System and method for multi-threaded resolver
A system, method and media for allowing a first thread exclusive access to the first type; resolving the first type to a first stage by the first thread; and creating a first version of the first type based on the resolving. This abstract is not intended to be a complete description of, or limit the scope of, the invention. Other features, aspects and objects of the invention can be obtained from a review of the specification, the figures and the claims.
1 . A method for resolving a first type in a programming language, comprising:
allowing a first thread exclusive access to the first type;
resolving the first type to a first stage by the first thread; and
creating a first version of the first type based on the resolving.
2 . The method of claim 1 wherein:
the first thread is a strand of program execution that can execute simultaneously with a second thread.
3 . The method of claim 1 wherein:
a type is a class.
4 . The method of claim 1 wherein:
a stage indicates how far the step of resolving has progressed for a type.
5 . The method of claim 1 wherein the step of resolving includes:
resolving one of the following for the first type: modifier(s), super type(s), member type(s), method(s)/field(s) and constant(s).
6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
allowing a second thread exclusive access to the first type.
7 . The method of claim 1 wherein the step of resolving includes:
resolving a second type to a second stage wherein the first type depends on the second type.
8 . The method of claim 7 wherein:
the second stage is less than the first stage.
9 . A system for resolving a first type in a programming language, comprising at least one component capable of performing the following steps:
allowing a first thread exclusive access to a first type;
resolving the first type to a first stage by the first thread; and
creating a first version of the first type based on the resolving.
10 . The system of claim 9 wherein:
the first thread is a strand of program execution that can execute simultaneously with a second thread.
11 . The system of claim 9 wherein:
a type is a class.
12 . The system of claim 9 wherein:
a stage indicates how far the step of resolving has progressed for a type.
13 . The system of claim 9 wherein the step of resolving includes:
resolving one of the following for the first type: modifier(s), super type(s), member type(s), method(s)/field(s) and constant(s).
14 . The system of claim 9 , further comprising:
allowing a second thread exclusive access to the first type.
15 . The system of claim 9 wherein the step of resolving includes:
resolving a second type to a second stage wherein the first type depends on the second type.
16 . The method of 15 wherein:
the second stage is less than the first stage.
17 . A machine readable medium having instructions stored thereon to cause a system to:
allow a first thread exclusive access to a first type;
resolve the first type to a first stage by the first thread; and
create a first version of the first type based on the resolving.
18 . A system for resolving a first type in a programming language, comprising:
means for allowing a first thread exclusive access to the first type;
means for resolving the first type to a first stage by the first thread; and
means for creating a first version of the first type based on the resolving.