Integrated: 8364361: [process] java.lang.Process should implement Closeable

[Roger Riggs]

On Tue, 5 Aug 2025 18:21:24 GMT, Roger Riggs <rriggs at openjdk.org> wrote:

> The teardown of a Process launched by `ProcessBuilder` includes the closing of streams and ensuring the termination of the process is the responsibility of the caller. The `Process.close()` method provides a clear and obvious way to ensure all the streams are closed and the process terminated.
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> The try-with-resources statement is frequently used to open streams and ensure they are closed on exiting the block. By implementing `AutoClosable.close()` the completeness of closing the streams and process termination can be done by try-with-resources.
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> The actions of the `close()` method are to close each stream and destroy the process if it has not terminated.

This pull request has now been integrated.

Changeset: 32508230
Author:    Roger Riggs <rriggs at openjdk.org>
URL:       https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/commit/325082302266f25d4fac33d0d4a9492c72de3ffc
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8364361: [process] java.lang.Process should implement Closeable

Reviewed-by: lancea, darcy, naoto, jpai, alanb, prappo

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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/26649