Class SerializedSubject<T,R>

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Observer<T>


    public class SerializedSubject<T,R>
    extends Subject<T,R>
    Wraps a Subject so that it is safe to call its various on methods from different threads.

    When you use an ordinary Subject as a Subscriber, you must take care not to call its Observer.onNext(T) method (or its other on methods) from multiple threads, as this could lead to non-serialized calls, which violates the Observable contract and creates an ambiguity in the resulting Subject.

    To protect a Subject from this danger, you can convert it into a SerializedSubject with code like the following:

     mySafeSubject = new SerializedSubject( myUnsafeSubject ); 
    • Constructor Detail

      • SerializedSubject

        public SerializedSubject(Subject<T,R> actual)
    • Method Detail

      • hasObservers

        public boolean hasObservers()
        Description copied from class: Subject
        Indicates whether the Subject has Observers subscribed to it.
        Specified by:
        hasObservers in class  Subject<T,R>
        Returns:
        true if there is at least one Observer subscribed to this Subject, false otherwise
      • hasCompleted

        @Experimental
         @Deprecated
        public boolean hasCompleted()
        Deprecated.  this method is scheduled to be removed in the next release
        Check if the Subject has terminated normally.

        The operation is threadsafe.

        Overrides:
        hasCompleted in class  Subject<T,R>
        Returns:
        true if the subject completed normally via onCompleted
      • hasThrowable

        @Experimental
         @Deprecated
        public boolean hasThrowable()
        Deprecated.  this method is scheduled to be removed in the next release
        Check if the Subject has terminated with an exception.

        The operation is threadsafe.

        Overrides:
        hasThrowable in class  Subject<T,R>
        Returns:
        true if the subject has received a throwable through onError.
      • getThrowable

        @Experimental
         @Deprecated
        public Throwable getThrowable()
        Deprecated.  this method is scheduled to be removed in the next release
        Returns the Throwable that terminated the Subject.

        The operation is threadsafe.

        Overrides:
        getThrowable in class  Subject<T,R>
        Returns:
        the Throwable that terminated the Subject or null if the subject hasn't terminated yet or if it terminated normally.
      • getValue

        @Experimental
         @Deprecated
        public T getValue()
        Deprecated.  this method is scheduled to be removed in the next release
        Returns the current or latest value of the Subject if there is such a value and the subject hasn't terminated with an exception.

        The method can return null for various reasons. Use Subject.hasValue(), Subject.hasThrowable() and Subject.hasCompleted() to determine if such null is a valid value, there was an exception or the Subject terminated without receiving any value.

        The operation is threadsafe.

        Overrides:
        getValue in class  Subject<T,R>
        Returns:
        the current value or null if the Subject doesn't have a value, has terminated with an exception or has an actual null as a value.
      • getValues

        @Experimental
         @Deprecated
        public Object[] getValues()
        Deprecated.  this method is scheduled to be removed in the next release
        Returns a snapshot of the currently buffered non-terminal events.

        The operation is threadsafe.

        Overrides:
        getValues in class  Subject<T,R>
        Returns:
        a snapshot of the currently buffered non-terminal events.
      • getValues

        @Experimental
         @Deprecated
        public T[] getValues(T[] a)
        Deprecated.  this method is scheduled to be removed in the next release
        Returns a snapshot of the currently buffered non-terminal events into the provided a array or creates a new array if it has not enough capacity.

        If the subject's values fit in the specified array with room to spare (i.e., the array has more elements than the list), the element in the array immediately following the end of the subject's values is set to null.

        The operation is threadsafe.

        Overrides:
        getValues in class  Subject<T,R>
        Parameters:
        a - the array to fill in
        Returns:
        the array a if it had enough capacity or a new array containing the available values