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/* Runtime.java -- access to the VM process
   Copyright (C) 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Free Software Foundation

This file is part of GNU Classpath.

GNU Classpath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
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WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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exception statement from your version. */


package java.lang;

import gnu.classpath.SystemProperties;
import gnu.classpath.VMStackWalker;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.StringTokenizer;

/**
 * Runtime represents the Virtual Machine.
 *
 * @author John Keiser
 * @author Eric Blake (ebb9@email.byu.edu)
 * @author Jeroen Frijters
 */
// No idea why this class isn't final, since you can't build a subclass!
public class Runtime
{
  /**
   * The library path, to search when loading libraries. We can also safely use
   * this as a lock for synchronization.
   */
  private final String[] libpath;

  /**
   * The thread that started the exit sequence. Access to this field must
   * be thread-safe; lock on libpath to avoid deadlock with user code.
   * <code>runFinalization()</code> may want to look at this to see if ALL
   * finalizers should be run, because the virtual machine is about to halt.
   */
  private Thread exitSequence;

  /**
   * All shutdown hooks. This is initialized lazily, and set to null once all
   * shutdown hooks have run. Access to this field must be thread-safe; lock
   * on libpath to avoid deadlock with user code.
   */
  private Set shutdownHooks;

  /**
   * The one and only runtime instance.
   */
  private static final Runtime current = new Runtime();

  /**
   * Not instantiable by a user, this should only create one instance.
   */
  private Runtime()
  {
    if (current != null)
      throw new InternalError("Attempt to recreate Runtime");
    
    // If used by underlying VM this contains the directories where Classpath's own
    // native libraries are located.
    String bootPath = SystemProperties.getProperty("gnu.classpath.boot.library.path", "");
    
    // If properly set by the user this contains the directories where the application's
    // native libraries are located. On operating systems where a LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment
    // variable is available a VM should preset java.library.path with value of this
    // variable.
    String path = SystemProperties.getProperty("java.library.path", ".");
    String pathSep = SystemProperties.getProperty("path.separator", ":");
    String fileSep = SystemProperties.getProperty("file.separator", "/");

    StringTokenizer t1 = new StringTokenizer(bootPath, pathSep);
    StringTokenizer t2 = new StringTokenizer(path, pathSep);
    libpath = new String[t1.countTokens() + t2.countTokens()];
    
    int i = 0;
    while(t1.hasMoreTokens()) {
      String prefix = t1.nextToken();
      if (! prefix.endsWith(fileSep))
        prefix += fileSep;
      
      libpath[i] = prefix;
      i++;
    }
    
    while(t2.hasMoreTokens()) {
      String prefix = t2.nextToken();
      if (! prefix.endsWith(fileSep))
        prefix += fileSep;
  
      libpath[i] = prefix;
      i++;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Get the current Runtime object for this JVM. This is necessary to access
   * the many instance methods of this class.
   *
   * @return the current Runtime object
   */
  public static Runtime getRuntime()
  {
    return current;
  }

  /**
   * Exit the Java runtime. This method will either throw a SecurityException
   * or it will never return. The status code is returned to the system; often
   * a non-zero status code indicates an abnormal exit. Of course, there is a
   * security check, <code>checkExit(status)</code>.
   *
   * <p>First, all shutdown hooks are run, in unspecified order, and
   * concurrently. Next, if finalization on exit has been enabled, all pending
   * finalizers are run. Finally, the system calls <code>halt</code>.</p>
   *
   * <p>If this is run a second time after shutdown has already started, there
   * are two actions. If shutdown hooks are still executing, it blocks
   * indefinitely. Otherwise, if the status is nonzero it halts immediately;
   * if it is zero, it blocks indefinitely. This is typically called by
   * <code>System.exit</code>.</p>
   *
   * @param status the status to exit with
   * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
   * @see #addShutdownHook(Thread)
   * @see #runFinalizersOnExit(boolean)
   * @see #runFinalization()
   * @see #halt(int)
   */
  public void exit(int status)
  {
    SecurityManager sm = SecurityManager.current; // Be thread-safe!
    if (sm != null)
      sm.checkExit(status);

    if (runShutdownHooks())
      halt(status);

    // Someone else already called runShutdownHooks().
    // Make sure we are not/no longer in the shutdownHooks set.
    // And wait till the thread that is calling runShutdownHooks() finishes.
    synchronized (libpath)
      {
        if (shutdownHooks != null)
          {
            shutdownHooks.remove(Thread.currentThread());
            // Interrupt the exit sequence thread, in case it was waiting
            // inside a join on our thread.
            exitSequence.interrupt();
            // Shutdown hooks are still running, so we clear status to
	    // make sure we don't halt.
	    status = 0;
          }
      }

    // If exit() is called again after the shutdown hooks have run, but
    // while finalization for exit is going on and the status is non-zero
    // we halt immediately.
    if (status != 0)
      halt(status);

    while (true)
      try
        {
          exitSequence.join();
        }
      catch (InterruptedException e)
        {
          // Ignore, we've suspended indefinitely to let all shutdown
          // hooks complete, and to let any non-zero exits through, because
          // this is a duplicate call to exit(0).
        }
  }

  /**
   * On first invocation, run all the shutdown hooks and return true.
   * Any subsequent invocations will simply return false.
   * Note that it is package accessible so that VMRuntime can call it
   * when VM exit is not triggered by a call to Runtime.exit().
   * 
   * @return was the current thread the first one to call this method?
   */
  boolean runShutdownHooks()
  {
    boolean first = false;
    synchronized (libpath) // Synch on libpath, not this, to avoid deadlock.
      {
        if (exitSequence == null)
          {
            first = true;
            exitSequence = Thread.currentThread();
            if (shutdownHooks != null)
              {
                Iterator i = shutdownHooks.iterator();
                while (i.hasNext()) // Start all shutdown hooks.
                  try
                    {
                      ((Thread) i.next()).start();
                    }
                  catch (IllegalThreadStateException e)
                    {
                      i.remove();
                    }
              }
          }
      }
    if (first)
      {
        if (shutdownHooks != null)
          {
            // Check progress of all shutdown hooks. As a hook completes,
            // remove it from the set. If a hook calls exit, it removes
            // itself from the set, then waits indefinitely on the
            // exitSequence thread. Once the set is empty, set it to null to
            // signal all finalizer threads that halt may be called.
            while (true)
              {
                Thread[] hooks;
                synchronized (libpath)
                  {
                    hooks = new Thread[shutdownHooks.size()];
                    shutdownHooks.toArray(hooks);
                  }
                if (hooks.length == 0)
                  break;
                for (int i = 0; i < hooks.length; i++)
                  {
                    try
                      {
                        synchronized (libpath)
                          {
                            if (!shutdownHooks.contains(hooks[i]))
                              continue;
                          }
                        hooks[i].join();
                        synchronized (libpath)
                          {
                            shutdownHooks.remove(hooks[i]);
                          }
                      }
                    catch (InterruptedException x)
                      {
                        // continue waiting on the next thread
                      }
                  }
              }
            synchronized (libpath)
              {
                shutdownHooks = null;
              }
          }
	// Run finalization on all finalizable objects (even if they are
	// still reachable).
        VMRuntime.runFinalizationForExit();
      }
    return first;
  }

  /**
   * Register a new shutdown hook. This is invoked when the program exits
   * normally (because all non-daemon threads ended, or because
   * <code>System.exit</code> was invoked), or when the user terminates
   * the virtual machine (such as by typing ^C, or logging off). There is
   * a security check to add hooks,
   * <code>RuntimePermission("shutdownHooks")</code>.
   *
   * <p>The hook must be an initialized, but unstarted Thread. The threads
   * are run concurrently, and started in an arbitrary order; and user
   * threads or daemons may still be running. Once shutdown hooks have
   * started, they must all complete, or else you must use <code>halt</code>,
   * to actually finish the shutdown sequence. Attempts to modify hooks
   * after shutdown has started result in IllegalStateExceptions.</p>
   *
   * <p>It is imperative that you code shutdown hooks defensively, as you
   * do not want to deadlock, and have no idea what other hooks will be
   * running concurrently. It is also a good idea to finish quickly, as the
   * virtual machine really wants to shut down!</p>
   *
   * <p>There are no guarantees that such hooks will run, as there are ways
   * to forcibly kill a process. But in such a drastic case, shutdown hooks
   * would do little for you in the first place.</p>
   *
   * @param hook an initialized, unstarted Thread
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the hook is already registered or run
   * @throws IllegalStateException if the virtual machine is already in
   *         the shutdown sequence
   * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
   * @since 1.3
   * @see #removeShutdownHook(Thread)
   * @see #exit(int)
   * @see #halt(int)
   */
  public void addShutdownHook(Thread hook)
  {
    SecurityManager sm = SecurityManager.current; // Be thread-safe!
    if (sm != null)
      sm.checkPermission(new RuntimePermission("shutdownHooks"));
    if (hook.isAlive() || hook.getThreadGroup() == null)
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("The hook thread " + hook + " must not have been already run or started");
    synchronized (libpath)
      {
        if (exitSequence != null)
          throw new IllegalStateException("The Virtual Machine is exiting. It is not possible anymore to add any hooks");
        if (shutdownHooks == null)
          {
            VMRuntime.enableShutdownHooks();
            shutdownHooks = new HashSet(); // Lazy initialization.
          }
        if (! shutdownHooks.add(hook))
          throw new IllegalArgumentException(hook.toString() + " had already been inserted");
      }
  }

  /**
   * De-register a shutdown hook. As when you registered it, there is a
   * security check to remove hooks,
   * <code>RuntimePermission("shutdownHooks")</code>.
   *
   * @param hook the hook to remove
   * @return true if the hook was successfully removed, false if it was not
   *         registered in the first place
   * @throws IllegalStateException if the virtual machine is already in
   *         the shutdown sequence
   * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
   * @since 1.3
   * @see #addShutdownHook(Thread)
   * @see #exit(int)
   * @see #halt(int)
   */
  public boolean removeShutdownHook(Thread hook)
  {
    SecurityManager sm = SecurityManager.current; // Be thread-safe!
    if (sm != null)
      sm.checkPermission(new RuntimePermission("shutdownHooks"));
    synchronized (libpath)
      {
        if (exitSequence != null)
          throw new IllegalStateException();
        if (shutdownHooks != null)
          return shutdownHooks.remove(hook);
      }
    return false;
  }

  /**
   * Forcibly terminate the virtual machine. This call never returns. It is
   * much more severe than <code>exit</code>, as it bypasses all shutdown
   * hooks and initializers. Use caution in calling this! Of course, there is
   * a security check, <code>checkExit(status)</code>.
   *
   * @param status the status to exit with
   * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
   * @since 1.3
   * @see #exit(int)
   * @see #addShutdownHook(Thread)
   */
  public void halt(int status)
  {
    SecurityManager sm = SecurityManager.current; // Be thread-safe!
    if (sm != null)
      sm.checkExit(status);
    VMRuntime.exit(status);
  }

  /**
   * Tell the VM to run the finalize() method on every single Object before
   * it exits.  Note that the JVM may still exit abnormally and not perform
   * this, so you still don't have a guarantee. And besides that, this is
   * inherently unsafe in multi-threaded code, as it may result in deadlock
   * as multiple threads compete to manipulate objects. This value defaults to
   * <code>false</code>. There is a security check, <code>checkExit(0)</code>.
   *
   * @param finalizeOnExit whether to finalize all Objects on exit
   * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
   * @see #exit(int)
   * @see #gc()
   * @since 1.1
   * @deprecated never rely on finalizers to do a clean, thread-safe,
   *             mop-up from your code
   */
  public static void runFinalizersOnExit(boolean finalizeOnExit)
  {
    SecurityManager sm = SecurityManager.current; // Be thread-safe!
    if (sm != null)
      sm.checkExit(0);
    VMRuntime.runFinalizersOnExit(finalizeOnExit);
  }

  /**
   * Create a new subprocess with the specified command line. Calls
   * <code>exec(cmdline, null, null)</code>. A security check is performed,
   * <code>checkExec</code>.
   *
   * @param cmdline the command to call
   * @return the Process object
   * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
   * @throws NullPointerException if cmdline is null
   * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if cmdline is ""
   */
  public Process exec(String cmdline) throws IOException
  {
    return exec(cmdline, null, null);
  }

  /**
   * Create a new subprocess with the specified command line and environment.
   * If the environment is null, the process inherits the environment of
   * this process. Calls <code>exec(cmdline, env, null)</code>. A security
   * check is performed, <code>checkExec</code>.
   *
   * @param cmdline the command to call
   * @param env the environment to use, in the format name=value
   * @return the Process object
   * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
   * @throws NullPointerException if cmdline is null, or env has null entries
   * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if cmdline is ""
   */
  public Process exec(String cmdline, String[] env) throws IOException
  {
    return exec(cmdline, env, null);
  }

  /**
   * Create a new subprocess with the specified command line, environment, and
   * working directory. If the environment is null, the process inherits the
   * environment of this process. If the directory is null, the process uses
   * the current working directory. This splits cmdline into an array, using
   * the default StringTokenizer, then calls
   * <code>exec(cmdArray, env, dir)</code>. A security check is performed,
   * <code>checkExec</code>.
   *
   * @param cmdline the command to call
   * @param env the environment to use, in the format name=value
   * @param dir the working directory to use
   * @return the Process object
   * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
   * @throws NullPointerException if cmdline is null, or env has null entries
   * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if cmdline is ""
   * @since 1.3
   */
  public Process exec(String cmdline, String[] env, File dir)
    throws IOException
  {
    StringTokenizer t = new StringTokenizer(cmdline);
    String[] cmd = new String[t.countTokens()];
    for (int i = 0; i < cmd.length; i++)
      cmd[i] = t.nextToken();
    return exec(cmd, env, dir);
  }

  /**
   * Create a new subprocess with the specified command line, already
   * tokenized. Calls <code>exec(cmd, null, null)</code>. A security check
   * is performed, <code>checkExec</code>.
   *
   * @param cmd the command to call
   * @return the Process object
   * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
   * @throws NullPointerException if cmd is null, or has null entries
   * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if cmd is length 0
   */
  public Process exec(String[] cmd) throws IOException
  {
    return exec(cmd, null, null);
  }

  /**
   * Create a new subprocess with the specified command line, already
   * tokenized, and specified environment. If the environment is null, the
   * process inherits the environment of this process. Calls
   * <code>exec(cmd, env, null)</code>. A security check is performed,
   * <code>checkExec</code>.
   *
   * @param cmd the command to call
   * @param env the environment to use, in the format name=value
   * @return the Process object
   * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
   * @throws NullPointerException if cmd is null, or cmd or env has null
   *         entries
   * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if cmd is length 0
   */
  public Process exec(String[] cmd, String[] env) throws IOException
  {
    return exec(cmd, env, null);
  }

  /**
   * Create a new subprocess with the specified command line, already
   * tokenized, and the specified environment and working directory. If the
   * environment is null, the process inherits the environment of this
   * process. If the directory is null, the process uses the current working
   * directory. A security check is performed, <code>checkExec</code>.
   *
   * @param cmd the command to call
   * @param env the environment to use, in the format name=value
   * @param dir the working directory to use
   * @return the Process object
   * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
   * @throws NullPointerException if cmd is null, or cmd or env has null
   *         entries
   * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if cmd is length 0
   * @since 1.3
   */
  public Process exec(String[] cmd, String[] env, File dir)
    throws IOException
  {
    SecurityManager sm = SecurityManager.current; // Be thread-safe!
    if (sm != null)
      sm.checkExec(cmd[0]);
    return VMRuntime.exec(cmd, env, dir);
  }

  /**
   * Returns the number of available processors currently available to the
   * virtual machine. This number may change over time; so a multi-processor
   * program want to poll this to determine maximal resource usage.
   *
   * @return the number of processors available, at least 1
   */
  public int availableProcessors()
  {
    return VMRuntime.availableProcessors();
  }

  /**
   * Find out how much memory is still free for allocating Objects on the heap.
   *
   * @return the number of bytes of free memory for more Objects
   */
  public long freeMemory()
  {
    return VMRuntime.freeMemory();
  }

  /**
   * Find out how much memory total is available on the heap for allocating
   * Objects.
   *
   * @return the total number of bytes of memory for Objects
   */
  public long totalMemory()
  {
    return VMRuntime.totalMemory();
  }

  /**
   * Returns the maximum amount of memory the virtual machine can attempt to
   * use. This may be <code>Long.MAX_VALUE</code> if there is no inherent
   * limit (or if you really do have a 8 exabyte memory!).
   *
   * @return the maximum number of bytes the virtual machine will attempt
   *         to allocate
   */
  public long maxMemory()
  {
    return VMRuntime.maxMemory();
  }

  /**
   * Run the garbage collector. This method is more of a suggestion than
   * anything. All this method guarantees is that the garbage collector will
   * have "done its best" by the time it returns. Notice that garbage
   * collection takes place even without calling this method.
   */
  public void gc()
  {
    VMRuntime.gc();
  }

  /**
   * Run finalization on all Objects that are waiting to be finalized. Again,
   * a suggestion, though a stronger one than {@link #gc()}. This calls the
   * <code>finalize</code> method of all objects waiting to be collected.
   *
   * @see #finalize()
   */
  public void runFinalization()
  {
    VMRuntime.runFinalization();
  }

  /**
   * Tell the VM to trace every bytecode instruction that executes (print out
   * a trace of it).  No guarantees are made as to where it will be printed,
   * and the VM is allowed to ignore this request.
   *
   * @param on whether to turn instruction tracing on
   */
  public void traceInstructions(boolean on)
  {
    VMRuntime.traceInstructions(on);
  }

  /**
   * Tell the VM to trace every method call that executes (print out a trace
   * of it).  No guarantees are made as to where it will be printed, and the
   * VM is allowed to ignore this request.
   *
   * @param on whether to turn method tracing on
   */
  public void traceMethodCalls(boolean on)
  {
    VMRuntime.traceMethodCalls(on);
  }

  /**
   * Load a native library using the system-dependent filename. This is similar
   * to loadLibrary, except the only name mangling done is inserting "_g"
   * before the final ".so" if the VM was invoked by the name "java_g". There
   * may be a security check, of <code>checkLink</code>.
   *
   * <p>
   * The library is loaded using the class loader associated with the
   * class associated with the invoking method.
   *
   * @param filename the file to load
   * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
   * @throws UnsatisfiedLinkError if the library is not found
   */
  public void load(String filename)
  {
    load(filename, VMStackWalker.getCallingClassLoader());
  }

  /**
   * Same as <code>load(String)</code> but using the given loader.
   *
   * @param filename the file to load
   * @param loader class loader, or <code>null</code> for the boot loader
   * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
   * @throws UnsatisfiedLinkError if the library is not found
   */
  void load(String filename, ClassLoader loader)
  {
    SecurityManager sm = SecurityManager.current; // Be thread-safe!
    if (sm != null)
      sm.checkLink(filename);
    if (loadLib(filename, loader) == 0)
      throw new UnsatisfiedLinkError("Could not load library " + filename);
  }

  /**
   * Do a security check on the filename and then load the native library.
   *
   * @param filename the file to load
   * @param loader class loader, or <code>null</code> for the boot loader
   * @return 0 on failure, nonzero on success
   * @throws SecurityException if file read permission is denied
   */
  private static int loadLib(String filename, ClassLoader loader)
  {
    SecurityManager sm = SecurityManager.current; // Be thread-safe!
    if (sm != null)
      sm.checkRead(filename);
    return VMRuntime.nativeLoad(filename, loader);
  }

  /**
   * Load a native library using a system-independent "short name" for the
   * library.  It will be transformed to a correct filename in a
   * system-dependent manner (for example, in Windows, "mylib" will be turned
   * into "mylib.dll").  This is done as follows: if the context that called
   * load has a ClassLoader cl, then <code>cl.findLibrary(libpath)</code> is
   * used to convert the name. If that result was null, or there was no class
   * loader, this searches each directory of the system property
   * <code>java.library.path</code> for a file named
   * <code>System.mapLibraryName(libname)</code>. There may be a security
   * check, of <code>checkLink</code>.
   *
   * <p>Note: Besides <code>java.library.path</code> a VM may chose to search
   * for native libraries in a path that is specified by the
   * <code>gnu.classpath.boot.library.path</code> system property. However
   * this is for internal usage or development of GNU Classpath only.
   * <b>A Java application must not load a non-system library by changing
   * this property otherwise it will break compatibility.</b></p>
   *
   * <p>
   * The library is loaded using the class loader associated with the
   * class associated with the invoking method.
   *
   * @param libname the library to load
   *
   * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
   * @throws UnsatisfiedLinkError if the library is not found
   *
   * @see System#mapLibraryName(String)
   * @see ClassLoader#findLibrary(String)
   */
  public void loadLibrary(String libname)
  {
    loadLibrary(libname, VMStackWalker.getCallingClassLoader());
  }

  /**
   * Same as <code>loadLibrary(String)</code> but using the given loader.
   *
   * @param libname the library to load
   * @param loader class loader, or <code>null</code> for the boot loader
   * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
   * @throws UnsatisfiedLinkError if the library is not found
   */
  void loadLibrary(String libname, ClassLoader loader)
  {
    SecurityManager sm = SecurityManager.current; // Be thread-safe!
    if (sm != null)
      sm.checkLink(libname);
    String filename;
    if (loader != null && (filename = loader.findLibrary(libname)) != null)
      {
	if (loadLib(filename, loader) != 0)
	  return;
      }
    else
      {
	filename = VMRuntime.mapLibraryName(libname);
	for (int i = 0; i < libpath.length; i++)
	  if (loadLib(libpath[i] + filename, loader) != 0)
	    return;
      }
    throw new UnsatisfiedLinkError("Native library `" + libname
      + "' not found (as file `" + filename + "') in gnu.classpath.boot.library.path and java.library.path");
  }

  /**
   * Return a localized version of this InputStream, meaning all characters
   * are localized before they come out the other end.
   *
   * @param in the stream to localize
   * @return the localized stream
   * @deprecated <code>InputStreamReader</code> is the preferred way to read
   *             local encodings
   * @XXX This implementation does not localize, yet.
   */
  public InputStream getLocalizedInputStream(InputStream in)
  {
    return in;
  }

  /**
   * Return a localized version of this OutputStream, meaning all characters
   * are localized before they are sent to the other end.
   *
   * @param out the stream to localize
   * @return the localized stream
   * @deprecated <code>OutputStreamWriter</code> is the preferred way to write
   *             local encodings
   * @XXX This implementation does not localize, yet.
   */
  public OutputStream getLocalizedOutputStream(OutputStream out)
  {
    return out;
  }
} // class Runtime