Final clean-up
Removed unused method from earlier version
Corrected previously overlooked comments that were remnant of prior version
@@ -22,22 +22,15 @@ import net.bytebuddy.pool.TypePool;
*
* <ul>
* There two core parts to the cache...
- * <li>a cache of ID assignments for ClassLoaders
- * <li>a single cache of TypeResolutions for all ClassLoaders - keyed by a custom composite key
- * that combines loader ID & name
+ * <li>a cache of ClassLoader to WeakReference&lt;ClassLoader&gt;
+ * <li>a single cache of TypeResolutions for all ClassLoaders - keyed by a custom composite key of ClassLoader & class name
* </ul>
*
* <p>This design was chosen to create a single limited size cache that can be adjusted for the
* entire application -- without having to create a large number of WeakReference objects.
*
- * <p>The ID assignment mostly assigns a single ID to each ClassLoader, but the maximumSize
- * restriction means that an evicted ClassLoader could be assigned another ID later on.
- *
- * <p>For the validity of the cache, the important part is that ID assignment guarantees that no two
- * ClassLoaders share the same ID.
- *
- * <p>NOTE: As an additional safe-guard, a new CacheInstance can be created if the original loader
- * ID sequence is exhausted.
+ * <p>Eviction is handled almost entirely through a size restriction; however,
+ * softValues are still used as a further safeguard.
*/
@Slf4j
public class DDCachingPoolStrategy implements PoolStrategy {
@@ -99,11 +92,6 @@ public class DDCachingPoolStrategy implements PoolStrategy {
return createCachingTypePool(loaderHash, loaderRef, classFileLocator);
}
- private final TypePool createNonCachingTypePool(final ClassFileLocator classFileLocator) {
- return new TypePool.Default.WithLazyResolution(
- TypePool.CacheProvider.NoOp.INSTANCE, classFileLocator, TypePool.Default.ReaderMode.FAST);
- }
-
private final TypePool.CacheProvider createCacheProvider(
final int loaderHash, final WeakReference<ClassLoader> loaderRef) {
return new SharedResolutionCacheAdapter(loaderHash, loaderRef, sharedResolutionCache);
@@ -130,8 +118,13 @@ public class DDCachingPoolStrategy implements PoolStrategy {
}
/**
- * TypeCacheKey is key for the sharedResolutionCache. It is a mix of a cacheId/loaderId & a type
- * name.
+ * TypeCacheKey is key for the sharedResolutionCache.
+ * Conceptually, it is a mix of ClassLoader & class name.
+ *
+ * For efficiency & GC purposes, it is actually composed of
+ * loaderHash & WeakReference&lt;ClassLoader&gt;
+ *
+ * The loaderHash exists to avoid calling get & strengthening the Reference.
*/
static final class TypeCacheKey {
private final int loaderHash;
@@ -169,11 +162,15 @@ public class DDCachingPoolStrategy implements PoolStrategy {
return className.equals(that.className);
} else if (className.equals(that.className)) {
// need to perform a deeper loader check -- requires calling Reference.get
- // which can strengthened the Reference, so deliberately done last
+ // which can strengthen the Reference, so deliberately done last
// If either reference has gone null, they aren't considered equivalent
// Technically, this is a bit of violation of equals semantics, since
- // two equivalent references can be not equivalent.
+ // two equivalent references can become not equivalent.
+
+ // In this case, it is fine because that means the ClassLoader is no
+ // longer live, so the entries will never match anyway and will fall
+ // out of the cache.
ClassLoader thisLoader = loaderRef.get();
if (thisLoader == null) return false;
