not return results reflecting in-progress writing operations. However, the retrieval operations do always return consistent results -- either those holding before any single modification or after it, but never a nonsense result. For aggregate operations such as putAll and clear, concurrent reads may reflect insertion or removal of only some entries. In those rare contexts in which you use a hash table to synchronize operations across threads (for example, to prevent reads until after clears), you should either encase operations in synchronized blocks, or instead use java.util.Hashtable.

  This class also supports optional guaranteed exclusive reads, simply by surrounding a call within a synchronized block, as in
  `ConcurrentReaderHashMap t; ... Object v;
  synchronized(t) { v = t.get(k); }`
  But this is not usually necessary in practice. For example, it is generally inefficient to write:

         ConcurrentReaderHashMap t; ...            // Inefficient version
         Object key; ...
         Object value; ...
         synchronized(t) {
           if (!t.containsKey(key))
             t.put(key, value);
             // other code if not previously present
           }
           else {
             // other code if it was previously present
           }
         }

  Instead, if the values are intended to be the same in each case, just take advantage of the fact that put returns null if the key was not previously present:

         ConcurrentReaderHashMap t; ...                // Use this instead
         Object key; ...
         Object value; ...
         Object oldValue = t.put(key, value);
         if (oldValue == null) {
           // other code if not previously present
         }
         else {
           // other code if it was previously present
         }

  Iterators and Enumerations (i.e., those returned by keySet().iterator(), entrySet().iterator(), values().iterator(), keys(), and elements()) return elements reflecting the state of the hash table at some point at or since the creation of the iterator/enumeration. They will return at most one instance of each element (via next()/nextElement()), but might or might not reflect puts and removes that have been processed since they were created. They do not throw ConcurrentModificationException. However, these iterators are designed to be used by only one thread at a time. Sharing an iterator across multiple threads may lead to unpredictable results if the table is being concurrently modified. Again, you can ensure interference-free iteration by enclosing the iteration in a synchronized block.

  This class may be used as a direct replacement for any use of java.util.Hashtable that does not depend on readers being blocked during updates. Like Hashtable but unlike java.util.HashMap, this class does NOT allow `null` to be used as a key or value. This class is also typically faster than ConcurrentHashMap when there is usually only one thread updating the table, but possibly many retrieving values from it.

  Implementation note: A slightly faster implementation of this class will be possible once planned Java Memory Model revisions are in place.

  [ Introduction to this package. ]

  Authors:
    Adapted from ConcurrentHashMap (Doug Lea)
    adapted by the Groovy community

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifiers | Name | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static int` | `DEFAULT_INITIAL_CAPACITY` | The default initial number of table slots for this table (32).
    `static float` | `DEFAULT_LOAD_FACTOR` |

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and description
    `ConcurrentReaderHashMap(int initialCapacity, float loadFactor)` Constructs a new, empty map with the specified initial capacity and the specified load factor.
    `ConcurrentReaderHashMap(int initialCapacity)` Constructs a new, empty map with the specified initial capacity and default load factor.
    `ConcurrentReaderHashMap()` Constructs a new, empty map with a default initial capacity and load factor.
    `ConcurrentReaderHashMap(Map t)` Constructs a new map with the same mappings as the given map.

  - ### Methods Summary

    Methods
    Type Params | Return Type | Name and description
    --- | --- | ---
    `` | `public int` | `capacity()` Returns: the number of slots in this table
    `` | `public void` | `clear()` Removes all mappings from this map.
    `` | `public Object` | `clone()` Returns a shallow copy of this `ConcurrentReaderHashMap` instance: the keys and values themselves are not cloned.
    `` | `public boolean` | `contains(Object value)` Tests if some key maps into the specified value in this table.
    `` | `public boolean` | `containsKey(Object key)` Tests if the specified object is a key in this table.
    `` | `public boolean` | `containsValue(Object value)` Returns `true` if this map maps one or more keys to the specified value.
    `` | `public Enumeration` | `elements()` Returns an enumeration of the values in this table.
    `` | `public Set` | `entrySet()` Returns a collection view of the mappings contained in this map.
    `` | `public Object` | `get(Object key)` Returns the value to which the specified key is mapped in this table.
    `` | `public boolean` | `isEmpty()` Returns `true` if this map contains no key-value mappings.
    `` | `public Set` | `keySet()` Returns a set view of the keys contained in this map.
    `` | `public Enumeration` | `keys()` Returns an enumeration of the keys in this table.
    `` | `public float` | `loadFactor()` Returns: the load factor
    `` | `public Object` | `put(Object key, Object value)` Maps the specified `key` to the specified `value` in this table.
    `` | `public void` | `putAll(Map t)` Copies all of the mappings from the specified map to this one.
    `` | `public Object` | `remove(Object key)` Removes the key (and its corresponding value) from this table.
    `` | `public int` | `size()` Returns the number of key-value mappings in this map.
    `` | `public Collection` | `values()` Returns a collection view of the values contained in this map.

  - ### Inherited Methods Summary

    Inherited Methods
    Methods inherited from class | Name
    --- | ---
    `class AbstractMap` | `remove, get, put, equals, toString, values, hashCode, clear, isEmpty, size, entrySet, putAll, containsKey, keySet, containsValue, wait, wait, wait, getClass, notify, notifyAll, remove, replace, replace, replaceAll, merge, putIfAbsent, compute, forEach, computeIfAbsent, getOrDefault, computeIfPresent`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### public static final int DEFAULT_INITIAL_CAPACITY

      The default initial number of table slots for this table (32). Used when not otherwise specified in constructor.

    - #### public static final float DEFAULT_LOAD_FACTOR

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### public ConcurrentReaderHashMap(int initialCapacity, float loadFactor)

      Constructs a new, empty map with the specified initial capacity and the specified load factor.

      throws:
        IllegalArgumentException if the initial maximum number of elements is less than zero, or if the load factor is non-positive.
      Parameters:
        `initialCapacity` - the initial capacity The actual initial capacity is rounded to the nearest power of two.
        `loadFactor` - the load factor of the ConcurrentReaderHashMap

    - #### public ConcurrentReaderHashMap(int initialCapacity)

      Constructs a new, empty map with the specified initial capacity and default load factor.

      throws:
        IllegalArgumentException if the initial maximum number of elements is less than zero.
      Parameters:
        `initialCapacity` - the initial capacity of the ConcurrentReaderHashMap.

    - #### public ConcurrentReaderHashMap()

      Constructs a new, empty map with a default initial capacity and load factor.

    - #### public ConcurrentReaderHashMap(Map t)

      Constructs a new map with the same mappings as the given map. The map is created with a capacity of twice the number of mappings in the given map or 16 (whichever is greater), and a default load factor.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### public int capacity()

      Returns:
        the number of slots in this table

    - #### @Override
      public void clear()

      Removes all mappings from this map.

    - #### @Override
      public Object clone()

      Returns a shallow copy of this `ConcurrentReaderHashMap` instance: the keys and values themselves are not cloned.

      Returns:
        a shallow copy of this map.

    - #### public boolean contains(Object value)

      Tests if some key maps into the specified value in this table. This operation is more expensive than the `containsKey` method.

      Note that this method is identical in functionality to containsValue, (which is part of the Map interface in the collections framework).

      Parameters:
        `value` - a value to search for.
      Returns:
        `true` if and only if some key maps to the `value` argument in this table as determined by the `equals` method; `false` otherwise.
      Throws:
        NullPointerException if the value is `null`.
      See Also:
        containsKey(Object)
        containsValue(Object)
        Map

    - #### @Override
      public boolean containsKey(Object key)

      Tests if the specified object is a key in this table.

      Parameters:
        `key` - possible key.
      Returns:
        `true` if and only if the specified object is a key in this table, as determined by the `equals` method; `false` otherwise.
      Throws:
        NullPointerException if the key is `null`.
      See Also:
        contains(Object)

    - #### @Override
      public boolean containsValue(Object value)

      Returns `true` if this map maps one or more keys to the specified value. Note: This method requires a full internal traversal of the hash table, and so is much slower than method `containsKey`.

      Parameters:
        `value` - value whose presence in this map is to be tested.
      Returns:
        `true` if this map maps one or more keys to the specified value.
      Throws:
        NullPointerException if the value is `null`.

    - #### public Enumeration elements()

      Returns an enumeration of the values in this table. Use the Enumeration methods on the returned object to fetch the elements sequentially.

      Returns:
        an enumeration of the values in this table.
      See Also:
        Enumeration
        keys()
        values()
        Map

    - #### @Override
      public Set entrySet()

      Returns a collection view of the mappings contained in this map. Each element in the returned collection is a `Map.Entry`. The collection is backed by the map, so changes to the map are reflected in the collection, and vice-versa. The collection supports element removal, which removes the corresponding mapping from the map, via the `Iterator.remove`, `Collection.remove`, `removeAll`, `retainAll`, and `clear` operations. It does not support the `add` or `addAll` operations.

      Returns:
        a collection view of the mappings contained in this map.

    - #### @Override
      public Object get(Object key)

      Returns the value to which the specified key is mapped in this table.

      Parameters:
        `key` - a key in the table.
      Returns:
        the value to which the key is mapped in this table; `null` if the key is not mapped to any value in this table.
      Throws:
        NullPointerException if the key is `null`.
      See Also:
        put(Object, Object)

    - #### @Override
      public boolean isEmpty()

      Returns `true` if this map contains no key-value mappings.

      Returns:
        `true` if this map contains no key-value mappings.

    - #### @Override
      public Set keySet()

      Returns a set view of the keys contained in this map. The set is backed by the map, so changes to the map are reflected in the set, and vice-versa. The set supports element removal, which removes the corresponding mapping from this map, via the `Iterator.remove`, `Set.remove`, `removeAll`, `retainAll`, and `clear` operations. It does not support the `add` or `addAll` operations.

      Returns:
        a set view of the keys contained in this map.

    - #### public Enumeration keys()

      Returns an enumeration of the keys in this table.

      Returns:
        an enumeration of the keys in this table.
      See Also:
        Enumeration
        elements()
        keySet()
        Map

    - #### public float loadFactor()

      Returns:
        the load factor

    - #### @Override
      public Object put(Object key, Object value)

      Maps the specified `key` to the specified `value` in this table. Neither the key nor the value can be `null`.

      The value can be retrieved by calling the `get` method with a key that is equal to the original key.

      Parameters:
        `key` - the table key.
        `value` - the value.
      Returns:
        the previous value of the specified key in this table, or `null` if it did not have one.
      Throws:
        NullPointerException if the key or value is `null`.
      See Also:
        Object.equals
        get(Object)

    - #### @Override
      public void putAll(Map t)

      Copies all of the mappings from the specified map to this one. These mappings replace any mappings that this map had for any of the keys currently in the specified Map.

      Parameters:
        `t` - Mappings to be stored in this map.

    - #### @Override
      public Object remove(Object key)

      Removes the key (and its corresponding value) from this table. This method does nothing if the key is not in the table.

      Parameters:
        `key` - the key that needs to be removed.
      Returns:
        the value to which the key had been mapped in this table, or `null` if the key did not have a mapping.
      Throws:
        NullPointerException if the key is `null`.

    - #### @Override
      public int size()

      Returns the number of key-value mappings in this map.

      Returns:
        the number of key-value mappings in this map.

    - #### @Override
      public Collection values()

      Returns a collection view of the values contained in this map. The collection is backed by the map, so changes to the map are reflected in the collection, and vice-versa. The collection supports element removal, which removes the corresponding mapping from this map, via the `Iterator.remove`, `Collection.remove`, `removeAll`, `retainAll`, and `clear` operations. It does not support the `add` or `addAll` operations.

      Returns:
        a collection view of the values contained in this map.