001/*
002 * Copyright (C) 2007 The Guava Authors
003 *
004 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
005 * in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
006 *
007 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
008 *
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013 */
014
015package com.google.common.base;
016
017import com.google.common.annotations.GwtIncompatible;
018import com.google.common.annotations.J2ktIncompatible;
019import java.lang.ref.PhantomReference;
020import java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue;
021import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
022
023/**
024 * Phantom reference with a {@code finalizeReferent()} method which a background thread invokes
025 * after the garbage collector reclaims the referent. This is a simpler alternative to using a
026 * {@link ReferenceQueue}.
027 *
028 * <p>Unlike a normal phantom reference, this reference will be cleared automatically.
029 *
030 * @author Bob Lee
031 * @since 2.0
032 */
033@J2ktIncompatible
034@GwtIncompatible
035public abstract class FinalizablePhantomReference<T> extends PhantomReference<T>
036    implements FinalizableReference {
037  /**
038   * Constructs a new finalizable phantom reference.
039   *
040   * @param referent to phantom reference
041   * @param queue that should finalize the referent
042   */
043  protected FinalizablePhantomReference(@Nullable T referent, FinalizableReferenceQueue queue) {
044    super(referent, queue.queue);
045    queue.cleanUp();
046  }
047}