I love the @Synchronized aotation that Groovy provides. It is a safer option than the 'synchronized' keyword for Java since it uses a local / private lock variable rather than the 'this' object. However in Groovy all rules can be broken. :)
I also know there is Lombok, a Java library that provides the same feature.
But is there a way to use an aotation within a method so that some of the method's code is not synchronized (for better performance) and other parts are (out of necessity)?
While I was typing this question I may have come up with one solution to my own question:
- Extract method: create a new method, move the block of code that needs synchronization into that method. The original code calls the new method. New method has @Synchronized.
Does that sound right? Any better ideas?