Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture, Volume 3, Patterns for Resource Management

Foreword by Steve Vinoski.

About This Book.

About The Authors.

Intended Audience.

Structure of the Book.

Guide to the Reader.

Acknowledgements.

About The Authors.

1. Introduction.

1.1 Overview of Resource Management.

1.2 Scope of Resource Management.

1.3 Usage of Patterns.

1.4 Patterns in Resource Management.

1.5 Related Work.

1.6 Pattern Form.

2. Resource Acquisition.

Lookup.

Lazy Acquisition.

Eager Acquisition.

Partial Acquisition.

3. Resource Lifecycle.

Caching.

Pooling.

Coordinator.

Resource Lifecycle Manager.

4. Resource Release.

Leasing.

Evictor.

5. Guidelines for Applying Resource Management.

6. Case Study: Ad Hoc Networking.

6.1 Overview.

6.2 Motivation.

6.3 Solution.

7. Case Study: Mobile Network.

7.1 Overview.

7.2 Motivation.

7.3 Solution.

8. The Past, Present, and Future of Patterns.

8.1 The Past Four Years at a Glance.

8.2 Where Patterns are Now.

8.3 Where Will Patterns Go Tomorrow?

8.4 A Brief Note about the Future of Patterns.

9. Concluding Remarks.

Referenced Patterns.

Notations.

References.

Acknowledgements.

Index of Patterns.

Index.