Please go ahead as you see fit. 

I am in the middle of moving now and can only process emails. 

I am also not sure about the merit of the refactoring anymore. I recall a 
message casting doubt on this refactoring adventure :)

Gary

On Dec 20, 2010, at 13:56, "Simone Tripodi" <simone.trip...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Gary,
> IMHO the optimizations you're proposing are very important and since I
> like cooperating with you, I thought was better making aware about
> what I'd intend to do :P
> If you agree I could start committing the latest modifications, so you
> can apply your refactoring later. WDYT?
> Have a nice day, all the best,
> Simo
> 
> http://people.apache.org/~simonetripodi/
> http://www.99soft.org/
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 10:41 PM, Gary Gregory
> <ggreg...@seagullsoftware.com> wrote:
>> Don't worry about my stuff. I am in the middle of a move.
>> 
>> Gary
>> 
>> On Dec 20, 2010, at 12:20, "Simone Tripodi" <simone.trip...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi all guys,
>>> I spent the afternoon refactoring the config classes according to
>>> informations collected on[1], have a ready commit.
>>> Do you want to read the patch before I commit or I I can commit so
>>> everybody can review and contribute to the modifications?
>>> This could block the Gary's work on optimization, please let me know!
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>> Simo
>>> 
>>> [1] http://wiki.apache.org/commons/PoolRoadMap
>>> 
>>> http://people.apache.org/~simonetripodi/
>>> http://www.99soft.org/
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 2:27 PM, Simone Tripodi <simone.trip...@gmail.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>>> Hi Gary/all :)
>>>> I collected informations on the wiki on the RoadMap page[1], based on
>>>> what we discussed in this thread.
>>>> If you agree on what is written, we can start back coding.
>>>> Have a nice weekend,
>>>> Simo
>>>> 
>>>> [1] http://wiki.apache.org/commons/PoolRoadMap
>>>> 
>>>> http://people.apache.org/~simonetripodi/
>>>> http://www.99soft.org/
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 3:21 PM, Gary Gregory
>>>> <ggreg...@seagullsoftware.com> wrote:
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Simone Tripodi [mailto:simone.trip...@gmail.com]
>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 08:51
>>>>>> To: Commons Developers List
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [pool] Pool config vs. factory hierarchies.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi Gary,
>>>>>> yes, more people involved on defining these details is better, I
>>>>>> agree. I'm thinking about creating a wiki page to resume all the
>>>>>> requirements, what do you think?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Good idea!
>>>>> 
>>>>> Gary
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Simo
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> http://people.apache.org/~simonetripodi/
>>>>>> http://www.99soft.org/
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 2:39 PM, Gary Gregory
>>>>>> <ggreg...@seagullsoftware.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> On Dec 1, 2010, at 2:01, "Simone Tripodi" <simone.trip...@gmail.com> 
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Hi Gary :)
>>>>>>>> thanks for the feedback, IMHO once the Configuration for
>>>>>>>> Generic(Keyed)ObjectPool(Factory) will be fixed, we could start
>>>>>>>> thinking about a new release of the new pool. This evening/tonight (in
>>>>>>>> my local time) I'll start re-arranging stuff, of course suggestions
>>>>>>>> will be more than appreciated.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> About duplication: I agree with you, but after re-reading all the
>>>>>>>> mails we wrote about it, I recently become convinced that
>>>>>>>> Configuration for GKOB/GOB have different semantic even if some
>>>>>>>> configuration property have same name/type, what's your opinion about
>>>>>>>> it? Many thanks in advance!
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Yes, semantics are different iirc and I'd confusing is that some props 
>>>>>>> have
>>>>>> the same name but mean different things for each pool type.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I am not sure if it worth changing these method names (new method and
>>>>>> deprecated old method) or just writing better javadocs. I would go with 
>>>>>> an
>>>>>> experts opinion there.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Gary
>>>>>>>> Have a nice day,
>>>>>>>> Simo
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> http://people.apache.org/~simonetripodi/
>>>>>>>> http://www.99soft.org/
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 11:02 PM, Gary Gregory
>>>>>>>> <ggreg...@seagullsoftware.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Yes, I thought we were on a roll there! Lots of good discussions and
>>>>>> then... quiet. That's OK though. We all get busy. Time to come back and
>>>>>> reflect.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> I am still looking for these goals:
>>>>>>>>> - Generics released ASAP. I would be OK for a earlier release just to 
>>>>>>>>> get
>>>>>> this out.
>>>>>>>>> - Better names for properties and methods
>>>>>>>>> - Refactor to remove duplication
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Gary
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>>> From: Simone Tripodi [mailto:simone.trip...@gmail.com]
>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 09:33
>>>>>>>>>> To: Commons Developers List
>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [pool] Pool config vs. factory hierarchies.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Hi all guys,
>>>>>>>>>> sorry for resurrecting a zombie message, but I've been busy at work
>>>>>>>>>> and haven't had the chance to contribute at all.
>>>>>>>>>> I could re-start committing code according to the requirements
>>>>>>>>>> described by Phil, If it works for you, so other tasks like
>>>>>>>>>> JMX/autoconfigure can be unlocked, please let me know.
>>>>>>>>>> Have a nice day,
>>>>>>>>>> Simo
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> http://people.apache.org/~simonetripodi/
>>>>>>>>>> http://www.99soft.org/
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 11:01 PM, Phil Steitz <phil.ste...@gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> On Nov 3, 2010, at 5:03 PM, Steven Siebert <smsi...@gmail.com> 
>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> You restore the pool fields that used to hold the configuration
>>>>>> setting
>>>>>>>>>>>>> properties and leave the getters and setters (for the mutable 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> ones) in
>>>>>>>>>>>>> place.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Phil
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> so something like this?
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> public class GOP extends .... {
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>   /**
>>>>>>>>>>>>    * ref to immutable config reference, immutable config values are
>>>>>> either
>>>>>>>>>>>> referred directly here
>>>>>>>>>>>>    * or are copied to a final instance field
>>>>>>>>>>>>   */
>>>>>>>>>>>>   private GOPConfig config
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> No.  There is no config member.  It is used only to encapsulate the
>>>>>>>>>> parameters of the ctors.  The GOP class stores the config data in
>>>>>> individual
>>>>>>>>>> fields, accessed by getters and setters.  The setters at least are
>>>>>>>>>> synchronized using the pool monitor. Look at the old code.  What I am
>>>>>>>>>> proposing is that we limit the use and lifetime of the config 
>>>>>>>>>> objects to
>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>> ctors and/or factories.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Phil
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>   //mutable configuration values are mutated/accessed from pool
>>>>>> instance
>>>>>>>>>>>>   private volatile int mut1;  //probably better to use read/write 
>>>>>>>>>>>> locks
>>>>>>>>>>>>   private volatile int mut2;
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>   public GOP (GOPConfig config) {
>>>>>>>>>>>>      this.config = config;
>>>>>>>>>>>>      reconfigure(config);
>>>>>>>>>>>>   }
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>   /**
>>>>>>>>>>>>    * using this model, this method isn't really required (at least 
>>>>>>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>>>>>>> public)
>>>>>>>>>>>>    * but would be a convenience for "batch"/atomic changes to
>>>>>> configuration
>>>>>>>>>>>> values -
>>>>>>>>>>>>    * this is possible if we switch from volatile to a r/w locking
>>>>>> mechanism
>>>>>>>>>>>>   */
>>>>>>>>>>>>   public void reconfigure (GOPConfig config) {
>>>>>>>>>>>>        mut1 = config.getMut1;
>>>>>>>>>>>>        mut2  = config.getMut2;
>>>>>>>>>>>>   }
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>   public void setMut1 (int m) {
>>>>>>>>>>>>      mut1 = m;
>>>>>>>>>>>>   }
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>   public int getMut1 () {
>>>>>>>>>>>>       return mut1;
>>>>>>>>>>>>   }
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>   ....
>>>>>>>>>>>> }
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> I wonder, with this model....what is the reason for having an 
>>>>>>>>>>>> immutable
>>>>>>>>>>>> configuration instance if we're going to copy the values locally 
>>>>>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>> (at
>>>>>>>>>>>> least) mutability purposes?  I believe the attraction of the 
>>>>>>>>>>>> immutable
>>>>>>>>>>>> configuration instance was for concurrency issues...but with this
>>>>>> model, we
>>>>>>>>>>>> would need to use pool-local syncronization (locking) anyway.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> I wrote a quick mock-up implementation like this, using a
>>>>>>>>>>>> ReentrantReadWriteLock, and the amount of concurrency work in each
>>>>>>>>>>>> pool/factory started to pile up.  We already identified that
>>>>>> inheritance of
>>>>>>>>>>>> the Pool/Factory classes might not be the best approach (I agree 
>>>>>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>>>>>> as well...which would cause POOL-177 to no longer be 
>>>>>>>>>>>> implemented)...so
>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>>>>>> means duplication of synchronization code as well.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> I think I'm falling back to my initial thought on this in that the
>>>>>> config
>>>>>>>>>>>> classes should, IMO, either be mutable (where appropriate) and made
>>>>>> thread
>>>>>>>>>>>> safe (internally synchronized) to reduce the amount of concurrency 
>>>>>>>>>>>> work
>>>>>>>>>>>> needed in each class that aggregates the instance...or immutable 
>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>> any
>>>>>>>>>>>> changes to the config instance needs to be done by going back to 
>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>> Builder
>>>>>>>>>>>> (something like new Builder(configInstance).change().create());) 
>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>> then
>>>>>>>>>>>> the config reference in each pool/factory could be made volatile.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> I know this is confusing in email....I would be glad to create a 
>>>>>>>>>>>> quick
>>>>>>>>>> patch
>>>>>>>>>>>> or UML for this to clear things up if this would help.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Thoughts?
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> S
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