Flow Class
Definition
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Interrelated interfaces and static methods for establishing
flow-controlled components in which Publisher Publishers
produce items consumed by one or more Subscriber
Subscribers, each managed by a Subscription
Subscription.
[Android.Runtime.Register("java/util/concurrent/Flow", ApiSince=30, DoNotGenerateAcw=true)]
public sealed class Flow : Java.Lang.Object[<Android.Runtime.Register("java/util/concurrent/Flow", ApiSince=30, DoNotGenerateAcw=true)>]
type Flow = class
inherit Object- Inheritance
- Attributes
Remarks
Interrelated interfaces and static methods for establishing flow-controlled components in which Publisher Publishers produce items consumed by one or more Subscriber Subscribers, each managed by a Subscription Subscription.
These interfaces correspond to the reactive-streams specification. They apply in both concurrent and distributed asynchronous settings: All (seven) methods are defined in void "one-way" message style. Communication relies on a simple form of flow control (method Subscription#request) that can be used to avoid resource management problems that may otherwise occur in "push" based systems.
<b>Examples.</b> A Publisher usually defines its own Subscription implementation; constructing one in method subscribe and issuing it to the calling Subscriber. It publishes items to the subscriber asynchronously, normally using an Executor. For example, here is a very simple publisher that only issues (when requested) a single TRUE item to a single subscriber. Because the subscriber receives only a single item, this class does not use buffering and ordering control required in most implementations.
{@code
class OneShotPublisher implements Publisher<Boolean> {
private final ExecutorService executor = ForkJoinPool.commonPool(); // daemon-based
private boolean subscribed; // true after first subscribe
public synchronized void subscribe(Subscriber<? super Boolean> subscriber) {
if (subscribed)
subscriber.onError(new IllegalStateException()); // only one allowed
else {
subscribed = true;
subscriber.onSubscribe(new OneShotSubscription(subscriber, executor));
}
}
static class OneShotSubscription implements Subscription {
private final Subscriber<? super Boolean> subscriber;
private final ExecutorService executor;
private Future<?> future; // to allow cancellation
private boolean completed;
OneShotSubscription(Subscriber<? super Boolean> subscriber,
ExecutorService executor) {
this.subscriber = subscriber;
this.executor = executor;
}
public synchronized void request(long n) {
if (!completed) {
completed = true;
if (n <= 0) {
IllegalArgumentException ex = new IllegalArgumentException();
executor.execute(() -> subscriber.onError(ex));
} else {
future = executor.submit(() -> {
subscriber.onNext(Boolean.TRUE);
subscriber.onComplete();
});
}
}
}
public synchronized void cancel() {
completed = true;
if (future != null) future.cancel(false);
}
}
}}
A Subscriber arranges that items be requested and processed. Items (invocations of Subscriber#onNext) are not issued unless requested, but multiple items may be requested. Many Subscriber implementations can arrange this in the style of the following example, where a buffer size of 1 single-steps, and larger sizes usually allow for more efficient overlapped processing with less communication; for example with a value of 64, this keeps total outstanding requests between 32 and 64. Because Subscriber method invocations for a given Subscription are strictly ordered, there is no need for these methods to use locks or volatiles unless a Subscriber maintains multiple Subscriptions (in which case it is better to instead define multiple Subscribers, each with its own Subscription).
{@code
class SampleSubscriber<T> implements Subscriber<T> {
final Consumer<? super T> consumer;
Subscription subscription;
final long bufferSize;
long count;
SampleSubscriber(long bufferSize, Consumer<? super T> consumer) {
this.bufferSize = bufferSize;
this.consumer = consumer;
}
public void onSubscribe(Subscription subscription) {
long initialRequestSize = bufferSize;
count = bufferSize - bufferSize / 2; // re-request when half consumed
(this.subscription = subscription).request(initialRequestSize);
}
public void onNext(T item) {
if (--count <= 0)
subscription.request(count = bufferSize - bufferSize / 2);
consumer.accept(item);
}
public void onError(Throwable ex) { ex.printStackTrace(); }
public void onComplete() {}
}}
The default value of #defaultBufferSize may provide a useful starting point for choosing request sizes and capacities in Flow components based on expected rates, resources, and usages. Or, when flow control is never needed, a subscriber may initially request an effectively unbounded number of items, as in:
{@code
class UnboundedSubscriber<T> implements Subscriber<T> {
public void onSubscribe(Subscription subscription) {
subscription.request(Long.MAX_VALUE); // effectively unbounded
}
public void onNext(T item) { use(item); }
public void onError(Throwable ex) { ex.printStackTrace(); }
public void onComplete() {}
void use(T item) { ... }
}}
Added in 9.
Java documentation for java.util.concurrent.Flow.
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Properties
| Class |
Returns the runtime class of this |
| Handle |
The handle to the underlying Android instance. (Inherited from Object) |
| JniIdentityHashCode | (Inherited from Object) |
| JniPeerMembers | |
| PeerReference | (Inherited from Object) |
| ThresholdClass |
This API supports the Mono for Android infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code. (Inherited from Object) |
| ThresholdType |
This API supports the Mono for Android infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code. (Inherited from Object) |
Methods
| Clone() |
Creates and returns a copy of this object. (Inherited from Object) |
| DefaultBufferSize() |
Returns a default value for Publisher or Subscriber buffering, that may be used in the absence of other constraints. |
| Dispose() | (Inherited from Object) |
| Dispose(Boolean) | (Inherited from Object) |
| Equals(Object) |
Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one. (Inherited from Object) |
| GetHashCode() |
Returns a hash code value for the object. (Inherited from Object) |
| JavaFinalize() |
Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object. (Inherited from Object) |
| Notify() |
Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor. (Inherited from Object) |
| NotifyAll() |
Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor. (Inherited from Object) |
| SetHandle(IntPtr, JniHandleOwnership) |
Sets the Handle property. (Inherited from Object) |
| ToArray<T>() | (Inherited from Object) |
| ToString() |
Returns a string representation of the object. (Inherited from Object) |
| UnregisterFromRuntime() | (Inherited from Object) |
| Wait() |
Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being <em>notified</em> or <em>interrupted</em>. (Inherited from Object) |
| Wait(Int64) |
Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being <em>notified</em> or <em>interrupted</em>, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed. (Inherited from Object) |
| Wait(Int64, Int32) |
Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being <em>notified</em> or <em>interrupted</em>, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed. (Inherited from Object) |
Explicit Interface Implementations
| IJavaPeerable.Disposed() | (Inherited from Object) |
| IJavaPeerable.DisposeUnlessReferenced() | (Inherited from Object) |
| IJavaPeerable.Finalized() | (Inherited from Object) |
| IJavaPeerable.JniManagedPeerState | (Inherited from Object) |
| IJavaPeerable.SetJniIdentityHashCode(Int32) | (Inherited from Object) |
| IJavaPeerable.SetJniManagedPeerState(JniManagedPeerStates) | (Inherited from Object) |
| IJavaPeerable.SetPeerReference(JniObjectReference) | (Inherited from Object) |
Extension Methods
| JavaCast<TResult>(IJavaObject) |
Performs an Android runtime-checked type conversion. |
| JavaCast<TResult>(IJavaObject) | |
| GetJniTypeName(IJavaPeerable) | |