Add ExpirableMap implementation to the jar

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Please add ExpirableMap implementation to the jar.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by m.zd...@gmail.com on 18 Oct 2011 at 4:45

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Is Guava'a CacheBuilder or MapMaker suitable instead? It provides an amortized, 
semi-lazy expiration that can be performed eagerly by using an axillary thread 
calling #cleanup(). The ExpirableMap is optionally eager if an executor is 
specified, but can suffer from a dog pile effect due to stale events on the 
priority queue. Its a simple but naive approach.

The ExpirableMap tutorial predates this project. The implementation in Guava is 
based on CLHM's algorithmic ideas and I'm much more comfortable supporting that 
approach long-term. If Gauva isn't satisfactory, please describe why and 
optionally open an issue on their side.

If you work in Scala then the Blueeyes project ported the tutorial. You are 
more than welcome to remove custom utilities and have your own version in Java.

https://github.com/jdegoes/blueeyes/blob/master/src/main/scala/blueeyes/persiste
nce/cache/ExpirableMap.scala

Original comment by Ben.Manes@gmail.com on 18 Oct 2011 at 5:10

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I apologize but I did not know about Guava MapMaker time based feature. You can 
close this issue. Thanks :-)

Original comment by m.zd...@gmail.com on 18 Oct 2011 at 5:18

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But do prefer CacheBuilder over MapMaker (whose caching functionality is being 
deprecated).

Original comment by fry@google.com on 18 Oct 2011 at 5:20

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Original comment by Ben.Manes@gmail.com on 18 Oct 2011 at 5:35

• Changed state: WontFix