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A debouncer written in Java
import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
import lombok.val;
import java.time.Duration;
import java.time.Instant;
import java.util.concurrent.*;
import static java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS;
/**
* A utility for debouncing function calls.
*/
public class Debouncer<T> {
private final ScheduledExecutorService executorService;
private final ConcurrentHashMap<Object, DebouncedTask<T>> buffer = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
private final Duration debounceDuration;
public Debouncer(ScheduledExecutorService executorService, Duration debounceDuration) {
this.executorService = executorService;
this.debounceDuration = debounceDuration;
}
/**
* Submit a task to the Debouncer. A task is identified by the {@code identifier} parameter's
* {@link Object#equals(Object)} method. If a second task with an equal identifier is submitted before
* {@code debounceDuration} is over, the previous task will be canceled and replaced by the new one. Effectively,
* the last callback "wins". As a consequence of this, it cannot be guaranteed that a submitted task will be
* executed.
*
* @param identifier the identifier of the task by which duplication is detected. Identity is defined by the
* object's {@code equals(Object)} method.
* @param task the task to debounce
* @return A future which is completed when the task was executed
*/
public Future<?> submit(Object identifier, Runnable task) {
return submit(identifier, () -> {
task.run();
return null;
});
}
/**
* See {@link Debouncer#submit(Object, Runnable)}.
*/
public Future<T> submit(Object identifier, Callable<T> task) {
return buffer.compute(identifier, (k, debouncedTask) -> {
if (debouncedTask != null) {
debouncedTask.scheduledFuture.cancel(false);
} else {
val deadline = Instant.now().plus(debounceDuration);
debouncedTask = new DebouncedTask<>(deadline);
}
val remainingMillis = millisUntil(debouncedTask.deadline);
debouncedTask.scheduledFuture = executorService.schedule(() -> runAndCleanUp(identifier, task), //
remainingMillis, MILLISECONDS);
return debouncedTask;
}).finalFuture;
}
private void runAndCleanUp(Object key, Callable<T> task) {
val debouncedTask = buffer.remove(key);
if (debouncedTask == null) {
throw new IllegalStateException("Tried to run a debounce task that doesn't exist. This is a bug.");
}
try {
debouncedTask.finalFuture.complete(task.call());
} catch (Exception e) {
debouncedTask.finalFuture.completeExceptionally(e);
}
}
private long millisUntil(Instant target) {
return Math.max(0, Duration.between(Instant.now(), target).toMillis());
}
@RequiredArgsConstructor
private static class DebouncedTask<T> {
private final CompletableFuture<T> finalFuture = new CompletableFuture<>();
private final Instant deadline;
private Future<?> scheduledFuture;
}
// Package private getter for testing
ConcurrentHashMap<Object, DebouncedTask<T>> getBuffer() {
return buffer;
}
}
import lombok.SneakyThrows;
import lombok.val;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.function.Executable;
import java.time.Duration;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
import java.util.concurrent.Future;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertDoesNotThrow;
import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
public class DebouncerTest {
@Test
public void debouncerShouldPartitionTasksByIdentifier() {
// GIVEN
val debounceDuration = Duration.ofMillis(10);
val debouncer = new Debouncer<String>(Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor(), debounceDuration);
val mockRunnable1 = mock(Runnable.class);
val mockRunnable2 = mock(Runnable.class);
// WHEN
debouncer.submit("1", mockRunnable1);
debouncer.submit("1", mockRunnable1);
debouncer.submit("2", mockRunnable2);
debouncer.submit("1", mockRunnable1);
debouncer.submit("2", mockRunnable2);
// THEN
verify(mockRunnable1, after(100).times(1)).run();
verify(mockRunnable2, after(100).times(1)).run();
}
@Test
public void debouncerShouldOverrideExistingTasks() {
// GIVEN
val debounceDuration = Duration.ofMillis(10);
val debouncer = new Debouncer<String>(Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor(), debounceDuration);
val mockRunnable1 = mock(Runnable.class);
val mockRunnable2 = mock(Runnable.class);
// WHEN
debouncer.submit("1", mockRunnable1);
debouncer.submit("1", mockRunnable2);
// THEN
assertEquals(1, debouncer.getBuffer().size());
verify(mockRunnable1, after(100).never()).run();
verify(mockRunnable2, after(100).times(1)).run();
}
@Test
public void debouncerShouldNotDelayTaskLongerThanDebouncingDuration() throws InterruptedException {
// GIVEN
val debounceDuration = Duration.ofMillis(100);
val debouncer = new Debouncer<String>(Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor(), debounceDuration);
val mockRunnable = mock(Runnable.class);
// WHEN
// Simulating 3 evenly spread calls over a duration of 120 ms with debounce duration of 100 ms
// should yield 2 executions.
debouncer.submit("1", mockRunnable); // 0 ms
Thread.sleep(60);
debouncer.submit("1", mockRunnable); // 60 ms
// First execution after 100 ms
Thread.sleep(60);
debouncer.submit("1", mockRunnable); // 120 ms
// Second execution after 200 ms
// THEN
verify(mockRunnable, after(400).times(2)).run();
}
@Test
public void debouncerShouldCleanUpInternalStateWhenTasksHaveFinished() {
// GIVEN
val debounceDuration = Duration.ofMillis(10);
val debouncer = new Debouncer<String>(Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor(), debounceDuration);
val mockRunnable = mock(Runnable.class);
// WHEN
debouncer.submit("1", mockRunnable);
// THEN
assertEquals(1, debouncer.getBuffer().size());
verify(mockRunnable, after(100).times(1)).run();
assertEquals(0, debouncer.getBuffer().size());
}
@Test
public void debouncerShouldCleanUpInternalStateWhenTaskThrows() {
// GIVEN
val debounceDuration = Duration.ofMillis(10);
val debouncer = new Debouncer<String>(Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor(), debounceDuration);
Runnable exceptionalRunnable = () -> {
throw new RuntimeException("MOCKED");
};
// WHEN
Future<?> result = debouncer.submit("1", exceptionalRunnable);
// THEN
assertEquals(1, debouncer.getBuffer().size());
val executionException = assertThrows(ExecutionException.class, result::get);
assertEquals("MOCKED", executionException.getCause().getMessage());
assertEquals(0, debouncer.getBuffer().size());
}
@Test
@SneakyThrows
public void debouncerShouldCompleteWithTheLastResult() {
// GIVEN
val debounceDuration = Duration.ofMillis(10);
val debouncer = new Debouncer<String>(Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor(), debounceDuration);
// WHEN
val result1 = debouncer.submit("", () -> "1");
val result2 = debouncer.submit("", () -> "2");
val result3 = debouncer.submit("", () -> "3");
// THEN
assertEquals("3", result1.get());
assertEquals("3", result2.get());
assertEquals("3", result3.get());
}
}
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