Method Detail

• request

  void request(long n)

  Request a certain maximum number of items from this Producer. This is a way of requesting backpressure. To disable backpressure, pass Long.MAX_VALUE to this method.

  Requests are additive but if a sequence of requests totals more than Long.MAX_VALUE then Long.MAX_VALUE requests will be actioned and the extras may be ignored. Arriving at Long.MAX_VALUE by addition of requests cannot be assumed to disable backpressure. For example, the code below may result in Long.MAX_VALUE requests being actioned only.

   request(100);
   request(Long.MAX_VALUE-1);
   

  Parameters:

  n - the maximum number of items you want this Producer to produce, or Long.MAX_VALUE if you want the Producer to produce items at its own pace