RFR: 8364361: [process] java.lang.Process should implement Closeable [v22]
Lance Andersen
lancea at openjdk.org
Mon Oct 27 16:11:35 UTC 2025
On Mon, 27 Oct 2025 02:10:05 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.
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> Roger Riggs has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
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> Corrected ProcessCloseTest to expect a racy result from "echo abc" and Process.close.
Latest set up of updates look reasonable
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Marked as reviewed by lancea (Reviewer).
PR Review: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/26649#pullrequestreview-3384324494
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