Does the strategy pattern incur more overhead than a switch statement?
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I have a switch statement that currently handles around 20 different numerical event types. The event ID ranges from 1000-5000. The switch statement is becoming more difficult to maintain and read.
My idea is to put each event type into its own class and then store it into an EnumMap. This approach will make the code maintainable and easier to read but what am I really sacrificing here?
Each client (ranging from 1000-5000 clients) that connects will have its own initialization of this EnumMap along with the all the event type classes. This is a lot of overhead, is it not?
In regards to performance, is there any downside to using an EnumMap over a switch? Does javac compile them similarly? There will be times where every millisecond counts.
java switch-statement javac strategy-pattern enum-map
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I have a switch statement that currently handles around 20 different numerical event types. The event ID ranges from 1000-5000. The switch statement is becoming more difficult to maintain and read.
My idea is to put each event type into its own class and then store it into an EnumMap. This approach will make the code maintainable and easier to read but what am I really sacrificing here?
Each client (ranging from 1000-5000 clients) that connects will have its own initialization of this EnumMap along with the all the event type classes. This is a lot of overhead, is it not?
In regards to performance, is there any downside to using an EnumMap over a switch? Does javac compile them similarly? There will be times where every millisecond counts.
java switch-statement javac strategy-pattern enum-map
asked Nov 18 at 14:56
user0000001
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"Each client (ranging from 1000-5000 clients) that connects will have its own initialization of this EnumMap along with the all the event type classes" Why? Can't you have a single shared copy and pass the client-specific information (thisor whatever) to the implementations stored in the map?
– T.J. Crowder
Nov 18 at 15:00
@T.J.Crowder Yes I could. Making theEnumMapstatic is something I was considering as well and I suppose that addresses my overhead questions.
– user0000001
Nov 19 at 15:26
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I have a switch statement that currently handles around 20 different numerical event types. The event ID ranges from 1000-5000. The switch statement is becoming more difficult to maintain and read.
My idea is to put each event type into its own class and then store it into an EnumMap. This approach will make the code maintainable and easier to read but what am I really sacrificing here?
Each client (ranging from 1000-5000 clients) that connects will have its own initialization of this EnumMap along with the all the event type classes. This is a lot of overhead, is it not?
In regards to performance, is there any downside to using an EnumMap over a switch? Does javac compile them similarly? There will be times where every millisecond counts.
java switch-statement javac strategy-pattern enum-map
asked Nov 18 at 14:56
user0000001
7922623
I have a switch statement that currently handles around 20 different numerical event types. The event ID ranges from 1000-5000. The switch statement is becoming more difficult to maintain and read.
My idea is to put each event type into its own class and then store it into an EnumMap. This approach will make the code maintainable and easier to read but what am I really sacrificing here?
Each client (ranging from 1000-5000 clients) that connects will have its own initialization of this EnumMap along with the all the event type classes. This is a lot of overhead, is it not?
In regards to performance, is there any downside to using an EnumMap over a switch? Does javac compile them similarly? There will be times where every millisecond counts.
java switch-statement javac strategy-pattern enum-map
java switch-statement javac strategy-pattern enum-map
asked Nov 18 at 14:56
user0000001
7922623
asked Nov 18 at 14:56
user0000001
7922623
asked Nov 18 at 14:56
user0000001
7922623
asked Nov 18 at 14:56
user0000001
7922623
asked Nov 18 at 14:56
user0000001
7922623
7922623
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"Each client (ranging from 1000-5000 clients) that connects will have its own initialization of this EnumMap along with the all the event type classes" Why? Can't you have a single shared copy and pass the client-specific information (thisor whatever) to the implementations stored in the map?
– T.J. Crowder
Nov 18 at 15:00
@T.J.Crowder Yes I could. Making theEnumMapstatic is something I was considering as well and I suppose that addresses my overhead questions.
– user0000001
Nov 19 at 15:26
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"Each client (ranging from 1000-5000 clients) that connects will have its own initialization of this EnumMap along with the all the event type classes" Why? Can't you have a single shared copy and pass the client-specific information (thisor whatever) to the implementations stored in the map?
– T.J. Crowder
Nov 18 at 15:00
@T.J.Crowder Yes I could. Making theEnumMapstatic is something I was considering as well and I suppose that addresses my overhead questions.
– user0000001
Nov 19 at 15:26
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"Each client (ranging from 1000-5000 clients) that connects will have its own initialization of this EnumMap along with the all the event type classes" Why? Can't you have a single shared copy and pass the client-specific information (
this or whatever) to the implementations stored in the map?– T.J. Crowder
Nov 18 at 15:00
"Each client (ranging from 1000-5000 clients) that connects will have its own initialization of this EnumMap along with the all the event type classes" Why? Can't you have a single shared copy and pass the client-specific information (
this or whatever) to the implementations stored in the map?– T.J. Crowder
Nov 18 at 15:00
@T.J.Crowder Yes I could. Making the
EnumMap static is something I was considering as well and I suppose that addresses my overhead questions.– user0000001
Nov 19 at 15:26
@T.J.Crowder Yes I could. Making the
EnumMap static is something I was considering as well and I suppose that addresses my overhead questions.– user0000001
Nov 19 at 15:26
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"Each client (ranging from 1000-5000 clients) that connects will have its own initialization of this EnumMap along with the all the event type classes" Why? Can't you have a single shared copy and pass the client-specific information (
thisor whatever) to the implementations stored in the map?– T.J. Crowder
Nov 18 at 15:00
@T.J.Crowder Yes I could. Making the
EnumMapstatic is something I was considering as well and I suppose that addresses my overhead questions.– user0000001
Nov 19 at 15:26