+
+def _pooled_backend_close(backend):
+ backend._pool.pool_put(backend)
+
+
+from synnefo.lib.pool import ObjectPool
+from new import instancemethod
+
+USAGE_LIMIT = 500
+POOL_SIZE = 5
+
+class PithosBackendPool(ObjectPool):
+ def _pool_create(self):
+ backend = _get_backend()
+ backend._real_close = backend.close
+ backend.close = instancemethod(_pooled_backend_close, backend,
+ type(backend))
+ backend._pool = self
+ backend._use_count = USAGE_LIMIT
+ return backend
+
+ def _pool_cleanup(self, backend):
+ c = backend._use_count - 1
+ if c < 0:
+ backend._real_close()
+ return True
+
+ backend._use_count = c
+ return False
+
+_pithos_backend_pool = PithosBackendPool(size=POOL_SIZE)
+
+
+def get_backend():
+ return _pithos_backend_pool.pool_get()
+
+