[jira] [Created] (DERBY-6885) Remove ReuseFactory

["Knut Anders Hatlen (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

Knut Anders Hatlen created DERBY-6885:
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             Summary: Remove ReuseFactory
                 Key: DERBY-6885
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-6885
             Project: Derby
          Issue Type: Improvement
          Components: Services
    Affects Versions: 10.13.0.0
            Reporter: Knut Anders Hatlen
            Assignee: Knut Anders Hatlen
            Priority: Minor


ReuseFactory used to help reduce object allocations when converting numbers/booleans from primitive types to object types. After DERBY-2383 and DERBY-6230, the ReuseFactory methods are just wrappers around standard library methods such as Integer.valueOf() and Long.valueOf().

Callers could just as easily call the corresponding valueOf() method directly, or rely on auto-boxing. Both ways use the same cache as ReuseFactory currently does, so ReuseFactory has no purpose anymore.

One exception: ReuseFactory.getZeroLenByteArray() is still used and provides value, as it avoids the allocation cost when an empty byte array is needed. The ArrayUtil class is probably just as good a home for it, so I propose we move it there and remove the ReuseFactory class.



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