Re: [Firebird-net-provider] ClearAllPools and opened connections

[Mark R. <ma...@la...>]

On Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:16:33 +0200, Jiri Cincura <di...@ci...>
wrote:
> How I'm thinking. The connections are normally in pool, when you're
> using some, it's not in pool (actually it's still in the pool's
> collection, but "marked as used") logically. When you're cleaning all
> pools you are cleaning connections that are pooled (in pool). Hence
> connections not in pool should be untouched. At least that's what I
> think. On the other hand, this a huge breaking change. Not sure it's
> worth changing it. :\
> 
> Also thinking from the other hand. If you have reference to some
> connection that's used and you'd like to close and clear all, why not
> to first close connections you're holding and then clean pools. Right?
> What's to reason to have method that would do it under your hands...

You could also see it from a different point: some part of your code is
misbehaving (ie not releasing connections back to the pool in a timely
fashion), being able to force all connections from the pool to close might
be a great way to detect (or mitigate) this problem.

Mark