src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/util/StringCanonicalizer.java

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package com.google.devtools.build.lib.util;

import com.google.common.base.Function;
import com.google.common.collect.Interner;
import com.google.common.collect.Interners;

/**
 * Static singleton holder for the string interning pool.  Doesn't use {@link String#intern}
 * because that consumes permgen space.
 */
public final class StringCanonicalizer {

  private static final Interner<String> interner = Interners.newWeakInterner();

  /** Functional interface, for use with e.g. transform */
  public static final Function<String, String> INTERN = new Function<String, String>() {
    @Override
    public String apply(String x) {
      return intern(x);
    }
  };

  private StringCanonicalizer() {
  }

  /**
   * Interns a String.
   */
  public static final String intern(String arg) {
    return interner.intern(arg);
  }
}