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[3/7] incubator-mnemonic git commit: MNEMONIC-5 MNEMONIC-6 #resolve refactored package names

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-mnemonic/blob/8e83efe5/core/src/main/java/org/apache/mnemonic/BigDataMemAllocator.java
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+package org.apache.mnemonic;
+
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+
+import org.flowcomputing.commons.resgc.*;
+import org.flowcomputing.commons.primitives.*;
+import org.apache.mnemonic.service.allocatorservice.VolatileMemoryAllocatorService;
+
+/**
+ * manage a big native memory pool through libvmem.so that is provied by Intel nvml library.
+ * 
+ *
+ */
+public class BigDataMemAllocator extends CommonAllocator<BigDataMemAllocator> {
+
+    private boolean m_activegc = true;
+    private long m_gctimeout = 100;
+    private long m_nid = -1;
+    private VolatileMemoryAllocatorService m_vmasvc = null;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor, it initializes and allocate a memory pool from specified uri
+     * location with specified capacity and an allocator service instance. 
+     * usually, the uri points to a mounted
+     * memory device or a location of file system.
+     * 
+     * @param vmasvc
+     *            the volatile memory allocation service instance
+     *
+     * @param capacity
+     *            the capacity of memory pool
+     * 
+     * @param uri
+     *            the location of memory pool will be created
+     * 
+     * @param isnew
+     *            a place holder, always specify it as true
+     */
+    public BigDataMemAllocator(VolatileMemoryAllocatorService vmasvc, long capacity, String uri, boolean isnew) {
+	assert null != vmasvc : "VolatileMemoryAllocatorService object is null";
+	if (capacity <= 0) {
+	    throw new IllegalArgumentException("BigDataMemAllocator cannot be initialized with capacity <= 0.");
+	}
+                
+	m_vmasvc = vmasvc;
+	m_nid = m_vmasvc.init(capacity, uri, isnew);
+		
+	/**
+	 * create a resource collector to release specified bytebuffer that backed
+	 * by underlying big memory pool.
+	 */
+	m_bufcollector = new ResCollector<MemBufferHolder<BigDataMemAllocator>, ByteBuffer>(
+											    new ResReclaim<ByteBuffer>() {
+												@Override
+												public void reclaim(ByteBuffer mres) {
+												    boolean cb_reclaimed = false;
+												    if (null != m_bufferreclaimer) {
+													cb_reclaimed = m_bufferreclaimer.reclaim(mres, Long.valueOf(mres.capacity()));
+												    }
+												    if (!cb_reclaimed) {
+													m_vmasvc.destroyByteBuffer(m_nid, mres);
+													mres = null;
+												    }
+												}
+											    });
+
+	/**
+	 * create a resource collector to release specified chunk that backed by
+	 * underlying big memory pool.
+	 */
+	m_chunkcollector = new ResCollector<MemChunkHolder<BigDataMemAllocator>, Long>(
+										       new ResReclaim<Long>() {
+											   @Override
+											   public void reclaim(Long mres) {
+											       // System.out.println(String.format("Reclaim: %X", mres));
+											       boolean cb_reclaimed = false;
+											       if (null != m_chunkreclaimer) {
+												   cb_reclaimed = m_chunkreclaimer.reclaim(mres, null);
+											       }
+											       if (!cb_reclaimed) {
+												   m_vmasvc.free(m_nid, mres);
+												   mres = null;
+											       }
+											   }
+										       });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * enable active garbage collection. the GC will be forced to collect garbages when
+     * there is no more space for current allocation request.
+     *
+     * @param timeout
+     *            the timeout is used to yield for GC performing
+     *
+     * @return this allocator
+     */
+    @Override
+    public BigDataMemAllocator enableActiveGC(long timeout) {
+	m_activegc = true;
+	m_gctimeout = timeout;
+	return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * disable active garbage collection.
+     *
+     * @return this allocator 
+     */
+    @Override
+    public BigDataMemAllocator disableActiveGC() {
+	m_activegc = false;
+	return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * release the memory pool and close it.
+     *
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void close() {
+	super.close();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * force to synchronize uncommitted data to backed memory pool
+     * (this is a placeholder).
+     *
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void sync() {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * re-size a specified chunk on its backed memory pool.
+     * 
+     * @param mholder
+     *            the holder of memory chunk. it can be
+     *            null.
+     * 
+     * @param size
+     *            specify a new size of memory chunk
+     * 
+     * @return the resized memory chunk handler
+     */
+    @Override
+    public MemChunkHolder<BigDataMemAllocator> resizeChunk(MemChunkHolder<BigDataMemAllocator> mholder, long size){
+	MemChunkHolder<BigDataMemAllocator> ret = null;
+	boolean ac = null != mholder.getRefId();
+	if (size > 0) {
+	    Long addr = m_vmasvc.reallocate(m_nid, mholder.get(), size, true);
+	    if (0 == addr && m_activegc) {
+		forceGC();
+		addr = m_vmasvc.reallocate(m_nid, mholder.get(), size, true);
+	    }
+	    if (0 != addr) {
+		mholder.clear();
+		mholder.destroy();
+		ret = new MemChunkHolder<BigDataMemAllocator>(this, addr, size);
+		if (ac) {
+		    m_chunkcollector.register(ret);
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+	return ret;
+    }
+	
+    /**
+     * resize a specified buffer on its backed memory pool.
+     *
+     * @param mholder
+     *            the holder of memory buffer. it can be
+     *            null.
+     * 
+     * @param size
+     *            specify a new size of memory chunk
+     * 
+     * @return the resized memory buffer handler
+     *
+     */
+    @Override
+    public MemBufferHolder<BigDataMemAllocator> resizeBuffer(MemBufferHolder<BigDataMemAllocator> mholder, long size) {
+	MemBufferHolder<BigDataMemAllocator> ret = null;
+	boolean ac = null != mholder.getRefId();
+	if (size > 0) {
+	    int bufpos = mholder.get().position();
+	    int buflimit = mholder.get().limit();
+	    ByteBuffer buf = m_vmasvc.resizeByteBuffer(m_nid, mholder.get(), size);
+	    if (null == buf && m_activegc) {
+		forceGC();
+		buf = m_vmasvc.resizeByteBuffer(m_nid, mholder.get(), size);
+	    }
+	    if (null != buf) {
+		mholder.clear();
+		mholder.destroy();
+		buf.position(bufpos <= size ? bufpos : 0);
+		buf.limit(buflimit <= size ? buflimit : (int)size);
+		ret = new MemBufferHolder<BigDataMemAllocator>(this, buf);
+		if (ac) {
+		    m_bufcollector.register(ret);
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+	return ret;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * create a memory chunk that is managed by its holder.
+     * 
+     * @param size
+     *            specify the size of memory chunk
+     * 
+     * @param autoreclaim
+     * 	          specify whether or not to reclaim this
+     *            chunk automatically
+     *
+     * @return a holder contains a memory chunk
+     */
+    @Override
+    public MemChunkHolder<BigDataMemAllocator> createChunk(long size, boolean autoreclaim) {
+	MemChunkHolder<BigDataMemAllocator> ret = null;
+	Long addr = m_vmasvc.allocate(m_nid, size, true);
+	if (0 == addr && m_activegc) {
+	    forceGC();
+	    addr = m_vmasvc.allocate(m_nid, size, true);
+	}
+	if (0 != addr) {
+	    ret = new MemChunkHolder<BigDataMemAllocator>(this, addr, size);
+	    ret.setCollector(m_chunkcollector);
+	    if (autoreclaim) {
+		m_chunkcollector.register(ret);
+	    }
+	}
+	return ret;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * create a memory buffer that is managed by its holder.
+     * 
+     * @param size
+     *            specify the size of memory buffer
+     * 
+     * @param autoreclaim
+     * 	          specify whether or not to reclaim this
+     *            buffer automatically
+     *
+     * @return a holder contains a memory buffer
+     */
+    @Override
+    public MemBufferHolder<BigDataMemAllocator> createBuffer(long size, boolean autoreclaim) {
+	MemBufferHolder<BigDataMemAllocator> ret = null;
+	ByteBuffer bb = m_vmasvc.createByteBuffer(m_nid, size);
+	if (null == bb && m_activegc) {
+	    forceGC();
+	    bb = m_vmasvc.createByteBuffer(m_nid, size);
+	}
+	if (null != bb) {
+	    ret = new MemBufferHolder<BigDataMemAllocator>(this, bb);
+	    ret.setCollector(m_bufcollector);
+	    if (autoreclaim) {
+		m_bufcollector.register(ret);
+	    }
+	}
+	return ret;
+    }
+	
+    /**
+     * force to perform GC that is used to release unused backed memory
+     * resources.
+     */
+    private void forceGC() {
+	System.gc();
+	try {
+	    Thread.sleep(m_gctimeout);
+	} catch (Exception ex) {
+	}
+    }
+
+}

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-mnemonic/blob/8e83efe5/core/src/main/java/org/apache/mnemonic/BigDataPMemAllocator.java
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+package org.apache.mnemonic;
+
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+
+import org.flowcomputing.commons.resgc.*;
+import org.flowcomputing.commons.primitives.*;
+import org.apache.mnemonic.service.allocatorservice.NonVolatileMemoryAllocatorService;
+
+/**
+ * manage a big native persistent memory pool through libpmalloc.so provided by pmalloc project.
+ * 
+ *
+ */
+public class BigDataPMemAllocator extends CommonPersistAllocator<BigDataPMemAllocator> implements PMAddressTranslator{
+
+    private boolean m_activegc = true;
+    private long m_gctimeout = 100;
+    private long m_nid = -1;
+    private long b_addr = 0;
+    private NonVolatileMemoryAllocatorService m_nvmasvc = null;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor, it initializes and allocate a memory pool from specified uri
+     * location with specified capacity and an allocator service instance. 
+     * usually, the uri points to a mounted
+     * non-volatile memory device or a location of file system.
+     * 
+     * @param nvmasvc
+     *            the non-volatile memory allocation service instance
+     *
+     * @param capacity
+     *            the capacity of memory pool
+     * 
+     * @param uri
+     *            the location of memory pool will be created
+     * 
+     * @param isnew
+     *            a place holder, always specify it as true
+     */
+    public BigDataPMemAllocator(NonVolatileMemoryAllocatorService nvmasvc, long capacity, String uri, boolean isnew) {
+	assert null != nvmasvc : "NonVolatileMemoryAllocatorService object is null";
+	if (capacity <= 0) {
+	    throw new IllegalArgumentException("BigDataPMemAllocator cannot be initialized with capacity <= 0.");
+	}
+
+	m_nvmasvc = nvmasvc;
+             
+	m_nid = m_nvmasvc.init(capacity, uri, isnew);
+	b_addr = m_nvmasvc.getBaseAddress(m_nid);
+		
+	/**
+	 * create a resource collector to release specified chunk that backed by
+	 * underlying big memory pool.
+	 */
+	m_chunkcollector = new ResCollector<MemChunkHolder<BigDataPMemAllocator>, Long>(new ResReclaim<Long>() {
+		@Override
+		public void reclaim(Long mres) {
+		    // System.out.println(String.format("Reclaim: %X", mres));
+		    boolean cb_reclaimed = false;
+		    if (null != m_chunkreclaimer) {
+			cb_reclaimed = m_chunkreclaimer.reclaim(mres, null);
+		    }
+		    if (!cb_reclaimed) {
+			m_nvmasvc.free(m_nid, mres);
+			mres = null;
+		    }
+		}
+	    });
+
+	/**
+	 * create a resource collector to release specified bytebuffer that backed
+	 * by underlying big memory pool.
+	 */
+	m_bufcollector = new ResCollector<MemBufferHolder<BigDataPMemAllocator>, ByteBuffer>(
+											     new ResReclaim<ByteBuffer>() {
+												 @Override
+												 public void reclaim(ByteBuffer mres) {
+												     boolean cb_reclaimed = false;
+												     if (null != m_bufferreclaimer) {
+													 cb_reclaimed = m_bufferreclaimer.reclaim(mres, Long.valueOf(mres.capacity()));
+												     }
+												     if (!cb_reclaimed) {
+													 m_nvmasvc.destroyByteBuffer(m_nid, mres);
+													 mres = null;
+												     }
+												 }
+											     });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * enable active garbage collection. the GC will be forced to collect garbages when
+     * there is no more space for current allocation request.
+     * 
+     * @param timeout
+     *            the timeout is used to yield for GC performing
+     */
+    @Override
+    public BigDataPMemAllocator enableActiveGC(long timeout) {
+	m_activegc = true;
+	m_gctimeout = timeout;
+	return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * disable active garbage collection.
+     * 
+     */
+    @Override
+    public BigDataPMemAllocator disableActiveGC() {
+	m_activegc = false;
+	return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Release the memory pool and close it.
+     *
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void close() {
+	forceGC();
+	super.close();
+	m_nvmasvc.close(m_nid);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * force to synchronize uncommitted data to backed memory pool
+     * (this is a placeholder).
+     *
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void sync() {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * re-size a specified chunk on its backed memory pool.
+     * 
+     * @param mholder
+     *            the holder of memory chunk. it can be
+     *            null.
+     * 
+     * @param size
+     *            specify a new size of memory chunk
+     * 
+     * @return the resized memory chunk handler
+     */
+    @Override
+    public MemChunkHolder<BigDataPMemAllocator> resizeChunk(MemChunkHolder<BigDataPMemAllocator> mholder, long size){
+	MemChunkHolder<BigDataPMemAllocator> ret = null;
+	boolean ac = null != mholder.getRefId();
+	if (size > 0) {
+	    Long addr = m_nvmasvc.reallocate(m_nid, mholder.get(), size, true);
+	    if (0 == addr && m_activegc) {
+		forceGC();
+		addr = m_nvmasvc.reallocate(m_nid, mholder.get(), size, true);
+	    }
+	    if (0 != addr) {
+		mholder.clear();
+		mholder.destroy();
+		ret = new MemChunkHolder<BigDataPMemAllocator>(this, addr, size);
+		if (ac) {
+		    m_chunkcollector.register(ret);
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+	return ret;
+    }
+	
+    /**
+     * resize a specified buffer on its backed memory pool.
+     *
+     * @param mholder
+     *            the holder of memory buffer. it can be
+     *            null.
+     * 
+     * @param size
+     *            specify a new size of memory chunk
+     * 
+     * @return the resized memory buffer handler
+     *
+     */
+    @Override
+    public MemBufferHolder<BigDataPMemAllocator> resizeBuffer(MemBufferHolder<BigDataPMemAllocator> mholder, long size) {
+	MemBufferHolder<BigDataPMemAllocator> ret = null;
+	boolean ac = null != mholder.getRefId();
+	if (size > 0) {
+	    int bufpos = mholder.get().position();
+	    int buflimit = mholder.get().limit();
+	    ByteBuffer buf = m_nvmasvc.resizeByteBuffer(m_nid, mholder.get(), size);
+	    if (null == buf && m_activegc) {
+		forceGC();
+		buf = m_nvmasvc.resizeByteBuffer(m_nid, mholder.get(), size);
+	    }
+	    if (null != buf) {
+		mholder.clear();
+		mholder.destroy();
+		buf.position(bufpos <= size ? bufpos : 0);
+		buf.limit(buflimit <= size ? buflimit : (int)size);
+		ret = new MemBufferHolder<BigDataPMemAllocator>(this, buf);
+		if (ac) {
+		    m_bufcollector.register(ret);
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+	return ret;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * create a memory chunk that is managed by its holder.
+     * 
+     * @param size
+     *            specify the size of memory chunk
+     * 
+     * @param autoreclaim
+     * 	          specify whether or not to reclaim this
+     *            chunk automatically
+     *
+     * @return a holder contains a memory chunk
+     */
+    @Override
+    public MemChunkHolder<BigDataPMemAllocator> createChunk(long size, boolean autoreclaim) {
+	MemChunkHolder<BigDataPMemAllocator> ret = null;
+	Long addr = m_nvmasvc.allocate(m_nid, size, true);
+	if ((null == addr || 0 == addr) && m_activegc) {
+	    forceGC();
+	    addr = m_nvmasvc.allocate(m_nid, size, true);
+	}
+	if (null != addr && 0 != addr) {
+	    ret = new MemChunkHolder<BigDataPMemAllocator>(this, addr, size);
+	    ret.setCollector(m_chunkcollector);
+	    if (autoreclaim) {
+		m_chunkcollector.register(ret);
+	    }
+	}
+	return ret;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * create a memory buffer that is managed by its holder.
+     * 
+     * @param size
+     *            specify the size of memory buffer
+     * 
+     * @param autoreclaim
+     * 	          specify whether or not to reclaim this
+     *            buffer automatically
+     *
+     * @return a holder contains a memory buffer
+     */
+    @Override
+    public MemBufferHolder<BigDataPMemAllocator> createBuffer(long size, boolean autoreclaim) {
+	MemBufferHolder<BigDataPMemAllocator> ret = null;
+	ByteBuffer bb = m_nvmasvc.createByteBuffer(m_nid, size);
+	if (null == bb && m_activegc) {
+	    forceGC();
+	    bb = m_nvmasvc.createByteBuffer(m_nid, size);
+	}
+	if (null != bb) {
+	    ret = new MemBufferHolder<BigDataPMemAllocator>(this, bb);
+	    ret.setCollector(m_bufcollector);
+	    if (autoreclaim) {
+		m_bufcollector.register(ret);
+	    }
+	}
+	return ret;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * retrieve a memory buffer from its backed memory allocator.
+     * 
+     * @param phandler
+     *            specify the handler of memory buffer to retrieve
+     *
+     * @param autoreclaim
+     *            specify whether this retrieved memory buffer can be reclaimed automatically or not
+     * 
+     * @return a holder contains the retrieved memory buffer
+     */
+    @Override
+    public MemBufferHolder<BigDataPMemAllocator> retrieveBuffer(long phandler, boolean autoreclaim) {
+	MemBufferHolder<BigDataPMemAllocator> ret = null;
+	ByteBuffer bb = m_nvmasvc.retrieveByteBuffer(m_nid, getEffectiveAddress(phandler));
+	if (null != bb) {
+	    ret = new MemBufferHolder<BigDataPMemAllocator>(this, bb);
+	    if (autoreclaim) {
+		m_bufcollector.register(ret);
+	    }
+	}
+	return ret;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * retrieve a memory chunk from its backed memory allocator.
+     * 
+     * @param phandler
+     *            specify the handler of memory chunk to retrieve
+     *
+     * @param autoreclaim
+     *            specify whether this retrieved memory chunk can be reclaimed automatically or not
+     * 
+     * @return a holder contains the retrieved memory chunk
+     */
+    @Override
+    public MemChunkHolder<BigDataPMemAllocator>  retrieveChunk(long phandler, boolean autoreclaim) {
+	MemChunkHolder<BigDataPMemAllocator> ret = null;
+	long eaddr = getEffectiveAddress(phandler);
+	long sz = m_nvmasvc.retrieveSize(m_nid, eaddr);
+	if (sz > 0L) {
+	    ret = new MemChunkHolder<BigDataPMemAllocator>(this, eaddr, sz);
+	    if (autoreclaim) {
+		m_chunkcollector.register(ret);
+	    }
+	}
+	return ret;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * get the handler from a memory buffer holder.
+     * 
+     * @param mbuf
+     *            specify the memory buffer holder
+     *
+     * @return a handler that could be used to retrieve its memory buffer
+     */
+    @Override
+    public long getBufferHandler(MemBufferHolder<BigDataPMemAllocator> mbuf) {
+	return getPortableAddress(m_nvmasvc.getByteBufferHandler(m_nid, mbuf.get()));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * get the handler from a memory chunk holder.
+     * 
+     * @param mchunk
+     *            specify the memory chunk holder
+     *
+     * @return a handler that could be used to retrieve its memory chunk
+     */
+    @Override
+    public long getChunkHandler(MemChunkHolder<BigDataPMemAllocator> mchunk) {
+	return getPortableAddress(mchunk.get());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * determine whether this allocator supports to store non-volatile handler or not.
+     * (it is a placeholder)
+     *
+     * @return true if there is
+     */
+    @Override
+    public boolean hasNonVolatileHandlerStore() {
+	return true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * start a application level transaction on this allocator.
+     * (it is a place holder)
+     *
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void beginTransaction() {
+	throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Transaction Unsupported.");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * end a application level transaction on this allocator.
+     * (it is a place holder)
+     *
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void endTransaction() {
+	throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Transaction Unsupported.");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * set a handler on key.
+     * 
+     * @param key
+     *            the key to set its value
+     *            
+     * @param handler
+     *            the handler 
+     */
+    public void setHandler(long key, long handler) {
+	m_nvmasvc.setHandler(m_nid, key, handler);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * get a handler value.
+     * 
+     * @param key
+     *            the key to set its value
+     *            
+     * @return the value of handler
+     */
+    public long getHandler(long key) {
+	return m_nvmasvc.getHandler(m_nid, key);
+    }
+	
+    /**
+     * return the capacity of non-volatile handler store.
+     * 
+     * @return the capacity of handler store
+     * 
+     */
+    public long handlerCapacity() {
+	return m_nvmasvc.handlerCapacity(m_nid);
+    }
+	
+    /**
+     * force to perform GC that is used to re-claim garbages objects 
+     * as well as memory resources managed by this allocator.
+     *
+     */
+    private void forceGC() {
+	System.gc();
+	try {
+	    Thread.sleep(m_gctimeout);
+	} catch (Exception ex) {
+	}
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * calculate the portable address
+     *
+     * @param addr 
+     *           the address to be calculated
+     *
+     * @return the portable address
+     */
+    @Override
+    public long getPortableAddress(long addr) {
+	return addr - b_addr;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * calculate the effective address
+     *
+     * @param addr 
+     *           the address to be calculated
+     *
+     * @return the effective address
+     */
+    @Override
+    public long getEffectiveAddress(long addr) {
+	return addr + b_addr;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * get the base address
+     *
+     * @return the base address
+     */
+    @Override
+    public long getBaseAddress() {
+	return b_addr;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * set the base address for calculation
+     *
+     * @param addr 
+     *           the base address
+     *
+     */
+    @Override
+    public long setBaseAddress(long addr) {
+	return b_addr = addr;
+    }
+
+}

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+package org.apache.mnemonic;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+
+/**
+ * an input Stream that is backed by a in-memory ByteBuffer.
+ * 
+ *
+ */
+public class ByteBufferBackedInputStream extends InputStream {
+
+    private ByteBuffer buf;
+
+    /**
+     * accept a ByteBuffer as backed object for inputStream.
+     * 
+     * @param buf
+     *            specify a bytebuffer that is where any data is from
+     */
+    public ByteBufferBackedInputStream(ByteBuffer buf) {
+	this.buf = buf;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * read an integer value from backed ByteBuffer.
+     * 
+     * @return a integer value from stream input
+     */
+    public int read() throws IOException {
+	if (!buf.hasRemaining()) {
+	    return -1;
+	}
+	return buf.get() & 0xFF;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * read a specified range of byte array from backed ByteBuffer.
+     * 
+     * @param bytes
+     *            specify a output byte array to store data
+     * 
+     * @param off
+     *            specify the offset from ByteBuffer to read
+     * 
+     * @param len
+     *            specify the length of bytes to read
+     * 
+     * @return the number of bytes has been read
+     */
+    public int read(byte[] bytes, int off, int len) throws IOException {
+	if (!buf.hasRemaining()) {
+	    return -1;
+	}
+
+	len = Math.min(len, buf.remaining());
+	buf.get(bytes, off, len);
+	return len;
+    }
+}

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+package org.apache.mnemonic;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+
+/**
+ * an output Stream that is backed by a in-memory ByteBuffer.
+ * 
+ *
+ */
+public class ByteBufferBackedOutputStream extends OutputStream {
+
+    private ByteBuffer buf;
+
+    /**
+     * accept a ByteBuffer to store external data, the capacity of it could be
+     * extended at will.
+     * 
+     * @param buf
+     *            specify a ByteBuffer object that is used to store external
+     *            data to its backed buffer
+     * 
+     */
+    public ByteBufferBackedOutputStream(ByteBuffer buf) {
+	this.buf = buf;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * write an integer value to backed buffer.
+     * 
+     * @param b
+     *            specify an integer value to be written
+     */
+    public void write(int b) throws IOException {
+	buf.put((byte) b);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * write an array of bytes to a specified range of backed buffer
+     * 
+     * @param bytes
+     *            specify a byte array to write
+     * 
+     * @param off
+     *            specify the offset of backed buffer where is start point to be
+     *            written
+     * 
+     * @param len
+     *            specify the length of bytes to be written
+     */
+    public void write(byte[] bytes, int off, int len) throws IOException {
+	buf.put(bytes, off, len);
+    }
+
+}

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+package org.apache.mnemonic;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
+import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+
+/**
+ * a serializer class that manages to serialize any serilizable objects from/to
+ * ByteBuffer.
+ * 
+ */
+
+public class ByteBufferSerializer {
+
+    /**
+     * serialize object to a ByteBuffer object.
+     * 
+     * @param <ValueT>
+     *           the type of object
+     * 
+     * @param obj
+     *            specify a object that is serializable
+     * 
+     * @throws IOException
+     *            the exception of serialization
+     * 
+     * @return a ByteBuffer object contained serialized object
+     */
+    public static <ValueT> ByteBuffer toByteBuffer(ValueT obj)
+	throws IOException {
+	byte[] bytes = null;
+	ByteArrayOutputStream bos = null;
+	ObjectOutputStream oos = null;
+	try {
+	    bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+	    oos = new ObjectOutputStream(bos);
+	    oos.writeObject(obj);
+	    oos.flush();
+	    bytes = bos.toByteArray();
+	} finally {
+	    if (oos != null) {
+		oos.close();
+	    }
+	    if (bos != null) {
+		bos.close();
+	    }
+	}
+	return ByteBuffer.wrap(bytes);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * de-serialize an object from a ByteBuffer object.
+     * 
+     * @param <ValueT>
+     *           the type of object
+     * 
+     * @param bf
+     *            specify an ByteBuffer contains data that can be de-serialized
+     * 
+     * @throws IOException
+     *            the exception of deserialization
+     * 
+     * @throws ClassNotFoundException
+     *            Not found class of de-serialized object
+     * 
+     * @return a de-serialized object
+     */
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public static <ValueT> ValueT toObject(ByteBuffer bf) throws IOException,
+								 ClassNotFoundException {
+	Object obj = null;
+	InputStream is = null;
+	ObjectInputStream ois = null;
+	try {
+	    is = new ByteBufferBackedInputStream(bf);
+	    ois = new ObjectInputStream(is);
+	    obj = ois.readObject();
+	} finally {
+	    if (is != null) {
+		is.close();
+	    }
+	    if (ois != null) {
+		ois.close();
+	    }
+	}
+	return (ValueT) obj;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * serialize object to a MemBufferHolder object.
+     * 
+     * @param <A> the type of bound allocator 
+     * 
+     * @param <ValueT>
+     *           the type of object
+     * 
+     * @param ar
+     *            specify an Allocator that is used to generate MemBufferHolder
+     *            which is backed by a native memory block
+     * 
+     * @param obj
+     *            specify a object that is serializable
+     * 
+     * @throws IOException
+     *            the exception of serialization
+     *  
+     * @return a MemBufferHolder object contained serialized object
+     */
+    public static <A extends CommonAllocator<A>, ValueT> MemBufferHolder<A> 
+			     toMemBufferHolder(A ar, ValueT obj) throws IOException {
+	MemBufferHolder<A> ret = null;
+	ByteBuffer bb = toByteBuffer(obj);
+	if (null != bb && bb.remaining() > 0) {
+	    ret = ar.createBuffer(bb.remaining());
+	    ret.get().put(bb);
+	    ret.get().flip();
+	}
+	return ret;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * de-serialize an object from a MemBufferHolder object.
+     * 
+     * @param <A> the type of bound allocator 
+     * 
+     * @param <ValueT>
+     *           the type of object
+     * 
+     * @param mbh
+     *            specify an MemBufferHolder who contains data that can be
+     *            de-serialized
+     *            
+     * @throws IOException
+     *            the exception of deserialization
+     * 
+     * @throws ClassNotFoundException
+     *            Not found class of de-serialized object
+     * 
+     * @return a de-serialized object
+     */
+    public static <A extends CommonAllocator<A>, ValueT> ValueT 
+			     fromMemBufferHolder(MemBufferHolder<A> mbh)
+	throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
+	return toObject(mbh.get());
+    }
+}

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+package org.apache.mnemonic;
+
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ * This is a abstract CachePool class that is inherited from LinedHashMap class,
+ * it extends functionalities of its parent class to support some new features
+ * that is usually requried in data caching usage scenario.
+ * 
+ * 
+ */
+public abstract class CachePool<KeyT, ValueT> extends
+						  LinkedHashMap<KeyT, ValueT> {
+
+    /**
+     * 
+     */
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    public CachePool(int initialCapacity, float loadFactor) {
+	super(initialCapacity, loadFactor);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return available capacity for new entries.
+     * 
+     * @return available capacity in this cache pool
+     */
+    public abstract long freeCapacity();
+
+    /**
+     * Return the used capacity of cached entries.
+     * 
+     * @return the used size of this cache pool
+     */
+    public abstract long usedCapacity();
+
+    /**
+     * Put an entry in this cache pool and evict eldest entries if necessary
+     * that will free enough space to hold new entry, which entry could be
+     * evicted that can be customized by ({@link EvictFilter}), regarding how
+     * to post-process the eldest entry that can be customized by (
+     * {@link DropEvent}). If this cache pool previously contained an entry for
+     * the key, the old value will be replaced by the specified value
+     * 
+     * @param k
+     *            the key whoes associated value is to be put
+     * 
+     * @param v
+     *            the value to be put
+     * 
+     * @param fsop
+     *            the customized operations to free space to hold new entry
+     * 
+     * @param dfilter
+     *            the filter of entries for deletion
+     * 
+     * @return <tt>true</tt> if the entry has been put into this container
+     * 
+     */
+    public abstract ValueT put(KeyT k, ValueT v, DropEvent<KeyT, ValueT> fsop,
+			       EvictFilter<KeyT, ValueT> dfilter);
+
+    /**
+     * Put all entries into this cache pool and evict eldes entries if
+     * necessary.
+     * 
+     * @param m
+     *            the Map object that contains entries to be put
+     * 
+     * @param fsop
+     *            the customized operations to free space to hold new entry
+     * 
+     * @param dfilter
+     *            the filter of entries for deletion
+     * 
+     */
+    public abstract void putAll(
+				Map<? extends KeyT, ? extends ValueT> m,
+				DropEvent<KeyT, ValueT> fsop,
+				EvictFilter<KeyT, ValueT> dfilter);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a new {@link Set} view of the keys of this cache pool, It
+     * contains the most recently visited keys
+     * 
+     * @param n
+     *            the number of keys to retrieve
+     * 
+     * @return a set of hot keys
+     */
+    public abstract Set<KeyT> hotKeySet(int n);
+
+    /**
+     * Ensure the free capacity is greater than the specified size
+     * 
+     * @param freesz
+     *            the size of free capacity that needs to be secured
+     * 
+     * @return <tt>true</tt> if the size of free capacity is greater than the
+     *         specified size after evacuation
+     * 
+     * @see #ensureFreeSpace(long, DropEvent, EvictFilter)
+     */
+    public abstract boolean ensureFreeSpace(long freesz);
+
+    /**
+     * Removes a first qualified entry in this cache pool
+     * 
+     * @param fsop
+     *            the customized callback to post-process its evicted entry
+     * 
+     * @param dfilter
+     *            the filter for entry deletion
+     * 
+     * @return <tt>true</tt> if there is one qualified entry that has been
+     *         dropped
+     */
+    public abstract boolean removeFirstEntry(DropEvent<KeyT, ValueT> fsop,
+					     EvictFilter<KeyT, ValueT> dfilter);
+
+    /**
+     * Ensure the size of free capacity is greater than the specified size, the
+     * entries will be filtered by {@link EvictFilter} before dropping, the
+     * {@link DropEvent} is used for post-processing
+     * 
+     * @param freesz
+     *            the size of free capacity that needs to be secured
+     * 
+     * @param fsop
+     *            the customized operations to free space to hold new entry
+     * 
+     * @param dfilter
+     *            the filter of entries for deletion
+     * 
+     * @return <tt>true</tt> if the size of free capacity is greater than the
+     *         specified size after evication if necessary
+     */
+    public abstract boolean ensureFreeSpace(long freesz,
+					    DropEvent<KeyT, ValueT> fsop, EvictFilter<KeyT, ValueT> dfilter);
+
+}

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+package org.apache.mnemonic;
+
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+
+import org.flowcomputing.commons.resgc.ResCollector;
+
+/**
+ * an abstract common class for memory allocator to provide common
+ * functionalities.
+ * 
+ */
+public abstract class CommonAllocator<A extends CommonAllocator<A>> implements Allocator<A> {
+
+    protected Reclaim<Long> m_chunkreclaimer = null;
+    protected Reclaim<ByteBuffer> m_bufferreclaimer = null;
+	
+    protected ResCollector<MemChunkHolder<A>, Long> m_chunkcollector = null;
+    protected ResCollector<MemBufferHolder<A>, ByteBuffer> m_bufcollector = null;
+    
+    /**
+     * set a reclaimer to reclaim memory buffer
+     * 
+     * @param reclaimer
+     *            specify a reclaimer to accept reclaim request
+     */
+    public void setBufferReclaimer(Reclaim<ByteBuffer> reclaimer) {
+	m_bufferreclaimer = reclaimer;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * set a reclaimer to reclaim memory chunk
+     * 
+     * @param reclaimer
+     *            specify a reclaimer to accept reclaim request
+     */
+    public void setChunkReclaimer(Reclaim<Long> reclaimer) {
+	m_chunkreclaimer = reclaimer;
+    }
+	
+    /**
+     * create a memory chunk that is managed by its holder.
+     * 
+     * @param size
+     *            specify the size of memory chunk
+     * 
+     * @return a holder contains a memory chunk
+     */
+    @Override
+    public MemChunkHolder<A> createChunk(long size) {
+	return createChunk(size, true);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * create a memory buffer that is managed by its holder.
+     * 
+     * @param size
+     *            specify the size of memory buffer
+     * 
+     * @return a holder contains a memory buffer
+     */
+    @Override
+    public MemBufferHolder<A> createBuffer(long size) {
+	return createBuffer(size, true);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * register a memory chunk for auto-reclaim
+     *
+     * @param mholder
+     *           specify a chunk holder to register
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void registerChunkAutoReclaim(MemChunkHolder<A> mholder) {
+	m_chunkcollector.register(mholder);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * register a memory buffer for auto-reclaim
+     *
+     * @param mholder
+     *           specify a buffer holder to register
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void registerBufferAutoReclaim(MemBufferHolder<A> mholder) {
+	m_bufcollector.register(mholder);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * close both of resource collectors for this allocator
+     *
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void close() {
+	if (null != m_chunkcollector) {
+	    m_chunkcollector.close();
+	    m_chunkcollector = null;
+	}
+	if (null != m_bufcollector) {
+	    m_bufcollector.close();
+	    m_bufcollector = null;
+	}
+    }
+	
+}

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+package org.apache.mnemonic;
+
+/**
+ * an abstract common class for persistent memory allocator to provide common
+ * functionalities.
+ *
+ */
+public abstract class CommonPersistAllocator<A extends CommonAllocator<A>> extends CommonAllocator<A> {
+    
+    /**
+     * determine whether the allocator supports transaction feature or not
+     *
+     * @return true if supported
+     */
+    public boolean supportTransaction() {
+	return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * determine whether the allocator does atomic operations on memory pool
+     *
+     * @return true if it is
+     *
+     */
+    public boolean isAtomicOperation() {
+	return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * determine whether this allocator supports to store non-volatile handler or not
+     *
+     * @return true if there is
+     */
+    public boolean hasNonVolatileHandlerStore() {
+	return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * retrieve a memory buffer from its backed memory allocator.
+     * 
+     * @param phandler
+     *            specify the handler of memory buffer to retrieve
+     *
+     * @return a holder contains the retrieved memory buffer
+     */
+    public MemBufferHolder<A> retrieveBuffer(long phandler) {
+	return retrieveBuffer(phandler, true);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * retrieve a memory chunk from its backed memory allocator.
+     * 
+     * @param phandler
+     *            specify the handler of memory chunk to retrieve
+     *
+     * @return a holder contains the retrieved memory chunk
+     */
+    public MemChunkHolder<A>  retrieveChunk(long phandler) {
+	return retrieveChunk(phandler, true);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * retrieve a memory buffer from its backed memory allocator.
+     * 
+     * @param phandler
+     *            specify the handler of memory buffer to retrieve
+     *
+     * @param autoreclaim
+     *            specify whether this retrieved memory buffer can be reclaimed automatically or not
+     * 
+     * @return a holder contains the retrieved memory buffer
+     */
+    abstract public MemBufferHolder<A> retrieveBuffer(long phandler, boolean autoreclaim);
+
+    /**
+     * retrieve a memory chunk from its backed memory allocator.
+     * 
+     * @param phandler
+     *            specify the handler of memory chunk to retrieve
+     *
+     * @param autoreclaim
+     *            specify whether this retrieved memory chunk can be reclaimed automatically or not
+     * 
+     * @return a holder contains the retrieved memory chunk
+     */
+    abstract public MemChunkHolder<A>  retrieveChunk(long phandler, boolean autoreclaim);
+
+    /**
+     * get the handler from a memory buffer holder.
+     * 
+     * @param mbuf
+     *            specify the memory buffer holder
+     *
+     * @return a handler that could be used to retrieve its memory buffer
+     */
+    abstract public long getBufferHandler(MemBufferHolder<A> mbuf);
+
+    /**
+     * get the handler from a memory chunk holder.
+     * 
+     * @param mchunk
+     *            specify the memory chunk holder
+     *
+     * @return a handler that could be used to retrieve its memory chunk
+     */
+    abstract public long getChunkHandler(MemChunkHolder<A> mchunk);
+
+    /**
+     * start a application level transaction on this allocator.
+     *
+     */
+    abstract public void beginTransaction();
+
+    /**
+     * end a application level transaction on this allocator.
+     *
+     */
+    abstract public void endTransaction();
+
+}

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+package org.apache.mnemonic;
+
+/**
+ * this Exception will be thrown once cache pool has been out of space.
+ * 
+ */
+public class ContainerOverflowException extends RuntimeException {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = -8515518456414990004L;
+
+    /**
+     * accept a exception message to describe specific condition.
+     * 
+     * @param message
+     *            exception message
+     */
+    public ContainerOverflowException(String message) {
+	super(message);
+    }
+}

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+package org.apache.mnemonic;
+
+/**
+ * A event listener to monitor and post-process an entry's evacuation.
+ * 
+ * 
+ */
+public interface DropEvent<KeyT, ValueT> {
+    /**
+     * A call-back actor when an entry has been evicted. a customized drop
+     * action can be implemented on this interface's method e.g. spill this
+     * entry to disk or release associated resources etc.
+     * 
+     * @param pool
+     *            the pool which an entry has been evicted from
+     *            
+     * @param k
+     *            the key of an entry that has been evicted
+     *            
+     * @param v
+     *            the value of an entry that has been evicted
+     */
+    public void drop(CachePool<KeyT, ValueT> pool, KeyT k, ValueT v);
+}

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+package org.apache.mnemonic;
+
+/**
+ * this interface defines the interactive functionalities with Mnenomic core part.
+ *
+ */
+
+
+public interface Durable {
+
+    /**
+     * this function will be invoked after this non-volatile object is created brandly new 
+     *
+     */
+    public void initializeAfterCreate();
+
+    /**
+     * this function will be invoked after this non-volatile object is restored from its allocator 
+     *
+     */
+    public void initializeAfterRestore();
+	
+
+    /**
+     * this function will be invoked by its factory to setup generic related info to avoid expensive operations from reflection
+     *
+     * @param efproxies
+     *           specify a array of factory to proxy the restoring of its generic field objects
+     *
+     * @param gftypes
+     *           specify a array of types corresponding to efproxies
+     */
+    public void setupGenericInfo(EntityFactoryProxy[] efproxies, GenericField.GType[] gftypes);
+
+    /**
+     * this function could be called by user code to disable auto-reclaim for this non-volatile object
+     *
+     */
+    public void cancelAutoReclaim();
+
+    /**
+     * this function could be called by user code to register this object for auto-reclaim 
+     *
+     */
+    public void registerAutoReclaim();
+
+    /**
+     * this function returns its bound handler for this object
+     *
+     * @return the handler of this object
+     */
+    public long getNonVolatileHandler();
+
+    /**
+     * return the setting for auto-reclaim
+     *
+     * @return the status of the auto-reclaim setting
+     */
+    public boolean autoReclaim();
+
+    /**
+     * manually destroy this object and release its memory resource
+     *
+     */
+    public void destroy() throws RetrieveNonVolatileEntityError;
+
+    /**
+     * return the native field map info for native processing.
+     *
+     * @return the native field map info
+     *
+     */
+    public long[][] getNativeFieldInfo();
+}

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+package org.apache.mnemonic;
+
+/**
+ * proxy the restoring of generic non-volatile object fields
+ *
+ */
+
+
+public interface EntityFactoryProxy {
+
+    /**
+     * restore a durable object from persistent allocator using a handler of non-volatile object
+     *
+     * @param allocator
+     *            specify a persistent allocator instance
+     *
+     * @param factoryproxys
+     *            specify an array of factory proxies for its restored non-volatile object
+     *
+     * @param gfields
+     *            specify an array of generic types of its generic fields corresponding to factoryproxys
+     *
+     * @param phandler
+     *            specify a non-volatile handler to restore
+     *
+     * @param autoreclaim
+     *            specify auto-reclaim for this restored non-volatile object
+     *
+     * @return the restored non-volatile object from this factory proxy
+     *
+     */
+    public abstract <A extends CommonPersistAllocator<A>> Durable restore(A allocator, 
+									  EntityFactoryProxy[] factoryproxys, GenericField.GType[] gfields, long phandler,
+									  boolean autoreclaim);
+}

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+package org.apache.mnemonic;
+
+/**
+ * A listener callback to validate its accepted key-value pair for evacuation.
+ * 
+ */
+public interface EvictFilter<KeyT, ValueT> {
+    /**
+     * A call-back validator when an entry will be evicted.
+     *  
+     * @param pool
+     *            the pool which an entry has been evicted from
+     *            
+     * @param k
+     *            the entry's key
+     *            
+     * @param v
+     *            the entry's value
+     *            
+     * @return <tt>true</tt> if the entry is allowed to be dropped from its
+     *         cache pool.
+     */
+    public boolean validate(CachePool<KeyT, ValueT> pool, KeyT k, ValueT v);
+}

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+package org.apache.mnemonic;
+
+/**
+ * this class defines generic field for non-volatile entity
+ *
+ */
+
+import sun.misc.Unsafe;
+
+@SuppressWarnings("restriction")
+public class GenericField<A extends CommonPersistAllocator<A>, E> implements Durable {
+
+    /**
+     * defines the types of generic field
+     *
+     */
+    public enum GType {
+	BOOLEAN, CHARACTER, BYTE, SHORT, INTEGER, LONG, FLOAT, DOUBLE, STRING, DURABLE
+    };
+
+    private Unsafe m_unsafe;
+    private long m_fpos;
+    private GType m_dgftype = null;
+    private Durable m_field = null;
+    private MemBufferHolder<A> m_strfield = null;
+    private A m_allocator;
+    private boolean m_autoreclaim;
+    private EntityFactoryProxy m_defproxy = null;
+    private EntityFactoryProxy[] m_efproxies;
+    private GType[] m_gftypes;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor: initialize this generic field
+     *
+     * @param defproxy
+     *           specify its entity factory proxy
+     *
+     * @param dgftype
+     *           specify its type
+     *
+     * @param efproxies
+     *           specify an array of containing entity factory proxies
+     *
+     * @param gftypes
+     *           specify an array of containing types corresponding to dfproxies
+     *
+     * @param allocator
+     *           specify the allocator this field sit on
+     *
+     * @param unsafe
+     *           specify the unsafe instance
+     *
+     * @param autoreclaim
+     *           specify true if ask for auto-reclaim for this field
+     *
+     * @param fpos
+     *           specify the field position
+     *
+     */
+    public GenericField(EntityFactoryProxy defproxy, GType dgftype, EntityFactoryProxy[] efproxies, GType[] gftypes, 
+			A allocator, Unsafe unsafe, boolean autoreclaim, Long fpos) {
+	m_unsafe = unsafe;
+	m_fpos = fpos;
+	m_allocator = allocator;
+	m_autoreclaim = autoreclaim;
+	m_efproxies = efproxies;
+	m_gftypes = gftypes;
+	m_defproxy = defproxy;
+	m_dgftype = dgftype;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * set a value to this field
+     *
+     * @param e
+     *        specify a value to set
+     *
+     * @param destroy
+     *        specify true if want to destroy the original value
+     */
+    public void set(E e, boolean destroy) {
+	boolean isnull = null == e;
+	switch (m_dgftype) {
+	case BYTE:
+	    m_unsafe.putByte(m_fpos, isnull ? (byte)0 : (Byte) e);
+	    break;
+	case BOOLEAN:
+	    m_unsafe.putByte(m_fpos, isnull ? (byte)0 : ((Boolean) e ? (byte)1 : (byte)0));
+	    break;
+	case CHARACTER:
+	    m_unsafe.putChar(m_fpos, isnull ? (char)0 : (Character) e);
+	    break;
+	case SHORT:
+	    m_unsafe.putShort(m_fpos, isnull ? (short)0 : (Short) e);
+	    break;
+	case INTEGER:
+	    m_unsafe.putInt(m_fpos, isnull ? (int)0 : (Integer) e);
+	    break;
+	case LONG:
+	    m_unsafe.putLong(m_fpos, isnull ? (long)0 : (Long) e);
+	    break;
+	case FLOAT:
+	    m_unsafe.putFloat(m_fpos, isnull ? (float)0 : (Float) e);
+	    break;
+	case DOUBLE:
+	    m_unsafe.putDouble(m_fpos, isnull ? (double)0 : (Double) e);
+	    break;
+	case STRING:
+	    String str = (String) e;
+	    if (destroy && null != get()) {
+		m_strfield.destroy();
+		m_strfield = null;
+		m_unsafe.putAddress(m_fpos, 0L);
+	    }
+	    if (null == str) {
+		m_unsafe.putAddress(m_fpos, 0L);
+	    } else {
+		m_strfield = m_allocator.createBuffer(str.length() * 2, m_autoreclaim);
+		if (null == m_strfield) {
+		    throw new OutOfPersistentMemory("Create Persistent String Error!");
+		}
+		m_strfield.get().asCharBuffer().put(str);
+		m_unsafe.putAddress(m_fpos, m_allocator.getBufferHandler(m_strfield));
+	    }
+	    break;
+	case DURABLE:
+	    if (destroy && null != get()) {
+		m_field.destroy();
+		m_field = null;
+		m_unsafe.putAddress(m_fpos, 0L);
+	    }
+	    m_field = (Durable) e;
+	    m_unsafe.putAddress(m_fpos, null == m_field ? 0L : m_field.getNonVolatileHandler());
+	    break;
+	}
+
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * get the value of this field
+     *
+     * @return the field value
+     */
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public E get() {
+	E ret = null;
+	switch (m_dgftype) {
+	case BYTE:
+	    ret = (E) Byte.valueOf(m_unsafe.getByte(m_fpos));
+	    break;
+	case BOOLEAN:
+	    ret = (E) Boolean.valueOf(1 == m_unsafe.getByte(m_fpos));
+	    break;
+	case CHARACTER:
+	    ret = (E) Character.valueOf(m_unsafe.getChar(m_fpos));
+	    break;
+	case SHORT:
+	    ret = (E) Short.valueOf(m_unsafe.getShort(m_fpos));
+	    break;
+	case INTEGER:
+	    ret = (E) Integer.valueOf(m_unsafe.getInt(m_fpos));
+	    break;
+	case LONG:
+	    ret = (E) Long.valueOf(m_unsafe.getLong(m_fpos));
+	    break;
+	case FLOAT:
+	    ret = (E) Float.valueOf(m_unsafe.getFloat(m_fpos));
+	    break;
+	case DOUBLE:
+	    ret = (E) Double.valueOf(m_unsafe.getDouble(m_fpos));
+	    break;
+	case STRING:
+	    if (null == m_strfield) {
+		long phandler = m_unsafe.getAddress(m_fpos);
+		if (0L != phandler) {
+		    m_strfield = m_allocator.retrieveBuffer(phandler, m_autoreclaim);
+		    if (null == m_strfield) {
+			throw new RetrieveNonVolatileEntityError("Retrieve String Buffer Failure.");
+		    }
+		}
+	    }
+	    ret = (E) (null == m_strfield ? null : m_strfield.get().asCharBuffer().toString());
+	    break;
+	case DURABLE:
+	    if (null == m_field) {
+		long phandler = m_unsafe.getAddress(m_fpos);
+		if (0L != phandler) {
+		    if (null == m_defproxy) {
+			throw new RetrieveNonVolatileEntityError("Proxy not specified for Non-Volatile Generic entity.");
+		    }
+		    m_field = m_defproxy.restore(m_allocator, m_efproxies, m_gftypes, phandler, m_autoreclaim);
+		}
+	    }
+	    ret = (E) m_field;
+	    break;
+	}
+	return ret;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void initializeAfterCreate() {
+	throw new UnsupportedOperationException("GenericField.initializeAfterCreate()");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void initializeAfterRestore() {
+	throw new UnsupportedOperationException("GenericField.initializeAfterRestore()");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void cancelAutoReclaim() {
+	if (null != m_field) {
+	    m_field.cancelAutoReclaim();
+	}
+	if (null != m_strfield) {
+	    m_strfield.cancelAutoReclaim();
+	}		
+	m_autoreclaim = false;		
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void registerAutoReclaim() {
+	if (null != m_field) {
+	    m_field.registerAutoReclaim();
+	}
+	if (null != m_strfield) {
+	    m_strfield.registerAutoReclaim();
+	}		
+	m_autoreclaim = true;		
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public long getNonVolatileHandler() {
+	throw new UnsupportedOperationException("GenericField.getNonVolatileHandler()");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public boolean autoReclaim() {
+	return m_autoreclaim;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void destroy() throws RetrieveNonVolatileEntityError {
+	if (null != m_field) {
+	    m_field.destroy();
+	}
+	if (null != m_strfield) {
+	    m_strfield.destroy();
+	}		
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void setupGenericInfo(EntityFactoryProxy[] efproxies, GType[] gftypes) {
+	throw new UnsupportedOperationException("GenericField.setupGenericInfo()");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public long[][] getNativeFieldInfo() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("getNativeFieldInfo() on Generic Field.");
+    }
+}

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+package org.apache.mnemonic;
+
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+
+/**
+ * holder for a ByteBuffer instance.
+ * 
+ */
+public class MemBufferHolder<A extends CommonAllocator<A>> extends MemHolder<A, ByteBuffer, MemBufferHolder<A>> {
+
+	
+    /**
+     * Constructor: initialize with a bytebuffer.
+     * 
+     * @param ar
+     *            specify an Allocator for this holder
+     *            
+     * @param mres
+     *            specify a chunk to be holden
+     *            
+     */
+    public MemBufferHolder(A ar, ByteBuffer mres) {
+	super(mres, ar);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * get the size of its held bytebuffer
+     * 
+     * @return the size
+     */
+    @Override
+    public long getSize() {
+	return m_mres.capacity();
+    }
+	
+    /**
+     * resize its held buffer
+     *
+     * @param size
+     *          specify the new size for its held buffer 
+     */
+    @Override
+    public MemBufferHolder<A> resize(long size) {
+	return m_allocator.resizeBuffer(this, size);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * register its held buffer for auto-reclaim
+     *
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void registerAutoReclaim() {
+	m_allocator.registerBufferAutoReclaim(this);
+    }
+
+}

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+
+package org.apache.mnemonic;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * This class inherited from abstract CachePool class that implemented all
+ * inherited abstract methods. it specialized to cache MemBufferHolder objects
+ * that is backed by native memory pool.
+ * 
+ */
+public class MemBufferHolderCachePool<KeyT> extends
+		CachePool<KeyT, MemBufferHolder<?>> {
+
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = 684275993324558070L;
+
+	private AtomicLong currentMemory = new AtomicLong(0L);
+
+	private long maxStoreCapacity = 0L;
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructs an empty cache pool with specified capacity.
+	 * 
+	 * @param maxCapacity
+	 *            the capacity of this cache pool
+	 * 
+	 */
+	public MemBufferHolderCachePool(long maxCapacity) {
+		super(512, 0.75f);
+		maxStoreCapacity = maxCapacity;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see CachePool#freeCapacity()
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public long freeCapacity() {
+		return maxStoreCapacity - currentMemory.get();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see CachePool#usedCapacity()
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public long usedCapacity() {
+		return currentMemory.get();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see Map#remove(Object)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public synchronized MemBufferHolder<?> remove(Object k) {
+		MemBufferHolder<?> ret = super.remove(k);
+		if (null != ret) {
+			currentMemory.getAndAdd(-ret.getSize());
+		}
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Associates the specified value with the specified key in this map
+	 * (optional operation). If the map previously contained a mapping for the
+	 * key, the old value is replaced by the specified value. (A map m is said
+	 * to contain a mapping for a key k if and only if m.containsKey(k) would
+	 * return true.)
+	 * 
+	 * @param k
+	 *            key with which the specified value is to be associated
+	 * 
+	 * @param v
+	 *            MemBufferHolder value to be associated with the specified key
+	 * 
+	 * @return the previous value associated with key, or null if there was no
+	 *         mapping for key. (A null return can also indicate that the map
+	 *         previously associated null with key, if the implementation
+	 *         supports null values.)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public MemBufferHolder<?> put(KeyT k, MemBufferHolder<?> v) {
+		return put(k, v, null, null);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see CachePool#put(Object, Object, DropEvent, EvictFilter)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public MemBufferHolder<?> put(KeyT k, MemBufferHolder<?> v,
+			DropEvent<KeyT, MemBufferHolder<?>> fsop,
+			EvictFilter<KeyT, MemBufferHolder<?>> dfilter) {
+		MemBufferHolder<?> ret = null;
+		long sz = v.getSize();
+		if (containsKey(k)) {
+			sz -= get(k).getSize();
+		}
+		if (sz <= maxStoreCapacity && ensureFreeSpace(sz, fsop, dfilter)) {
+			currentMemory.addAndGet(sz);
+			ret = super.put(k, v);
+		} else {
+			throw new ContainerOverflowException(
+					"Out of capacity of MemBufferHolderCachePool.");
+		}
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see Map#putAll(Map)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void putAll(
+			Map<? extends KeyT, ? extends MemBufferHolder<?>> m) {
+		putAll(m, null, null);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see CachePool#putAll(Map, DropEvent, EvictFilter)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void putAll(
+			Map<? extends KeyT, ? extends MemBufferHolder<?>> m,
+			DropEvent<KeyT, MemBufferHolder<?>> fsop,
+			EvictFilter<KeyT, MemBufferHolder<?>> dfilter) {
+
+		long reqsz = 0;
+		for (KeyT k : m.keySet()) {
+			reqsz += m.get(k).getSize();
+		}
+
+		if (reqsz <= maxStoreCapacity && ensureFreeSpace(reqsz, fsop, dfilter)) {
+			currentMemory.addAndGet(reqsz);
+			super.putAll(m);
+		} else {
+			throw new ContainerOverflowException(
+					"Out of capacity of MemBufferHolderCachePool.");
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see CachePool#hotKeySet(int)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public Set<KeyT> hotKeySet(int n) {
+		Set<KeyT> ret = new HashSet<KeyT>();
+		ArrayList<KeyT> keys = new ArrayList<KeyT>(keySet());
+		int endindex = keys.size() > n ? keys.size() - n : 0;
+		for (int i = keys.size(); i > endindex; i--) {
+			ret.add(keys.get(i - 1));
+		}
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see CachePool#ensureFreeSpace(long)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean ensureFreeSpace(long freesz) {
+		return ensureFreeSpace(freesz, null, null);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see CachePool#removeFirstEntry(DropEvent, EvictFilter)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean removeFirstEntry(
+			DropEvent<KeyT, MemBufferHolder<?>> fsop,
+			EvictFilter<KeyT, MemBufferHolder<?>> dfilter) {
+		boolean ret = false;
+		boolean delible = true;
+		for (Map.Entry<KeyT, MemBufferHolder<?>> entry : entrySet()) {
+			if (null != dfilter) {
+				delible = dfilter.validate(this, entry.getKey(),
+						entry.getValue());
+			}
+			if (delible) {
+				KeyT k = entry.getKey();
+				MemBufferHolder<?> v = remove(k);
+				if (null != fsop) {
+					fsop.drop(this, k, v);
+				}
+				ret = true;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see CachePool#ensureFreeSpace(long, DropEvent, EvictFilter)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean ensureFreeSpace(long freesz,
+			DropEvent<KeyT, MemBufferHolder<?>> fsop,
+			EvictFilter<KeyT, MemBufferHolder<?>> dfilter) {
+		boolean ret = false;
+
+		if (freesz <= freeCapacity())
+			return true;
+
+		if (freesz > maxStoreCapacity)
+			return false;
+
+		long selectedMemory = 0L;
+		Set<KeyT> selected = new HashSet<KeyT>();
+
+		boolean delible = true;
+		for (Map.Entry<KeyT, MemBufferHolder<?>> entry : entrySet()) {
+			if (null != dfilter) {
+				delible = dfilter.validate(this, entry.getKey(),
+						entry.getValue());
+			}
+			if (delible) {
+				selectedMemory += entry.getValue().getSize();
+				selected.add(entry.getKey());
+				if (freesz <= freeCapacity() + selectedMemory) {
+					ret = true;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		if (ret) {
+			for (KeyT k : selected) {
+				MemBufferHolder<?> mbh = remove(k);
+				if (null != fsop) {
+					fsop.drop(this, k, mbh);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+}

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+package org.apache.mnemonic;
+
+/**
+ * holder for a memory chunk.
+ * 
+ */
+public class MemChunkHolder<A extends CommonAllocator<A>> extends MemHolder<A, Long, MemChunkHolder<A>> {
+
+    protected long m_size;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor: initialize with a memory chunk.
+     * 
+     * @param ar
+     *            specify an Allocator for this holder
+     *            
+     * @param mres
+     *            specify a chunk to be holden
+     *            
+     * @param size
+     *            specify the size of this memory chunk
+     */
+    public MemChunkHolder(A ar, Long mres, long size) {
+	super(mres, ar);
+	m_size = size;
+    }
+	
+    /**
+     * get the size of its held memory chunk
+     * 
+     * @return the size
+     */
+    @Override
+    public long getSize() {
+	return m_size;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * resize its held chunk
+     *
+     * @param size
+     *          specify the new size for its held chunk
+     */
+    @Override
+    public MemChunkHolder<A> resize(long size) {
+	return m_allocator.resizeChunk(this, size);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * register its held chunk for auto-reclaim
+     *
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void registerAutoReclaim() {
+	m_allocator.registerChunkAutoReclaim(this);
+    }
+
+}

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+package org.apache.mnemonic;
+
+import java.util.*;
+
+/**
+ * clustering different kind of memory-like media and combine them as a larger
+ * memory pool for allocation. it will notify user when the underlying memory
+ * storage has been switched or downgraded for the request of allocation
+ * 
+ */
+public class MemClustering {
+
+    /**
+     * an interface of event for performance level change.
+     *
+     */
+    public interface PerformanceLevelChange {
+
+	/**
+	 * callback if performance level changed
+	 *
+	 * @param prevlvl
+	 *           the perf. level before change
+	 *
+	 * @param tgtlvl
+         *           the perf. level after change
+	 *
+	 */
+	public void changed(PerformanceLevel prevlvl, PerformanceLevel tgtlvl);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * an interface of event for CommonAllocator change.
+     *
+     */
+    public interface AllocatorChange {
+
+	/**
+	 * callback if allocator changed
+	 *
+	 * @param lvl
+	 *         the perf. level after changed
+	 *
+	 * @param prevallocator
+	 *         the allocator before change
+	 *
+	 * @param tgtallocator
+	 *         the allocator after change
+	 */
+	public void changed(PerformanceLevel lvl, CommonAllocator<?> prevallocator,
+			    CommonAllocator<?> tgtallocator);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * an interface to assist the creation of memory holder.
+     *
+     * @param <H>
+     *         the holder type of memory resource
+     *
+     * @param bma
+     *         specify an allocator for this holder
+     *
+     * @param size
+     *         specify the size of this memory resource
+     * 
+     * @return the holder created
+     */
+    private interface MemCreate<H extends MemHolder<? extends CommonAllocator<?>, ?, ?>> {
+	public H create(CommonAllocator<?> bma, long size);
+    }
+
+
+    private MemCreate<MemChunkHolder<?>> m_memchunkcreate = new MemCreate<MemChunkHolder<?>>() {
+	    @Override
+	    public MemChunkHolder<?> create(CommonAllocator<?> bma, long size) {
+		return bma.createChunk(size);
+	    }
+	};
+	
+    private MemCreate<MemBufferHolder<?>> m_membuffercreate = new MemCreate<MemBufferHolder<?>>() {
+	    @Override
+	    public MemBufferHolder<?> create(CommonAllocator<?> bma, long size) {
+		return bma.createBuffer(size);
+	    }
+	};
+
+    /**
+     * performance level categories.
+     *
+     */
+    public static enum PerformanceLevel {
+	FASTEST, FAST, NORMAL, SLOW, SLOWEST
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * configuration for each allocator node.
+     *
+     */
+    public static class NodeConfig<A extends CommonAllocator<A>> {
+	private A m_allocator;
+	private PerformanceLevel m_level;
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructor: initialize this instance with specified allocator and perf. level.
+	 * 
+	 * @param a
+	 *            specify an allocator for this node
+	 * 
+	 * @param l
+	 *            specify a performance level
+	 */
+	public NodeConfig(A a, PerformanceLevel l) {
+	    m_allocator = a;
+	    m_level = l;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * retrieve the allocator of this node.
+	 * 
+	 * @return allocator of this node
+	 */
+	public A getAllocator() {
+	    return m_allocator;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * retrieve the performance level of this node.
+	 * 
+	 * @return level of this node
+	 */
+	public PerformanceLevel getPerformanceLevel() {
+	    return m_level;
+	}
+    }
+
+    private PerformanceLevelChange m_bwlvlchange = null;
+    private AllocatorChange m_allocatorChange = null;
+    private PerformanceLevel m_prevbwlevel = null;
+    private CommonAllocator<?> m_prevallocator = null;
+
+
+    private Map<PerformanceLevel, List<CommonAllocator<?>>> m_info;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor: initialize a memory clustering instance.
+     * 
+     * @param ncs
+     *          specify a set of node with specified configuration respectively
+     */
+    public MemClustering(NodeConfig<? extends CommonAllocator<?>>[] ncs) {
+	m_info = new EnumMap<PerformanceLevel, List<CommonAllocator<?>>>(
+									 PerformanceLevel.class);
+	for (PerformanceLevel lvl : PerformanceLevel.values()) {
+	    m_info.put(lvl, new ArrayList<CommonAllocator<?>>());
+	}
+
+	for (NodeConfig<? extends CommonAllocator<?>> nc : ncs) {
+	    m_info.get(nc.getPerformanceLevel()).add(nc.getAllocator());
+	}
+
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * set a callback of event for performance level change.
+     * 
+     * @param bwlvlchange
+     *            specify a callback object for perf. level change
+     */
+    public void setPerformanceLevelChange(PerformanceLevelChange bwlvlchange) {
+	m_bwlvlchange = bwlvlchange;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * set a callback of event for allocator change.
+     * 
+     * @param allocatorChange
+     *            specify a callback object for allocator change
+     */
+    public <A extends CommonAllocator<A>> void setAllocatorChange(AllocatorChange allocatorChange) {
+	m_allocatorChange = allocatorChange;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * a factory to create memory resource.
+     * 
+     * @param <H> the type of holder
+     *
+     * @param creator
+     *            specify a creator to delegate concrete holder creation
+     * 
+     * @param startlevel
+     *            specify a perf. level that is the start level for memory resource
+     *            allocation
+     * 
+     * @param size
+     *            specify a size to request memory resource
+     * 
+     * @return a new created holder held an allocated memory resource
+     */
+    protected <H extends MemHolder<? extends CommonAllocator<?>, ?, ?>> H
+	create(MemCreate<H> creator, PerformanceLevel startlevel, long size) {
+	H ret = null;
+	boolean eligible = false;
+	for (PerformanceLevel lvl : m_info.keySet()) {
+	    if (!eligible && startlevel == lvl) {
+		eligible = true;
+	    }
+	    if (eligible) {
+		int distance = 0;
+		List<CommonAllocator<?>> bmas = m_info.get(lvl);
+		for (CommonAllocator<?> bma : bmas) {
+		    ret = creator.create(bma, size);
+		    if (null == ret) {
+			distance++;
+		    } else {
+			if (null != m_bwlvlchange && m_prevbwlevel != lvl) {
+			    m_bwlvlchange.changed(m_prevbwlevel, lvl);
+			    m_prevbwlevel = lvl;
+			}
+			if (null != m_allocatorChange && m_prevallocator != bma) {
+			    m_allocatorChange.changed(lvl, m_prevallocator, bma);
+			    m_prevallocator = bma;
+			}
+			break;
+		    }
+		}
+		Collections.rotate(bmas, distance);
+	    }
+	    if (null != ret) {
+		break;
+	    }
+	}
+	return ret;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * create a chunk from this clustering.
+     * 
+     * @param size
+     *            specify the size of memory chunk
+     * 
+     * @return a holder with a created chunk
+     * 
+     */
+    //@Override
+    public MemChunkHolder<?> createChunk(long size) {
+	return createChunk(PerformanceLevel.FASTEST, size);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * create a chunk from this clustering
+     * 
+     * @param startlevel
+     *            specify the perf. level from which to search qualified
+     *            node.
+     * 
+     * @param size
+     *            specify the size of memory chunk
+     * 
+     * @return a holder with a created chunk
+     */	
+    public MemChunkHolder<?> createChunk(PerformanceLevel startlevel, long size) {
+	return create(m_memchunkcreate, startlevel, size);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * create a buffer from this clustering.
+     * 
+     * @param size
+     *            specify the size of memory buffer
+     * 
+     * @return a holder with a created buffer
+     * 
+     */
+    //@Override
+    public MemBufferHolder<?> createBuffer(long size) {
+	return createBuffer(PerformanceLevel.FASTEST, size);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * create a buffer from this clustering
+     * 
+     * @param startlevel
+     *            specify the perf. level from which to search qualified
+     *            node.
+     * 
+     * @param size
+     *            specify the size of memory buffer
+     * 
+     * @return a holder with a created buffer
+     */	
+    public MemBufferHolder<?> createBuffer(PerformanceLevel startlevel,
+					   long size) {
+	return create(m_membuffercreate, startlevel, size);
+    }
+
+}

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+
+package org.apache.mnemonic;
+
+import java.io.File;
+
+/**
+ * a memory file that manages its data on native memory storage. Note: this
+ * class depends on PMFS, we suggest that NVM library to support this feature in
+ * native layer. In addition, the permission of /mnt/pmfs will be set properly.
+ * 
+ *
+ */
+public class MemFile extends File {
+
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = 6579668848729471173L;
+	private String uri, id;
+
+	/**
+	 * initialize the memory file.
+	 * 
+	 * @param uri
+	 *            specify the location of memory file
+	 * 
+	 * @param id
+	 *            specify the id of memory file
+	 */
+	public MemFile(String uri, String id) {
+		super(uri, id);
+		this.uri = uri;
+		this.id = id;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * retrieve the uri of this memory file.
+	 * 
+	 * @return the uri of memory file
+	 */
+	public String getUri() {
+		return this.uri;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * retrieve the id of this memory file.
+	 * 
+	 * @return the id of memory file
+	 */
+	public String getId() {
+		return this.id;
+	}
+
+}

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+package org.apache.mnemonic;
+
+import org.flowcomputing.commons.resgc.*;
+
+/**
+ * hold a memory kind of resource.
+ * 
+ */
+public abstract class MemHolder<A extends CommonAllocator<A>, T, H extends MemHolder<A, T, H>> extends ResHolder<T, H> {
+
+    protected A m_allocator;
+	
+    /**
+     * Constructor: initialize with resource.
+     * 
+     * @param mres
+     *            specify a resource to be holden
+     *            
+     * @param ar
+     *            specify an Allocator for this holder
+     *            
+     */
+    public MemHolder(T mres, A ar) {
+	super(mres);
+	m_allocator = ar;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * get its allocator
+     *
+     * @return the allocator
+     */
+    public A getAllocator() {
+	return m_allocator;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * resize its held resource
+     *
+     * @param size
+     *          specify the new size for its held resource
+     */
+    abstract public MemHolder<A, T, H> resize(long size);
+
+    /**
+     * get the size of its held memory resource.
+     * 
+     * @return the size
+     */
+    abstract public long getSize();
+
+    /**
+     * register its held resource for auto-reclaim
+     *
+     */
+    abstract public void registerAutoReclaim();
+
+}

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+package org.apache.mnemonic;
+
+/**
+ *
+ *
+ */
+
+
+public interface MemoryNonVolatileEntity<ALLOC_PMem3C93D24F59 extends CommonPersistAllocator<ALLOC_PMem3C93D24F59>> {
+
+    public void initializeNonVolatileEntity(ALLOC_PMem3C93D24F59 allocator, EntityFactoryProxy[] efproxys, GenericField.GType[] gfields, boolean autoreclaim);
+	
+    public void createNonVolatileEntity(ALLOC_PMem3C93D24F59 allocator, EntityFactoryProxy[] efproxys, GenericField.GType[] gfields, boolean autoreclaim) 
+	throws OutOfPersistentMemory;
+	
+    public void restoreNonVolatileEntity(ALLOC_PMem3C93D24F59 allocator, EntityFactoryProxy[] efproxys, GenericField.GType[] gfields, long phandler, boolean autoreclaim)
+	throws RetrieveNonVolatileEntityError;
+	
+}

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+package org.apache.mnemonic;
+
+/**
+ * this class defines a annotation for non-volatile entity
+ *
+ */
+
+import java.lang.annotation.*;
+
+@Target(ElementType.TYPE) @Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
+public @interface NonVolatileEntity {
+
+}

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+package org.apache.mnemonic;
+
+/**
+ * a non-volatile annotation processor
+ *
+ */
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import javax.annotation.processing.*;
+import javax.lang.model.SourceVersion;
+import javax.lang.model.element.Element;
+import javax.lang.model.element.ElementKind;
+import javax.lang.model.element.ExecutableElement;
+import javax.lang.model.element.TypeElement;
+import javax.lang.model.element.VariableElement;
+import javax.lang.model.type.DeclaredType;
+import javax.lang.model.type.TypeMirror;
+import javax.lang.model.util.ElementFilter;
+import javax.lang.model.util.Elements;
+import javax.lang.model.util.Types;
+
+import javax.tools.Diagnostic;
+
+import com.squareup.javapoet.MethodSpec;
+
+public class NonVolatileEntityProcessor extends AbstractProcessor {
+    private Types typeUtils;
+    private Elements elementUtils;
+    private Filer filer;
+    private Messager messager;
+    // private Map<String, FactoryGroupedClasses> factoryClasses = new
+    // LinkedHashMap<String, FactoryGroupedClasses>();
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public synchronized void init(ProcessingEnvironment processingEnv) {
+	super.init(processingEnv);
+	typeUtils = processingEnv.getTypeUtils();
+	elementUtils = processingEnv.getElementUtils();
+	filer = processingEnv.getFiler();
+	messager = processingEnv.getMessager();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public Set<String> getSupportedAnnotationTypes() {
+	Set<String> annotataions = new LinkedHashSet<String>();
+	annotataions.add(NonVolatileEntity.class.getCanonicalName());
+	return annotataions;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public SourceVersion getSupportedSourceVersion() {
+	return SourceVersion.latestSupported();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * triggered if an error issued during processing
+     *
+     * @param e
+     *        the element in question
+     *
+     * @param msg
+     *        the message issued
+     */
+    public void error(Element e, String msg) {
+	messager.printMessage(Diagnostic.Kind.ERROR, msg, e);
+    }
+	
+    /**
+     * triggered if a note issued during processing
+     *
+     * @param e
+     *        the element in question
+     *
+     * @param msg
+     *        the message issued
+     */
+    public void note(Element e, String msg) {
+	messager.printMessage(Diagnostic.Kind.NOTE, msg, e);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public boolean process(Set<? extends TypeElement> annotations, RoundEnvironment roundEnv) {
+		
+	try {
+
+	    for (Element annotatedElement : roundEnv.getElementsAnnotatedWith(NonVolatileEntity.class)) {
+
+		String outputstr = String.format("++++++++++%s+++++++++++", annotatedElement.getSimpleName());
+		note(annotatedElement, outputstr);
+		//				System.err.println(outputstr);
+				
+		if (annotatedElement.getKind() != ElementKind.CLASS) {
+		    throw new AnnotationProcessingException(
+							    annotatedElement, "Only classes can be annotated with @%s",
+							    NonVolatileEntity.class.getSimpleName());
+		}
+
+		// We can cast it, because we know that it of ElementKind.CLASS
+		TypeElement typeelem = (TypeElement) annotatedElement;
+
+		AnnotatedNonVolatileEntityClass annotatedClass = 
+		    new AnnotatedNonVolatileEntityClass(typeelem, typeUtils, elementUtils, messager);
+
+		annotatedClass.prepareProcessing();
+				
+		annotatedClass.generateCode(filer);
+				
+	    }
+
+	} catch (AnnotationProcessingException e) {
+	    error(e.getElement(), e.getMessage());
+	} catch (IOException e) {
+	    error(null, e.getMessage());
+	}
+
+	return true;
+    }
+
+}

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+package org.apache.mnemonic;
+
+/**
+ * this class defines an annotation for getter methods of non-volatile entity
+ *
+ */
+
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+@Target(ElementType.METHOD) @Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
+public @interface NonVolatileGetter {
+    String EntityFactoryProxies() default "null";
+    String GenericFieldTypes() default "null";
+    long Id() default -1L;
+}

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+package org.apache.mnemonic;
+
+/**
+ * this class defines an annotation for setter methods of non-volatile entity
+ *
+ */
+
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+@Target(ElementType.METHOD) @Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
+public @interface NonVolatileSetter {
+
+}

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+package org.apache.mnemonic;
+
+/**
+ * this is an exception that should be throw once out of persistent memory
+ *
+ */
+
+public class OutOfPersistentMemory extends RuntimeException {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = -6315943783592441148L;
+
+    public OutOfPersistentMemory(String s) {
+	super(s);
+    }
+}