Consumer & Producer Example

package com.javatechie.multithreading;

import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.Queue;
import java.util.concurrent.locks.Condition;
import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock;

/**
 * Consumer & Producer Example using lock and conditions
 **/
public class MyQueue<E> {

    Queue<E> myQueue = null;
    int max;
    ReentrantLock lock = new ReentrantLock();
    Condition notEmpty = lock.newCondition();
    Condition notFull = lock.newCondition();

    public MyQueue(int max) {
        this.myQueue = new LinkedList<>();
        this.max = max;
    }

    /**
     * Add element to queue
     **/
    public void addElement(E e) throws InterruptedException {
        lock.lock();
        try {
            //check if queue size is full then wait
            while (myQueue.size() == max) {
                notFull.await();
            }
            myQueue.add(e);
            //notify to other thread (consumer thread)
            notEmpty.signalAll();
        } finally {
            lock.unlock();
        }
    }

    /**
     * Get element from queue
     **/
    public E get() throws InterruptedException {
        lock.lock();
        try {
            //check if queue size is empty then wait
            while (myQueue.isEmpty()) {
                notEmpty.await();
            }
            E object = myQueue.remove();
            //notify to other thread (producer thread)
            notFull.signalAll();
            return object;
        } finally {
            lock.unlock();
        }
    }
}