On Sat, 15 May 2021 21:32:54 GMT, Ralph Goers <github.com+120415+rgo...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> 8266846: Add java.time.InstantSource > > Can you possibly find a way that this can be used in a garbage free manner? > Providing a MutableInstant interface that allows the Instant object to be > provided and have its values set by a currentInstant(MutableInstant instant) > method would solve the problem nicely for Log4j - or any other app that is > trying to avoid allocating new objects. I believe this also aligns with what > [Michael Hixson](https://github.com/michaelhixson) is asking for. > > An alternative would be for java.time to maintain a pool of Instants that > apps like Log4j can somehow control, but that would seem far more complicated. @rgoers Michael's request has been handled, which was a simple change to the wording. What you need cannot be accomplished because `Instant` has a restricted design due to the Valhalla project. A `MutableInstant` class can have its own `now()` method that does whatever is necessary to initialize it, so there is no need to refer to it here. ------------- PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/4016
