diff --git a/dirty-flag/pom.xml b/dirty-flag/pom.xml
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+++ b/dirty-flag/pom.xml
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+
+
+ 4.0.0
+
+ com.iluwatar
+ java-design-patterns
+ 1.19.0-SNAPSHOT
+
+ com.iluwatar
+ dirty-flag
+ 1.19.0-SNAPSHOT
+ dirty-flag
+ http://maven.apache.org
+
+ UTF-8
+
+
+
+ junit
+ junit
+ 3.8.1
+ test
+
+
+
diff --git a/dirty-flag/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/dirtyflag/App.java b/dirty-flag/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/dirtyflag/App.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..be66109cb
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+++ b/dirty-flag/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/dirtyflag/App.java
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/**
+ * The MIT License
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2016 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.dirtyflag;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
+import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * This application demonstrates the Dirty Flag pattern. The dirty flag behavioral pattern allows you to avoid
+ * expensive operations that would just need to be done again anyway. This is a simple pattern that really just explains
+ * how to add a bool value to your class that you can set anytime a property changes. This will let your class know that
+ * any results it may have previously calculated will need to be calculated again when they’re requested. Once the
+ * results are re-calculated, then the bool value can be cleared.
+ *
+ * There are some points that need to be considered before diving into using this pattern:- there are some things you’ll
+ * need to consider:- (1) Do you need it? This design pattern works well when the results to be calculated are difficult
+ * or resource intensive to compute. You want to save them. You also don’t want to be calculating them several times in
+ * a row when only the last one counts. (2) When do you set the dirty flag? Make sure that you set the dirty flag within
+ * the class itself whenever an important property changes. This property should affect the result of the calculated
+ * result and by changing the property, that makes the last result invalid. (3) When do you clear the dirty flag? It
+ * might seem obvious that the dirty flag should be cleared whenever the result is calculated with up-to-date
+ * information but there are other times when you might want to clear the flag.
+ *
+ * In this example, the {@link DataFetcher} holds the dirty flag. It fetches and re-fetches from world.txt
+ * when needed. {@link World} mainly serves the data to the front-end.
+ */
+public class App {
+
+ private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(App.class);
+
+ /**
+ * Program execution point
+ */
+ public void run() {
+
+ final ScheduledExecutorService executorService = Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor();
+ executorService.scheduleAtFixedRate(new Runnable() {
+ @Override
+ public void run() {
+ World world = World.getInstance();
+ List countries = world.fetch();
+ System.out.println("Our world currently has the following countries:-");
+ for (String country : countries) {
+ System.out.println("\t" + country);
+ }
+ }
+ }, 0, 15, TimeUnit.SECONDS); // Run at every 15 seconds.
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Program entry point
+ *
+ * @param args
+ * command line args
+ */
+ public static void main(String[] args) {
+ App app = new App();
+
+ app.run();
+ }
+
+}
diff --git a/dirty-flag/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/dirtyflag/DataFetcher.java b/dirty-flag/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/dirtyflag/DataFetcher.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c850f044a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dirty-flag/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/dirtyflag/DataFetcher.java
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+package com.iluwatar.dirtyflag;
+
+import java.io.BufferedReader;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileReader;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * A mock database manager -- Fetches data from a raw file.
+ *
+ * @author swaisuan
+ *
+ */
+public class DataFetcher {
+
+ private static DataFetcher df;
+ private final String filename = "world.txt";
+ private long lastFetched = -1;
+
+ private DataFetcher() {
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Init.
+ *
+ * @return DataFetcher instance
+ */
+ public static DataFetcher getInstance() {
+ if (df == null) {
+ df = new DataFetcher();
+ }
+ return df;
+ }
+
+ private boolean isDirty(long fileLastModified) {
+ if (lastFetched != fileLastModified) {
+ lastFetched = fileLastModified;
+ return true;
+ }
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Fetches data/content from raw file.
+ *
+ * @return List of strings
+ */
+ public List fetch() {
+ ClassLoader classLoader = getClass().getClassLoader();
+ File file = new File(classLoader.getResource(filename).getFile());
+
+ if (isDirty(file.lastModified())) {
+ System.out.println(filename + " is dirty! Re-fetching file content...");
+
+ List data = new ArrayList();
+ try (BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(file))) {
+ String line;
+ while ((line = br.readLine()) != null) {
+ data.add(line);
+ }
+ } catch (IOException e) {
+ e.printStackTrace();
+ }
+ return data;
+ }
+
+ return null;
+ }
+}
diff --git a/dirty-flag/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/dirtyflag/World.java b/dirty-flag/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/dirtyflag/World.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d3c5c0c4
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+++ b/dirty-flag/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/dirtyflag/World.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package com.iluwatar.dirtyflag;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * A middle-layer app that calls/passes along data from the back-end.
+ *
+ * @author swaisuan
+ *
+ */
+public class World {
+
+ private static World world;
+ private static List countries = new ArrayList();
+
+ private World() {
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Init.
+ *
+ * @return World instance
+ */
+ public static World getInstance() {
+ if (world == null) {
+ world = new World();
+ }
+ return world;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ *
+ * Calls {@link DataFetcher} to fetch data from back-end.
+ *
+ * @return List of strings
+ */
+ public List fetch() {
+ DataFetcher df = DataFetcher.getInstance();
+ List data = df.fetch();
+
+ countries = data == null ? countries : data;
+
+ return countries;
+ }
+}
diff --git a/dirty-flag/src/main/resources/world.txt b/dirty-flag/src/main/resources/world.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..280ea3702
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dirty-flag/src/main/resources/world.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+UNITED_KINGDOM
+MALAYSIA
+UNITED_STATES
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dirty-flag/src/test/java/org/dirty/flag/AppTest.java b/dirty-flag/src/test/java/org/dirty/flag/AppTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..59d93588a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dirty-flag/src/test/java/org/dirty/flag/AppTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/**
+ * The MIT License
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2016 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 org.dirty.flag;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import com.iluwatar.dirtyflag.App;
+
+/**
+ * Tests that Dirty-Flag example runs without errors.
+ */
+public class AppTest {
+ @Test
+ public void test() throws IOException {
+ String[] args = {};
+ App.main(args);
+ }
+}
diff --git a/dirty-flag/src/test/java/org/dirty/flag/DirtyFlagTest.java b/dirty-flag/src/test/java/org/dirty/flag/DirtyFlagTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..055b30e8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dirty-flag/src/test/java/org/dirty/flag/DirtyFlagTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/**
+ * The MIT License
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2016 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 org.dirty.flag;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import com.iluwatar.dirtyflag.DataFetcher;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * Application test
+ *
+ */
+public class DirtyFlagTest {
+
+ @Before
+ public void reset() throws SecurityException, NoSuchFieldException, IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException {
+ Field instance = DataFetcher.class.getDeclaredField("df");
+ instance.setAccessible(true);
+ instance.set(null, null);
+ }
+
+ @Test
+ public void testIsDirty() {
+ DataFetcher df = DataFetcher.getInstance();
+ List countries = df.fetch();
+ assertTrue(!countries.isEmpty());
+ }
+
+ @Test
+ public void testIsNotDirty() {
+ DataFetcher df = DataFetcher.getInstance();
+ df.fetch();
+ List countries = df.fetch();
+ assertTrue(countries == null);
+ }
+}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 66c5fa850..d8556ea8f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@
eip-splitter
eip-aggregator
retry
-
+ dirty-flag
+