Class WorkUnit

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.lang.AutoCloseable

    public final class WorkUnit
    extends java.lang.Object
    implements java.lang.AutoCloseable
    A Work Unit comprises resources that are bound to some logical work process. A work unit may be transactional or immediate. Resources are encouraged to register with the work unit. In order to orderly use the work unit mechanism, it is required to initialize and later close a work unit by using it as an AutoCloseable or explicitly:

     try (WorkUnit.initCurrent()) {
     ...
     }
     

    or

     WorkUnit.initCurrent();
     try {
     ...
     } finally {
        WorkUnit.closeCurrent();
     }
     

    This pattern is implemented by the work(Callable) method and its sibling. The application thread pool implementation uses this pattern, so that in general it is not necessary to implement it individually, except work has to be done in a Timer Thread and will not be associated with the Application Thread Pool (which is the preferred method!). See also IThreadPool.executeAs(Runnable, boolean). On the current thread however, after any completion, i.a. after a call to close() we release the work unit association. This is for resource consumption reasons (and not to hold on to something that should be collectable) but also so that we can normally see whether a thread has been setup correctly during getCurrent(). We want to know (by exception) if a thread is querying for a work unit although it has not been properly initialized - which in turn indicates that it will most likely not be completed properly either.
    Author:
    Henning
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      static void attach​(WorkUnit unit)
      attaches a given work unit with the current thread.
      void bindResource​(java.lang.String key, IWorkResource resource)
      bind and, if unit is stateful, begin resource
      void close()
      Close work unit.
      static void closeCurrent()
      Closes the current work unit (if any).
      void commit()
      Commit work unit.
      static void commitCurrent()
      commits the current work unit (if any)
      static WorkUnit detach()
      Detaches current work unit (if any) from the current thread
      static WorkUnit getCurrent()
      gets current work unit.
      IWorkResource getResource​(java.lang.String key)
      returns a named work resource
      boolean getRollbackOnly()
      Gets whether this unit is to be rolled back on close
      static boolean getRollbackOnlyCurrent()
      Gets whether the current work unit, if any, is to be rolled back on close.
      static WorkUnit initCurrent()
      initializes a work unit orderly on a thread join the current, if present.
      static WorkUnit queryCurrent()
      queries current work unit but will not instantiate one.
      void rollback()
      Rollback the work unit.
      static void rollBackCurrent()
      rolls back the current work unit (if any)
      void setRollbackOnly()
      Sets this unit to be rolled back on close.
      static void setRollbackOnlyCurrent()
      Sets the current work unit, if any, to be rolled back on close.
      static <T,​E extends java.lang.Exception>
      T
      supply​(ThrowingSupplier<T,​E> supplier)
      Execute a ThrowingSupplier within a complete work unit, incl.
      IWorkResource unbindResource​(java.lang.String key)
      unbind and if unit stateful rolls back resource
      static void work​(java.lang.Runnable r)
      Execute a runnable within a complete work unit, incl.
      static <T> T work​(java.util.concurrent.Callable<T> r)
      Execute a Callable within a complete work unit, incl.
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
    • Method Detail

      • queryCurrent

        public static final WorkUnit queryCurrent()
        queries current work unit but will not instantiate one.
      • getCurrent

        public static final WorkUnit getCurrent()
        gets current work unit. If none bound, throw an exception as this indicates that this is a thread that has not orderly initialized the work unit.
      • commitCurrent

        public static void commitCurrent()
        commits the current work unit (if any)
      • rollBackCurrent

        public static void rollBackCurrent()
        rolls back the current work unit (if any)
      • initCurrent

        public static WorkUnit initCurrent()
        initializes a work unit orderly on a thread join the current, if present.
      • closeCurrent

        public static void closeCurrent()
        Closes the current work unit (if any). See close().
      • setRollbackOnlyCurrent

        public static void setRollbackOnlyCurrent()
        Sets the current work unit, if any, to be rolled back on close. See setRollbackOnly()
      • getRollbackOnlyCurrent

        public static boolean getRollbackOnlyCurrent()
        Gets whether the current work unit, if any, is to be rolled back on close. See getRollbackOnly().
      • detach

        public static WorkUnit detach()
        Detaches current work unit (if any) from the current thread
      • attach

        public static void attach​(WorkUnit unit)
        attaches a given work unit with the current thread. Will fail if there is one currently associated with the current thread.
      • rollback

        public void rollback()
        Rollback the work unit. For all enlisted resources a rollback and an after completion event will be triggered. See IWorkResource for more details.
      • setRollbackOnly

        public void setRollbackOnly()
        Sets this unit to be rolled back on close. That is, instead of committing a close will rollback(), if set to true
      • getRollbackOnly

        public boolean getRollbackOnly()
        Gets whether this unit is to be rolled back on close
      • close

        public void close()
        Close work unit. Note that a call to initCurrent() is either opening a new work unit of joining an existing. In the latter case, a use counter is incremented. A call to close only performs the actual close action, when the use counter is 1. Otherwise the use counter will simply be decreased. The actual close action is rollback(), if the work unit was set to rollback only (via setRollbackOnly() or setRollbackOnlyCurrent()) or commit() otherwise. In both cases, all enlisted resources will receive a close event. See IWorkResource for more details. If this work unit is the current work unit, it will be detached and there will be no current work unit anymore.
        Specified by:
        close in interface java.lang.AutoCloseable
      • bindResource

        public void bindResource​(java.lang.String key,
                                 IWorkResource resource)
        bind and, if unit is stateful, begin resource
      • unbindResource

        public IWorkResource unbindResource​(java.lang.String key)
        unbind and if unit stateful rolls back resource
      • getResource

        public IWorkResource getResource​(java.lang.String key)
        returns a named work resource
      • work

        public static void work​(java.lang.Runnable r)
        Execute a runnable within a complete work unit, incl. initialization and close. If the execution of the runnable throws an exception, the work unit will be rolled back.
      • supply

        public static <T,​E extends java.lang.Exception> T supply​(ThrowingSupplier<T,​E> supplier)
                                                                throws E extends java.lang.Exception
        Execute a ThrowingSupplier within a complete work unit, incl. initialization and close. If the execution of the runnable throws an exception, the work unit will be rolled back.
        Throws:
        E extends java.lang.Exception
      • work

        public static <T> T work​(java.util.concurrent.Callable<T> r)
                          throws java.lang.Exception
        Execute a Callable within a complete work unit, incl. initialization and close. If the execution of the runnable throws an exception, the work unit will be rolled back.
        Throws:
        java.lang.Exception