org.wildfly.clustering.ejb

Interface Bean<G,I,T>

Type Parameters:

G - the group identifier type

I - the bean identifier type

T - the bean instance type

All Superinterfaces:

AutoCloseable

public interface Bean<G,I,T>
extends AutoCloseable

Represents a bean and the group to which it is associated.

Author:

Paul Ferraro

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	acquire() Acquires a reference to the bean instance.
void	close() Closes any resources used by this bean.
G	getGroupId() Returns the identifier of the group to which this bean is associated.
I	getId() Returns the identifier of this bean.
boolean	isExpired() Indicates whether or not the specified bean is expired.
boolean	release() Releases a reference to the bean made via acquire().
void	remove(RemoveListener<T> listener) Removes this bean, notifying the specified listener.

Method Detail

getId

I getId()

Returns the identifier of this bean.

Returns:

a unique identifier

getGroupId

G getGroupId()

Returns the identifier of the group to which this bean is associated.

Returns:

a unique identifier of a group

acquire

T acquire()

Acquires a reference to the bean instance. Every call to acquire() should be paired with a call to release().

Returns:

the bean instance

release

boolean release()

Releases a reference to the bean made via acquire().

Returns:

true, if all acquisitions have been released, false otherwise.

isExpired

boolean isExpired()

Indicates whether or not the specified bean is expired.

Returns:

true, if this bean has expired, false otherwise.

remove

void remove(RemoveListener<T> listener)

Removes this bean, notifying the specified listener.

Parameters:

listener - a remove listener

close

void close()

Closes any resources used by this bean. A bean should only be closed when all referenced have been released, i.e. release() returned true.

Specified by:

close in interface AutoCloseable