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package com.google.common.base;

import java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue;
import java.lang.ref.SoftReference;

/**
 * Soft reference with a {@code finalizeReferent()} method which a background
 * thread invokes after the garbage collector reclaims the referent. This is a
 * simpler alternative to using a {@link ReferenceQueue}.
 *
 * @author Bob Lee
 * @since 2.0 (imported from Google Collections Library)
 */
public abstract class FinalizableSoftReference<T> extends SoftReference<T> implements FinalizableReference {
	/**
	 * Constructs a new finalizable soft reference.
	 *
	 * @param referent to softly reference
	 * @param queue    that should finalize the referent
	 */
	protected FinalizableSoftReference(T referent, FinalizableReferenceQueue queue) {
		super(referent, queue.queue);
		queue.cleanUp();
	}
}
