Berkeley DB Java Edition
version 2.0.90

com.sleepycat.je
Class EnvironmentMutableConfig

java.lang.Object
  extended by com.sleepycat.je.EnvironmentMutableConfig
All Implemented Interfaces:
Cloneable
Direct Known Subclasses:
EnvironmentConfig

public class EnvironmentMutableConfig
extends Object
implements Cloneable

Specifies the environment attributes that may be changed after the environment has been opened. EnvironmentMutableConfig is a parameter to Environment.setMutableConfig(com.sleepycat.je.EnvironmentMutableConfig) and is returned by Environment.getMutableConfig().

There are two types of mutable environment properties: per-environment handle properties, and environment wide properties.

Per-Environment Handle Properties

Per-environment handle properties apply only to a single Environment instance. For example, to change the default transaction commit behavior for a single environment handle, do this:

    // Specify no-sync behavior for a given handle.
    EnvironmentMutableConfig mutableConfig = myEnvHandle.getMutableConfig();
    mutableConfig.setTxnNoSync(true);
    myEnvHandle.setMutableConfig(mutableConfig);

The per-environment handle properties are listed below. These properties are accessed using the setter and getter methods listed, as shown in the example above.

Environment-Wide Mutable Properties

Environment-wide mutable properties are those that can be changed for an environment as a whole, irrespective of which environment instance (for the same physical environment) is used. For example, to stop the cleaner daemon thread, do this:

    // Stop the cleaner daemon thread for the environment.
    EnvironmentMutableConfig mutableConfig = myEnvHandle.getMutableConfig();
    mutableConfig.setConfigParam("je.env.runCleaner", "false");
    myEnvHandle.setMutableConfig(mutableConfig);

The environment-wide mutable properties are listed below. These properties are accessed using the setConfigParam(java.lang.String, java.lang.String) and getConfigParam(java.lang.String) methods, as shown in the example above, using the property names listed below. In some cases setter and getter methods are also available.

See Also:
EnvironmentConfig

Constructor Summary
EnvironmentMutableConfig()
          An instance created using the default constructor is initialized with the system's default settings.
 
Method Summary
 int getCachePercent()
          Return the percentage value used in the JE cache size calculation.
 long getCacheSize()
          Return the memory available to the database system, in bytes.
 String getConfigParam(String configParamName)
          Return the value for this configuration parameter.
 boolean getTxnNoSync()
          Return if the database environment is configured for asynchronous transactions.
 boolean getTxnWriteNoSync()
          Return if the database environment is configured for transactions which write but do not flush the log.
 void setCachePercent(int percent)
          By default, JE sets its cache size proportionally to the JVM memory.
 void setCacheSize(long cacheSize)
          Configure the memory available to the database system, in bytes.
 void setConfigParam(String configParamName, String value)
          Validate the value prescribed for the configuration parameter; if it is valid, the value is set in the configuration.
 void setTxnNoSync(boolean txnNoSync)
          Configure the database environment for asynchronous transactions.
 void setTxnWriteNoSync(boolean txnWriteNoSync)
          Configure the database environment for transactions which write but do not flush the log.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

EnvironmentMutableConfig

public EnvironmentMutableConfig()
An instance created using the default constructor is initialized with the system's default settings.

Method Detail

setTxnNoSync

public void setTxnNoSync(boolean txnNoSync)
Configure the database environment for asynchronous transactions.

Parameters:
txnNoSync - If true, do not write or synchronously flush the log on transaction commit. This means that transactions exhibit the ACI (Atomicity, Consistency, and Isolation) properties, but not D (Durability); that is, database integrity is maintained, but if the JVM or operating system fails, it is possible some number of the most recently committed transactions may be undone during recovery. The number of transactions at risk is governed by how many updates fit into a log buffer, how often the operating system flushes dirty buffers to disk, and how often the database environment is checkpointed.

This attribute is false by default for this class and for the database environment.

Throws:
DatabaseException - if a failure occurs.

getTxnNoSync

public boolean getTxnNoSync()
Return if the database environment is configured for asynchronous transactions.

Returns:
If the database environment is configured for asynchronous transactions.

setTxnWriteNoSync

public void setTxnWriteNoSync(boolean txnWriteNoSync)
Configure the database environment for transactions which write but do not flush the log.

Parameters:
txnWriteNoSync - If true, write but do not synchronously flush the log on transaction commit. This means that transactions exhibit the ACI (Atomicity, Consistency, and Isolation) properties, but not D (Durability); that is, database integrity is maintained, but if the JVM or operating system fails, it is possible some number of the most recently committed transactions may be undone during recovery. The number of transactions at risk is governed by how often the operating system flushes dirty buffers to disk, and how often the database environment is checkpointed.

The motivation for this attribute is to provide a transaction that has more durability than asynchronous (nosync) transactions, but has higher performance than synchronous transactions.

This attribute is false by default for this class and for the database environment.

Throws:
DatabaseException - if a failure occurs.

getTxnWriteNoSync

public boolean getTxnWriteNoSync()
Return if the database environment is configured for transactions which write but do not flush the log.

Returns:
If the database environment is configured for transactions which write but do not flush the log.

setCacheSize

public void setCacheSize(long cacheSize)
                  throws IllegalArgumentException
Configure the memory available to the database system, in bytes.

Equivalent to setting the je.maxMemory property in the je.properties file. The system will evict database objects when it comes within a prescribed margin of the limit.

By default, JE sets the cache size to:

je.maxMemoryPercent * JVM maximum memory
where JVM maximum memory is specified by the JVM -Xmx flag. However, calling setCacheSize() with a non-zero value overrides the percentage based calculation and sets the cache size explicitly.

Note that the cache does not include transient objects created by the JE library, such as cursors, locks and transactions.

Note that the log buffer cache may be cleared if the cache size is changed after the environment has been opened.

Parameters:
cacheSize - The memory available to the database system, in bytes.

Throws:
IllegalArgumentException - if an invalid parameter was specified.

DatabaseException - if a failure occurs.

getCacheSize

public long getCacheSize()
Return the memory available to the database system, in bytes. A valid value is only available if this EnvironmentConfig object has been returned from Environment.getConfig();

Returns:
The memory available to the database system, in bytes.

setCachePercent

public void setCachePercent(int percent)
                     throws IllegalArgumentException
By default, JE sets its cache size proportionally to the JVM memory. This formula is used:
        je.maxMemoryPercent *  JVM maximum memory
    
where JVM maximum memory is specified by the JVM -Xmx flag. setCachePercent() specifies the percentage used and is equivalent to setting the je.maxMemoryPercent property in the je.properties file.

Calling setCacheSize() with a non-zero value overrides the percentage based calculation and sets the cache size explicitly.

Note that the log buffer cache may be cleared if the cache size is changed after the environment has been opened.

Parameters:
percent - The percent of JVM memory to allocate to the JE cache.

Throws:
IllegalArgumentException - if an invalid parameter was specified.

DatabaseException - if a failure occurs.

getCachePercent

public int getCachePercent()
Return the percentage value used in the JE cache size calculation.

Returns:
the percentage value used in the JE cache size calculation.

setConfigParam

public void setConfigParam(String configParamName,
                           String value)
                    throws IllegalArgumentException
Validate the value prescribed for the configuration parameter; if it is valid, the value is set in the configuration.

Parameters:
configParamName - The name of the configuration parameter. See the sample je.properties file for descriptions of all parameters.

value - The value for this configuration parameter.

Throws:
IllegalArgumentException - if an invalid parameter was specified.

DatabaseException - if a failure occurs.

getConfigParam

public String getConfigParam(String configParamName)
                      throws IllegalArgumentException
Return the value for this configuration parameter.

Parameters:
configParamName - Name of the requested parameter.
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException - if the configParamName is invalid.

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version 2.0.90

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