Package org.apache.tomcat.util.threads

## Class ThreadPoolExecutor.DiscardOldestPolicy

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPoolExecutor.DiscardOldestPolicy

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    `ThreadPoolExecutor.RejectedExecutionHandler`
  Enclosing class:
    ThreadPoolExecutor

      public static class ThreadPoolExecutor.DiscardOldestPolicy
      extends java.lang.Object
      implements ThreadPoolExecutor.RejectedExecutionHandler

  A handler for rejected tasks that discards the oldest unhandled request and then retries `execute`, unless the executor is shut down, in which case the task is discarded. This policy is rarely useful in cases where other threads may be waiting for tasks to terminate, or failures must be recorded. Instead consider using a handler of the form:

       new RejectedExecutionHandler() {
         public void rejectedExecution(Runnable r, ThreadPoolExecutor e) {
           Runnable dropped = e.getQueue().poll();
           if (dropped instanceof Future<?>) {
             ((Future<?>)dropped).cancel(false);
             // also consider logging the failure
           }
           e.execute(r);  // retry
       }}

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `DiscardOldestPolicy()` | Creates a `DiscardOldestPolicy` for the given executor.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `void` | `rejectedExecution​(java.lang.Runnable r, ThreadPoolExecutor e)` | Obtains and ignores the next task that the executor would otherwise execute, if one is immediately available, and then retries execution of task r, unless the executor is shut down, in which case task r is instead discarded.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### DiscardOldestPolicy

          public DiscardOldestPolicy()

      Creates a `DiscardOldestPolicy` for the given executor.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### rejectedExecution

          public void rejectedExecution​(java.lang.Runnable r,
                                        ThreadPoolExecutor e)

      Obtains and ignores the next task that the executor would otherwise execute, if one is immediately available, and then retries execution of task r, unless the executor is shut down, in which case task r is instead discarded.
      Specified by:
        `rejectedExecution` in interface `ThreadPoolExecutor.RejectedExecutionHandler`
      Parameters:
        `r` - the runnable task requested to be executed
        `e` - the executor attempting to execute this task