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+---
+layout: pattern
+title: Mute Idiom
+folder: mute-idiom
+permalink: /patterns/mute-idiom/
+categories: Other
+tags:
+ - Java
+ - Difficulty-Beginner
+ - Idiom
+---
+
+## Intent
+Provide a template to supress any exceptions that either are declared but cannot occur or should only be logged;
+while executing some business logic. The template removes the need to write repeated `try-catch` blocks.
+
+
+
+
+## Applicability
+Use this idiom when
+
+* an API declares some exception but can never throw that exception. Eg. ByteArrayOutputStream bulk write method.
+* you need to suppress some exception just by logging it, such as closing a resource.
+
+## Credits
+
+* [JOOQ: Mute Design Pattern](http://blog.jooq.org/2016/02/18/the-mute-design-pattern/)
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+
+
+ *
+ * try {
+ * // code that may throwing exception we need to ignore or may never be thrown
+ * } catch (Exception ex) {
+ * // ignore by logging or throw error if unexpected exception occurs
+ * }
+ *
+ *
every time we need to ignore an exception.
+ *
+ */
+public class App {
+
+ /**
+ * Program entry point.
+ *
+ * @param args command line args.
+ * @throws Exception if any exception occurs
+ */
+ public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+
+ useOfLoggedMute();
+
+ useOfMute();
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Typically used when the API declares some exception but cannot do so. Usually a
+ * signature mistake.In this example out is not supposed to throw exception as it is a
+ * ByteArrayOutputStream. So we utilize mute, which will throw AssertionError if unexpected
+ * exception occurs.
+ */
+ private static void useOfMute() {
+ ByteArrayOutputStream out = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+ Mute.mute(() -> out.write("Hello".getBytes()));
+ }
+
+ private static void useOfLoggedMute() throws SQLException {
+ Resource resource = null;
+ try {
+ resource = acquireResource();
+ utilizeResource(resource);
+ } finally {
+ closeResource(resource);
+ }
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * All we can do while failed close of a resource is to log it.
+ */
+ private static void closeResource(Resource resource) {
+ Mute.loggedMute(() -> resource.close());
+ }
+
+ private static void utilizeResource(Resource resource) throws SQLException {
+ System.out.println("Utilizing acquired resource: " + resource);
+ }
+
+ private static Resource acquireResource() throws SQLException {
+ return new Resource() {
+
+ @Override
+ public void close() throws IOException {
+ throw new IOException("Error in closing resource: " + this);
+ }
+ };
+ }
+}
diff --git a/mute-idiom/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/mute/CheckedRunnable.java b/mute-idiom/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/mute/CheckedRunnable.java
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+/**
+ * The MIT License
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Ilkka Seppälä
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+package com.iluwatar.mute;
+
+/**
+ * A runnable which may throw exception on execution.
+ *
+ */
+@FunctionalInterface
+public interface CheckedRunnable {
+ /**
+ * Same as {@link Runnable#run()} with a possibility of exception in execution.
+ * @throws Exception if any exception occurs.
+ */
+ void run() throws Exception;
+}
diff --git a/mute-idiom/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/mute/Mute.java b/mute-idiom/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/mute/Mute.java
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+/**
+ * The MIT License
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Ilkka Seppälä
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+package com.iluwatar.mute;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+/**
+ * A utility class that allows you to utilize mute idiom.
+ */
+public final class Mute {
+
+ // The constructor is never meant to be called.
+ private Mute() {}
+
+ /**
+ * Executes the runnable
and throws the exception occurred within a {@link AssertionError}.
+ * This method should be utilized to mute the operations that are guaranteed not to throw an exception.
+ * For instance {@link ByteArrayOutputStream#write(byte[])} declares in it's signature that it can throw
+ * an {@link IOException}, but in reality it cannot. This is because the bulk write method is not overridden
+ * in {@link ByteArrayOutputStream}.
+ *
+ * @param runnable a runnable that should never throw an exception on execution.
+ */
+ public static void mute(CheckedRunnable runnable) {
+ try {
+ runnable.run();
+ } catch (Exception e) {
+ throw new AssertionError(e);
+ }
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Executes the runnable
and logs the exception occurred on {@link System#err}.
+ * This method should be utilized to mute the operations about which most you can do is log.
+ * For instance while closing a connection to database, or cleaning up a resource,
+ * all you can do is log the exception occurred.
+ *
+ * @param runnable a runnable that may throw an exception on execution.
+ */
+ public static void loggedMute(CheckedRunnable runnable) {
+ try {
+ runnable.run();
+ } catch (Exception e) {
+ e.printStackTrace();
+ }
+ }
+}
diff --git a/mute-idiom/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/mute/Resource.java b/mute-idiom/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/mute/Resource.java
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+/**
+ * The MIT License
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Ilkka Seppälä
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+package com.iluwatar.mute;
+
+import java.io.Closeable;
+
+/**
+ * Represents any resource that the application might acquire and that must be closed
+ * after it is utilized. Example of such resources can be a database connection, open
+ * files, sockets.
+ */
+public interface Resource extends Closeable {
+
+}
diff --git a/mute-idiom/src/test/java/com/iluwatar/mute/AppTest.java b/mute-idiom/src/test/java/com/iluwatar/mute/AppTest.java
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+/**
+ * The MIT License
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Ilkka Seppälä
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+package com.iluwatar.mute;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+/**
+ * Tests that Mute idiom example runs without errors.
+ *
+ */
+public class AppTest {
+
+ @Test
+ public void test() throws Exception {
+ App.main(null);
+ }
+}
diff --git a/mute-idiom/src/test/java/com/iluwatar/mute/MuteTest.java b/mute-idiom/src/test/java/com/iluwatar/mute/MuteTest.java
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+/**
+ * The MIT License
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Ilkka Seppälä
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+package com.iluwatar.mute;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.PrintStream;
+
+import org.junit.Rule;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.rules.ExpectedException;
+
+public class MuteTest {
+
+ private static final String MESSAGE = "should not occur";
+
+ @Rule public ExpectedException exception = ExpectedException.none();
+
+ @Test
+ public void muteShouldRunTheCheckedRunnableAndNotThrowAnyExceptionIfCheckedRunnableDoesNotThrowAnyException() {
+ Mute.mute(() -> methodNotThrowingAnyException());
+ }
+
+ @Test
+ public void muteShouldRethrowUnexpectedExceptionAsAssertionError() throws Exception {
+ exception.expect(AssertionError.class);
+ exception.expectMessage(MESSAGE);
+
+ Mute.mute(() -> methodThrowingException());
+ }
+
+ @Test
+ public void loggedMuteShouldRunTheCheckedRunnableAndNotThrowAnyExceptionIfCheckedRunnableDoesNotThrowAnyException() {
+ Mute.loggedMute(() -> methodNotThrowingAnyException());
+ }
+
+ @Test
+ public void loggedMuteShouldLogExceptionTraceBeforeSwallowingIt() throws IOException {
+ ByteArrayOutputStream stream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+ System.setErr(new PrintStream(stream));
+
+ Mute.loggedMute(() -> methodThrowingException());
+
+ assertTrue(new String(stream.toByteArray()).contains(MESSAGE));
+ }
+
+
+ private void methodNotThrowingAnyException() {
+ System.out.println("Executed successfully");
+ }
+
+ private void methodThrowingException() throws Exception {
+ throw new Exception(MESSAGE);
+ }
+}
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