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docs: add detailed overview of Java BlockingQueue purpose, operations, and concurrency behavior
Documented BlockingQueue fundamentals including thread-safe design, blocking and non-blocking operations, capacity constraints, and memory consistency guarantees. Explains producer-consumer usage, method variants (add/offer/put), and concurrency controls introduced in Java 1.5 by Doug Lea. Signed-off-by: https://github.com/Someshdiwan <[email protected]>
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Key Points of BlockingQueue<E> (java.util.concurrent)
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Definition & Purpose
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A thread-safe queue that allows operations to wait when inserting into a full queue or retrieving from an empty queue.
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Primarily used in producer-consumer scenarios.
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Operations & Handling
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Provides four types of methods to handle operations that cannot be immediately satisfied:
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Throws exception: add(e), remove(), element()
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Returns special value: offer(e), poll(), peek()
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Blocks indefinitely: put(e), take()
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Blocks for a limited time: offer(e, time, unit), poll(time, unit)
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Thread Safety & Concurrency
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Thread Safety & Concurrency
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Thread-safe implementation using internal locks or concurrency controls.
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Supports multiple producers and consumers.
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Follows memory consistency rules (happens-before relationship ensures synchronization).
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Capacity & Constraints
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Capacity & Constraints
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May be capacity-bounded (restricting elements beyond a limit).
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Always reports Integer.MAX_VALUE capacity if unbounded.
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Does not accept null elements (throws NullPointerException).
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Bulk Operations
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Bulk Operations
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Supports addAll(), containsAll(), retainAll(), and removeAll(), but these may not be atomic.
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Shutdown & Termination
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Producers add elements using put(e), and consumers retrieve using take().
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Works safely with multiple producers and consumers.
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Since & Author
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Since & Author
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Introduced in Java 1.5 as part of the Java Collections Framework.
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Designed by Doug Lea.
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Designed by Doug Lea.

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