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Edward Ribeiro commented on ZOOKEEPER-2680: ------------------------------------------- A few comments: {code} private static Set<String> EMPTY_SET = Collections.unmodifiableSet(new HashSet<String>(0)); {code} is lacking the *final* modifier. Also, it can be: {code} private static final Set<String> EMPTY_SET = Collections.emptySet(); {code} About {{DataNode.setChildren()}} (would love the comments of [~breed] and [~fpj], as I can be about to write something utterly stupid :o) ): {code} public synchronized void setChildren(HashSet<String> children) { this.children = children; } {code} The code above could potentially pass a null. Is this behaviour expected? Say, instead of providing a {{DataNode.clear()}} method we just pass {{DataNode.setChildren(null)}} to reset all the children? Also, passing an alien reference (children) that can be changed outside the scope of {{DataNode}} seems potentially dangerous too. IMHO, {{DataNode.setChildren}} could have been coded more defensively. I would have done something akin the code below, but *of course* performance considerations should be taken into account. {code} public synchronized void setChildren(Set<String> children) { if (children == null || children.isEmpty()) // isEmpty() is optional return; if (this.children == null) this.children = new HashSet<>(8); this.children.addAll(children); } // new method public synchronized void clear() { children.clear(); } {code} All in all, I am +1 with this patch. :) Only took the opportunity to clarify this {{DataNode.setChildren}} method use, but I think we can commit this patch without changing the method just cited. > Correct DataNode.getChildren() inconsistent behavior. > ----------------------------------------------------- > > Key: ZOOKEEPER-2680 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ZOOKEEPER-2680 > Project: ZooKeeper > Issue Type: Bug > Components: server > Affects Versions: 3.4.9, 3.5.1 > Reporter: Mohammad Arshad > Assignee: Mohammad Arshad > Fix For: 3.4.10, 3.5.3, 3.6.0 > > Attachments: ZOOKEEPER-2680-01.patch > > > DataNode.getChildren() API returns null and empty set if there are no > children in it depending on when the API is called. DataNode.getChildren() > API behavior should be changed and it should always return empty set if the > node does not have any child > *DataNode.getChildren() API Current Behavior:* > # returns null initially > When DataNode is created and no children are added yet, > DataNode.getChildren() returns null > # returns empty set after all the children are deleted: > created a Node > add a child > delete the child > DataNode.getChildren() returns empty set. > After fix DataNode.getChildren() should return empty set in all the above > cases. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.3.4#6332)