/*   Filename: NonBlockingAtomicReference.java,
 *   STUDENT must implement this class.
  ************************************************************
  Author:     Dr. Parson
  Student co-author: 
  Major:      Professor
  Creation Date: 2/23/2024
  Due Date: 3/28/2024 after spring break
  Course:   CSC543 spring 2024
  Professor Name: D. Parson
  Assignment: #3
  Interface INonBlockingTupleExchange for NonBlockingQueue,
    NonBlockingAtomicReference, and NonBlockingAtomicReferenceArray
    implementing classes.
*/

package CSC543s24NonBlockingDataflowAssn3 ;
import net.jcip.annotations.* ;
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference ;
// https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/index.html?java/util/concurrent/atomic/AtomicReference.html

public class NonBlockingAtomicReference<TupleType>
        implements INonBlockingTupleExchange<TupleType> {
    /* TupleType will be FiveTuple or TenTuple in this assignment. */
    public NonBlockingAtomicReference(AtomicReference<TupleType> q) {
        // STUDENT 2 (15%): Tag class as @ThreadSafe, store constructor
        // parameter or parameters in thread-safe fields,
        // and implement spinUntilPut and spinUntilTake as
        // described in interface INonBlockingTupleExchange and below.
    }
    public void spinUntilPut(TupleType tuple) {
        /*
         * spinUntilPut spins until it succeeds in calling non-blocking
         * successful insertion into an AtomicReference<TupleType>
         * via compareAndSet().
        */
    }
    public TupleType spinUntilTake() {
        return null ;   // STUDENT Delete this line when you code this class.
        /*
         * spinUntilTake spins until it succeeds in calling non-blocking
         * successful retrieval from an AtomicReference<TupleType>
         * via getAndSet().
        */
    }
}