src/com/facebook/buck/util/concurrent/MoreExecutors.java

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package com.facebook.buck.util.concurrent;

import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue;
import java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

public class MoreExecutors {

  private MoreExecutors() {
    // Utility class.
  }

  /**
   * Creates a single threaded executor that silently discards rejected tasks. The problem with
   * {@link java.util.concurrent.Executors#newSingleThreadExecutor()} is that it does not let us
   * specify a RejectedExecutionHandler, which we need to ensure that garbage is not spewed to the
   * user's console if the build fails.
   *
   * @return A single-threaded executor that silently discards rejected tasks.
   */
  public static ExecutorService newSingleThreadExecutor() {
    return new ThreadPoolExecutor(
        /* corePoolSize */ 1,
        /* maximumPoolSize */ 1,
        /* keepAliveTime */ 0L, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS,
        /* workQueue */ new LinkedBlockingQueue<Runnable>(),
        /* handler */ new ThreadPoolExecutor.DiscardPolicy());
  }

}