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@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ class Object
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       target.extend(ClassMethods)
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     end
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+    def release
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+      self.class.release(self)
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+    end      
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+    
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     class Pools
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       attr_reader :type
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@@ -47,6 +51,7 @@ class Object
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         def initialize(type)
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           @type = type
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+          @mutex = Mutex.new
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           @available = []
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           @reserved = []
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         end
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@@ -63,7 +68,38 @@ class Object
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           @available = []
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           @reserved = []
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         end
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-    
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+        
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+        def self.acquire(connection_uri)
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+          conn = nil
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+          connection_string = connection_uri.to_s
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+
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+          @connection_lock.synchronize do          
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+            unless @available_connections[connection_string].empty?
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+              conn = @available_connections[connection_string].pop
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+            else
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+              conn = allocate
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+              conn.send(:initialize, connection_uri)
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+              at_exit { conn.real_close }
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+            end
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+
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+            @reserved_connections << conn
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+          end
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+
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+          return conn
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+        end
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+
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+        def self.release(connection)
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+          @connection_lock.synchronize do
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+            if @reserved_connections.delete?(connection)
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+              @available_connections[connection.to_s] << connection
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+            end
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+          end
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+          return nil
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+        end
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+        
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+        private
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+        def synchronize
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+        end
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       end
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     end
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@@ -73,6 +109,9 @@ class Object
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         unless instance_methods.include?("dispose")
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           raise MustImplementDisposeError.new("#{self.name} must implement a `dispose' instance-method.")
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         end
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+        
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+        # uri = uri.is_a?(String) ? Addressable::URI::parse(uri) : uri
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+        # DataObjects.const_get(uri.scheme.capitalize)::Connection.acquire(uri)
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       end
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       def pools

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@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ describe "Object::Pooling" do
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     Object::Pooling::size.should == 4
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   end
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+  it "should respond to ::new and #release" do
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+    Thing.should respond_to(:new)
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+    Thing.instance_methods.should include("release")
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+  end
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+  
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   it "should raise an error if the target object doesn't implement a `dispose' method" do
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     lambda do
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       class Durian
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@@ -64,8 +69,6 @@ describe "Object::Pooling" do
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     fred.release
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   end
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-  it "should dispose idle available objects"
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-  
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   it "should allow you to flush all pools, or an individual pool" do
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     pending
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@@ -83,4 +86,6 @@ describe "Object::Pooling" do
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     Thing::pools['bob'].flush!
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   end
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+  
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+  it "should dispose idle available objects"
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 end
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