Subject.java

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package io.reactivex.subjects;

import io.reactivex.*;

/**
 * Represents an Observer and an Observable at the same time, allowing
 * multicasting events from a single source to multiple child Subscribers.
 * <p>All methods except the onSubscribe, onNext, onError and onComplete are thread-safe.
 * Use {@link #toSerialized()} to make these methods thread-safe as well.
 *
 * @param <T> the item value type
 */
public abstract class Subject<T> extends Observable<T> implements Observer<T> {
    /**
     * Returns true if the subject has any Observers.
     * <p>The method is thread-safe.
     * @return true if the subject has any Observers
     */
    public abstract boolean hasObservers();

    /**
     * Returns true if the subject has reached a terminal state through an error event.
     * <p>The method is thread-safe.
     * @return true if the subject has reached a terminal state through an error event
     * @see #getThrowable()
     * &see {@link #hasComplete()}
     */
    public abstract boolean hasThrowable();

    /**
     * Returns true if the subject has reached a terminal state through a complete event.
     * <p>The method is thread-safe.
     * @return true if the subject has reached a terminal state through a complete event
     * @see #hasThrowable()
     */
    public abstract boolean hasComplete();

    /**
     * Returns the error that caused the Subject to terminate or null if the Subject
     * hasn't terminated yet.
     * <p>The method is thread-safe.
     * @return the error that caused the Subject to terminate or null if the Subject
     * hasn't terminated yet
     */
    public abstract Throwable getThrowable();

    /**
     * Wraps this Subject and serializes the calls to the onSubscribe, onNext, onError and
     * onComplete methods, making them thread-safe.
     * <p>The method is thread-safe.
     * @return the wrapped and serialized subject
     */
    public final Subject<T> toSerialized() {
        if (this instanceof SerializedSubject) {
            return this;
        }
        return new SerializedSubject<T>(this);
    }
}