IBufferPool (Net4j Signalling Platform Documentation)

All Superinterfaces:

IBufferProvider

All Known Subinterfaces:

IBufferPool.Introspection
```
public interface IBufferPool
extends IBufferProvider
```
Provides clients with the ability to obtain and retain pooled IBuffers.

Author:

Eike Stepper

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static interface IBufferPool.Introspection
Offers additional introspection features for IBufferPools.
- Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.eclipse.net4j.buffer.IBufferProvider
  IBufferProvider.Notification

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`evict(int survivors)`	Tries to remove as many buffers from this `BufferPool` and `release` them as are needed to let a given maximum number of buffers survive in the pool.
`boolean`	`evictOne()`	Tries to remove a single buffer from this `BufferPool` and `release` it.

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.net4j.buffer.IBufferProvider
getBufferCapacity, provideBuffer, retainBuffer

- Method Detail
  - evictOne
```
boolean evictOne()
```
    Tries to remove a single buffer from this BufferPool and release it.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if a buffer could be evicted, false otherwise.
  - evict
```
int evict(int survivors)
```
    Tries to remove as many buffers from this BufferPool and release them as are needed to let a given maximum number of buffers survive in the pool.
    
    Returns:
    
    The number of buffers that could be evicted.