org.apache.xerces.parsers

Class CachingParserPool


public class CachingParserPool
extends java.lang.Object

A parser pool that enables caching of grammars. The caching parser pool is constructed with a specific symbol table and grammar pool that has already been populated with the grammars used by the application.

Once the caching parser pool is constructed, specific parser instances are created by calling the appropriate factory method on the parser pool.

Note: There is a performance penalty for using a caching parser pool due to thread safety. Access to the symbol table and grammar pool must be synchronized to ensure the safe operation of the symbol table and grammar pool.

Note: If performance is critical, then another mechanism needs to be used instead of the caching parser pool. One approach would be to create parser instances that do not share these structures. Instead, each instance would get its own copy to use while parsing. This avoids the synchronization overhead at the expense of more memory and the time required to copy the structures for each new parser instance. And even when a parser instance is re-used, there is a potential for a memory leak due to new symbols being added to the symbol table over time. In other words, always take caution to make sure that your application is thread-safe and avoids leaking memory.

Version:
$Id: CachingParserPool.java 319806 2004-02-24 23:15:58Z mrglavas $
Author:
Andy Clark, IBM

Nested Class Summary

static class
CachingParserPool.ShadowedGrammarPool
Shadowed grammar pool.
static class
CachingParserPool.SynchronizedGrammarPool
Synchronized grammar pool.

Field Summary

static boolean
DEFAULT_SHADOW_GRAMMAR_POOL
Default shadow grammar pool (false).
static boolean
DEFAULT_SHADOW_SYMBOL_TABLE
Default shadow symbol table (false).
protected boolean
fShadowGrammarPool
Shadow the grammar pool for new parser instances.
protected boolean
fShadowSymbolTable
Shadow the symbol table for new parser instances.
protected org.apache.xerces.xni.grammars.XMLGrammarPool
fSynchronizedGrammarPool
Grammar pool.
protected SymbolTable
fSynchronizedSymbolTable
Symbol table.

Constructor Summary

CachingParserPool()
Default constructor.
CachingParserPool(SymbolTable symbolTable, org.apache.xerces.xni.grammars.XMLGrammarPool grammarPool)
Constructs a caching parser pool with the specified symbol table and grammar pool.

Method Summary

DOMParser
createDOMParser()
Creates a new DOM parser.
SAXParser
createSAXParser()
Creates a new SAX parser.
SymbolTable
getSymbolTable()
Returns the symbol table.
org.apache.xerces.xni.grammars.XMLGrammarPool
getXMLGrammarPool()
Returns the grammar pool.
void
setShadowSymbolTable(boolean shadow)
Sets whether new parser instance receive shadow copies of the main symbol table.

Field Details

DEFAULT_SHADOW_GRAMMAR_POOL

public static final boolean DEFAULT_SHADOW_GRAMMAR_POOL
Default shadow grammar pool (false).
Field Value:
false

DEFAULT_SHADOW_SYMBOL_TABLE

public static final boolean DEFAULT_SHADOW_SYMBOL_TABLE
Default shadow symbol table (false).
Field Value:
false

fShadowGrammarPool

protected boolean fShadowGrammarPool
Shadow the grammar pool for new parser instances. If true, new parser instances use shadow copies of the main grammar pool and are not allowed to add new grammars to the main grammar pool. New grammars are added to the shadow grammar pool and are local to the parser instance.

fShadowSymbolTable

protected boolean fShadowSymbolTable
Shadow the symbol table for new parser instances. If true, new parser instances use shadow copies of the main symbol table and are not allowed to add new symbols to the main symbol table. New symbols are added to the shadow symbol table and are local to the parser instance.

fSynchronizedGrammarPool

protected org.apache.xerces.xni.grammars.XMLGrammarPool fSynchronizedGrammarPool
Grammar pool. The grammar pool that the caching parser pool is constructed with is automatically wrapped in a synchronized version for thread-safety.

fSynchronizedSymbolTable

protected SymbolTable fSynchronizedSymbolTable
Symbol table. The symbol table that the caching parser pool is constructed with is automatically wrapped in a synchronized version for thread-safety.

Constructor Details

CachingParserPool

public CachingParserPool()
Default constructor.

CachingParserPool

public CachingParserPool(SymbolTable symbolTable,
                         org.apache.xerces.xni.grammars.XMLGrammarPool grammarPool)
Constructs a caching parser pool with the specified symbol table and grammar pool.
Parameters:
symbolTable - The symbol table.
grammarPool - The grammar pool.

Method Details

createDOMParser

public DOMParser createDOMParser()
Creates a new DOM parser.

createSAXParser

public SAXParser createSAXParser()
Creates a new SAX parser.

getSymbolTable

public SymbolTable getSymbolTable()
Returns the symbol table.

getXMLGrammarPool

public org.apache.xerces.xni.grammars.XMLGrammarPool getXMLGrammarPool()
Returns the grammar pool.

setShadowSymbolTable

public void setShadowSymbolTable(boolean shadow)
Sets whether new parser instance receive shadow copies of the main symbol table.
Parameters:
shadow - If true, new parser instances use shadow copies of the main symbol table and are not allowed to add new symbols to the main symbol table. New symbols are added to the shadow symbol table and are local to the parser instance. If false, new parser instances are allowed to add new symbols to the main symbol table.

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