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19 package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util;
20
21 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.classification.InterfaceAudience;
22
23 /**
24 * Manages a singleton instance of the environment edge. This class shall
25 * implement static versions of the interface {@link EnvironmentEdge}, then
26 * defer to the delegate on invocation.
27 * <br>
28 * <b>Original Motivation:</b>
29 * The main purpose of the Environment Edge Manager was to have better control
30 * over the tests so that they behave the same when run in any system.
31 * (Refer: <a href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-2578">HBASE-2578</a> - The issue
32 * which added the {@link org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.EnvironmentEdgeManager}).
33 * The idea is to have a central place where time can be assigned in HBase. That makes
34 * it easier to inject different implementations of time. The default environment edge is the Java
35 * Current Time in millis. The environment edge manager class is designed to be able
36 * to plug in a new implementation of time by simply injecting an implementation
37 * of {@link org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.EnvironmentEdge} interface to
38 * {@link org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.EnvironmentEdgeManager}
39 <p>
40 <b>Problems with Environment Edge:</b><br>
41 1. One of the major problems is the side effects of injecting an Environment Edge into
42 Environment Edge Manager.<br>
43 For example, A test could inject an edge to fast forward time in order to avoid thread
44 sleep to save time, but it could trigger a premature waking up of another thread waiting
45 on a condition dependent on time lapse, which could potentially affect the normal
46 working of the system leading to failure of tests.<br>
47 2. Every test should ensure it is setting the Environment Edge it needs for the test to
48 perform in an expected way. Because another test which might have run before the current test
49 could have injected its own custom Environment Edge which may not be applicable to this
50 test. This is still solvable but the problem is that the tests can run in parallel
51 leading to different combinations of environment edges being injected causing unexpected
52 results.<br>
53 3. Another important issue with respect to injecting time through Environment Edge is that
54 the milliseconds unit of time is ingrained throughout the codebase in the form of hardcoded
55 sleep time or timeouts that any change of time unit or making it fast or slow can potentially
56 trigger unexpected failures due to timeout or unintended flow of execution.<br>
57 </p>
58 Because of the above issues, only {@link org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.DefaultEnvironmentEdge}
59 is being used, whose implementation of time returns the {@link System#currentTimeMillis()}. It
60 is advised not to inject any other {@link org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.EnvironmentEdge}.
61 */
62 @InterfaceAudience.Private
63 public class EnvironmentEdgeManager {
64 private static volatile EnvironmentEdge delegate = new DefaultEnvironmentEdge();
65
66 private EnvironmentEdgeManager() {
67
68 }
69
70 /**
71 * Retrieves the singleton instance of the {@link EnvironmentEdge} that is
72 * being managed.
73 *
74 * @return the edge.
75 */
76 public static EnvironmentEdge getDelegate() {
77 return delegate;
78 }
79
80 /**
81 * Resets the managed instance to the default instance: {@link
82 * DefaultEnvironmentEdge}.
83 */
84 public static void reset() {
85 injectEdge(new DefaultEnvironmentEdge());
86 }
87
88 /**
89 * Injects the given edge such that it becomes the managed entity. If null is
90 * passed to this method, the default type is assigned to the delegate.
91 *
92 * @param edge the new edge.
93 */
94 public static void injectEdge(EnvironmentEdge edge) {
95 if (edge == null) {
96 reset();
97 } else {
98 delegate = edge;
99 }
100 }
101
102 /**
103 * Defers to the delegate and calls the
104 * {@link EnvironmentEdge#currentTime()} method.
105 *
106 * @return current time in millis according to the delegate.
107 */
108 public static long currentTime() {
109 return getDelegate().currentTime();
110 }
111 }