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com/quadcap/util/collections/Cacheable.java

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package com.quadcap.util.collections;

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import java.io.IOException;

import com.quadcap.util.DListItem;

/**
 * The construction of these objects needs to be managed by the
 * cache object.  They are initialized using the anonymous 'store'
 * object; it is the responsibility of the derived class to cast
 * the anonymous store to the correct type.
 *
 * @author Stan Bailes
 */
public abstract class Cacheable extends Object {
    /** has object been modified while in the cache? */
    boolean             dirty           = false;

    /**
     * We reference-count the cache items to know when it's ok to flush
     * older items to make room for new ones.  We should probably keep
     * some statistics which keep track of the percentage of cache items
     * currently "in-use"; i.e., with <code>refCount &gt; 0</code>
     */
    int                 refCount        = 0;

    /** Back pointer to my place in the LRU list. */
    DListItem           me;

    /**
     * The key used to locate this item in the underlying store, as well
     * as in the cache itself.
     */
    protected Object            key;

    protected Object            store;

    /**
     * Initialization and (recycling)
     */
    public void init(Object store, Object key) throws IOException {
        this.store = store;
        this.key = key;
        dirty = false;
    }

    /**
     * Read the dirty bit.
     */
    public boolean isDirty() { return dirty; }

    /**
     * Set the dirty bit.
     */
    public void setDirty(boolean d) { dirty = d; }

    /**
     * Read the reference count
     */
    public int getRefCount() { return refCount; }

    /**
     * Set the reference count
     */
    public synchronized void setRefCount(int x) { refCount = x; }

    /**
     * Increment the reference count
     */
    public synchronized void incrRefCount() { refCount++; }

    /**
     * Decrement the reference count
     */
    public synchronized void decrRefCount() { refCount--; }

    /**
     * Set the LRU back pointer.
     */
    public void setDListItem(DListItem d) { me = d; }

    /**
     * Get the LRU back pointer.
     */
    public DListItem getDListItem() { return me; }

    /**
     * Get the cache item's key.
     */
    public Object getKey() { return key; }

    /**
     * Set the cache item's key.
     */
    public void setKey(Object key) { this.key = key; }

    /**
     * Get the cache item's data.
     */
    abstract public Object getData();

    /**
     * Set the cache item's data.
     */
    abstract public void setData(Object data);
    
    /**
     * Flush this item and clear the dirty bit.
     */
    public void flush() throws IOException {
        dirty = false;
    }
}