Rule Overwriting, Rule Removal and Garbage Collection

[dtyrell]

Greetings,

3 new questions today:

1) Do duplicate rules on the same Injector get "overwritten"?

injector.newRule().whenAskedFor( SomeClass ).useInstance( someObj );
injector.newRule().whenAskedFor( SomeClass ).useInstance
( someOtherObj );

2) Assuming there are no other references to someObj, will it be free
for Garbage Collection at this point?

3) How might I free someOtherObj for GC later?

[Josh McDonald]

For 1 & 2, the new rule should overwrite the old, and someObj should become available for garbage collection.

You can overwrite the rule with useInstance(null) and the injector should no longer hold a reference to someOtherObj. There's currently no way to "delete" a rule, but that'd be very easy to add...

-Josh

2009/3/23 dtyrell <Dar...@gmail.com>

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[dtyrell]

Awesome! Perfect, I'll null 'em then.

I think it might be useful to be able to remove rules. Even if just
for "completeness" sake (although I certainly have real uses for it).

Cheers,

On Mar 23, 10:13 am, Josh McDonald <j...@joshmcdonald.info> wrote:
> For 1 & 2, the new rule should overwrite the old, and someObj should become
> available for garbage collection.
>
> You can overwrite the rule with useInstance(null) and the injector should no
> longer hold a reference to someOtherObj. There's currently no way to
> "delete" a rule, but that'd be very easy to add...
>
> -Josh
>

> 2009/3/23 dtyrell <Dars...@gmail.com>

>
>
>
>
>
> > Greetings,
>
> > 3 new questions today:
>
> > 1) Do duplicate rules on the same Injector get "overwritten"?
>
> > injector.newRule().whenAskedFor( SomeClass ).useInstance( someObj );
> > injector.newRule().whenAskedFor( SomeClass ).useInstance
> > ( someOtherObj );
>
> > 2) Assuming there are no other references to someObj, will it be free
> > for Garbage Collection at this point?
>
> > 3) How might I free someOtherObj for GC later?
>
> --
> "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee."
>
> Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald

>   -  j...@joshmcdonald.info

[Josh McDonald]

I'll put it in for 1.0, it's 20 minutes' work :)

2009/3/23 dtyrell <Dar...@gmail.com>

  -  jo...@joshmcdonald.info

[dtyrell]

Legend!

On Mar 23, 10:50 am, Josh McDonald <j...@joshmcdonald.info> wrote:
> I'll put it in for 1.0, it's 20 minutes' work :)
>

> 2009/3/23 dtyrell <Dars...@gmail.com>