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/*
* This class defines a WeakReference to the ConnectionRef (the referent).
*
* The ConnectionRef enables to break the reference
* cycle between Connection, LdapClient, Connections and ConnectionDesc,
* shown in the figure below.
*
* -------> Connections -----> ConnectionDesc
* | ^ |
* | | |
* | | |
* ConnectionsRef LdapClient <------------
* ^ | ^
* : | |
* : v |
* ConnectionsWeakRef Connection
*
* The ConnectionsRef is for cleaning up the resources held by the
* Connection thread by making them available to the GC. The pool
* uses ConnectionRef to hold the pooled resources.
*
* This class in turn holds a WeakReference with a ReferenceQueue to the
* ConnectionRef to track when the ConnectionRef becomes ready
* for getting GC'ed. It extends from WeakReference in order to hold a
* reference to Connections used for closing (which in turn terminates
* the Connection thread) it by monitoring the ReferenceQueue.
*/
}
return conns;
}
}