PolicyActor (simulator 3.1.5 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.github.benmanes.caffeine.cache.simulator.policy.PolicyActor

```
public final class PolicyActor
extends Object
```
An actor that proxies to the page replacement policy.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`PolicyActor(Thread parent, Policy policy, BasicSettings settings)`	Creates an actor that executes the policy actions asynchronously over a buffered channel.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`CompletableFuture<Void>`	`finish()`	Sends a shutdown signal after the pending messages are completed and blocks until done.
`void`	`send(List<AccessEvent> events)`	Sends the access events for async processing and blocks until accepted into the mailbox.
`PolicyStats`	`stats()`	Returns the cache efficiency statistics.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - PolicyActor
```
public PolicyActor(Thread parent,
                   Policy policy,
                   BasicSettings settings)
```
    Creates an actor that executes the policy actions asynchronously over a buffered channel.
    
    Parameters:
    
    parent - the supervisor to interrupt if the policy fails
    
    policy - the cache policy being simulated
    
    settings - the simulation settings
- Method Detail
  - send
```
public void send(List<AccessEvent> events)
```
    Sends the access events for async processing and blocks until accepted into the mailbox.
  - finish
```
public CompletableFuture<Void> finish()
```
    Sends a shutdown signal after the pending messages are completed and blocks until done.
  - stats
```
public PolicyStats stats()
```
    Returns the cache efficiency statistics.