Package org.apache.uima.util
Class JCasPool
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public class JCasPool extends java.lang.Object
This class represents a simple pool ofJCas
instances. This is useful for multithreaded applications, where there is a need for multiple CASes to be processed simultaneously. Because JCas creation is expensive, it is a good idea to create a pool of reusable JCas instances at initialization time, rather than creating a new JCas each time one is needed.Clients check-out JCas instances from the pool using the
getJCas()
method and check-in JCas instances using thereleaseJCas(JCas)
method.
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Constructor Summary
Constructors Constructor Description JCasPool(int aNumInstances, AnalysisEngine aAnalysisEngine)
Creates a new JCasPoolJCasPool(int aNumInstances, TextAnalysisEngine aTextAnalysisEngine)
Deprecated.As of v2.0, TextAnalysisEngine has been deprecated.JCasPool(int aNumInstances, ProcessingResourceMetaData aMetaData)
Creates a new JCasPool
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method Description protected void
fillPool(ProcessingResourceMetaData aMetaData)
Utility method used in the constructor to fill the pool with CAS instances.protected java.util.Vector<JCas>
getAllInstances()
protected java.util.Vector<JCas>
getFreeInstances()
JCas
getJCas()
Checks out a JCas from the pool.JCas
getJCas(long aTimeout)
Checks out a JCas from the pool.int
getSize()
Gets the size of this pool (the total number of JCas instances that it can hold).void
releaseJCas(JCas aJCas)
Checks in a JCas to the pool.
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Constructor Detail
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JCasPool
@Deprecated public JCasPool(int aNumInstances, TextAnalysisEngine aTextAnalysisEngine) throws ResourceInitializationException
Deprecated.As of v2.0, TextAnalysisEngine has been deprecated. UseJCasPool(int, AnalysisEngine)
instead.Creates a new JCasPool- Parameters:
aNumInstances
- the number of JCas instances in the poolaTextAnalysisEngine
- the TAE that will create the JCas instances and which will later be used to process them- Throws:
ResourceInitializationException
- if the JCas instances could not be created
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JCasPool
public JCasPool(int aNumInstances, AnalysisEngine aAnalysisEngine) throws ResourceInitializationException
Creates a new JCasPool- Parameters:
aNumInstances
- the number of JCas instances in the poolaAnalysisEngine
- the AE that will create the JCas instances and which will later be used to process them- Throws:
ResourceInitializationException
- if the JCas instances could not be created
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JCasPool
public JCasPool(int aNumInstances, ProcessingResourceMetaData aMetaData) throws ResourceInitializationException
Creates a new JCasPool- Parameters:
aNumInstances
- the number of JCas instances in the poolaMetaData
- metadata that includes the type system for the CAS- Throws:
ResourceInitializationException
- if the CAS instances could not be created
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Method Detail
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getJCas
public JCas getJCas()
Checks out a JCas from the pool.- Returns:
- a JCas instance. Returns
null
if none are available (in which case the client mayObject.wait()
on this object in order to be notified when an instance becomes available).
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releaseJCas
public void releaseJCas(JCas aJCas)
Checks in a JCas to the pool. This automatically calls theJCas.reset()
method, to ensure that when the JCas is later retrieved from the pool it will be ready to use. Also notifies other Threads that may be waiting for an instance to become available.- Parameters:
aJCas
- the JCas to release
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getJCas
public JCas getJCas(long aTimeout)
Checks out a JCas from the pool. If none is currently available, wait for the specified amount of time for one to be checked in.- Parameters:
aTimeout
- the time to wait in milliseconds. A value of <=0 will wait forever.- Returns:
- a JCas instance. Returns
null
if none are available within the specified timeout period.
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getSize
public int getSize()
Gets the size of this pool (the total number of JCas instances that it can hold).- Returns:
- the size of this pool
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fillPool
protected void fillPool(ProcessingResourceMetaData aMetaData) throws ResourceInitializationException
Utility method used in the constructor to fill the pool with CAS instances.- Parameters:
aMetaData
- metadata including the type system for the CASes- Throws:
ResourceInitializationException
- if the Resource instances could not be created
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getAllInstances
protected java.util.Vector<JCas> getAllInstances()
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getFreeInstances
protected java.util.Vector<JCas> getFreeInstances()
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