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We recommend using SWT to generate images dynamically in large quantities? (web app, no desktop) [message #1105395] Mon, 09 September 2013 20:18
Ariel Santana is currently offline Ariel SantanaFriend
Messages: 11
Registered: April 2010
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Junior Member
Hi all,

I'm working with a web application ( tomcat ) which receives certain parameters and generates an image Graphics2D ( 200x100 px ) dynamically (ie , the text shown in the image depends on the parameters ) , then turns and finally BufferedImage makes PNG and returned to the client. 1,000 request currently processed per minute.

To generate the image use Graphics2D ( AWT ) and methods
java.awt.Graphics2D.drawString("text " , 5, 5)
. This works fine, except that the generated image shows the very pixelated text.

So I switched to SWT. With SWT solved the problem of pixelated text, it takes some time to generate the image (5ms). But now a new problem related threads:

In tomcat, currentThreadsBusy value grows indefinitely, and many are looking at the threads in WAITING state:

 "http -8080 -13" - Thread t @ 57
   java.lang.Thread.State : WAITING
at java.lang.Object.wait ( Native Method)
- Waiting on < 6575c693 > (a org.eclipse.swt.widgets.RunnableLock )
at java.lang.Object.wait ( Object.java : 503)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Synchronizer.syncExec ( Unknown Source )
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.syncExec ( Unknown Source )
at com .... imgen.domain.model.graphic.impl.swt.SWTPlotter.execRunnable ( SWTPlotter.java : 56 )
com ..... at imgen.domain.model.graphic.impl.swt.SWTPlotter.drawFlightImage ( SWTPlotter.java : 81)
com ..... at imgen.domain.model.graphic.impl.DrawServiceImpl.drawFlightImage ( DrawServiceImpl.java : 43)
com ..... at imgen.domain.model.templates.t1.FlightTemplate.drawImage ( FlightTemplate.java : 138)
at com ..... imgen.domain.mo 



This is partly solved by the "Display.getCurrent().Dispose()", but from other problems that arise with "Widget is disposed" or "Invalid thread access".


The question is:
You should use SWT for concurrently generating 1,000 images per minute in headless mode ?
Or SWT is not designed for that?
That I can evaluate alternatives ?

Thank you very much for everything.

public class SWTPlotter {

    // ...

    private BufferedImage execRunnable ( SWTRunnable runnable ) throws DrawImageException {
        Display.getDefault().SyncExec(runnable);
        BufferedImage img = runnable.getImg();
    }
}



 public class DrawFlightRunnable
    implements SWTRunnable {

@ Override
    public void run () {
        Image image = new Image ( Display.findDisplay ( Thread.currentThread ( ) ) , IMAGE_WIDTH , IMAGE_HEIGHT ) ;
        GC gc = new GC (image) ;
gc.setAntialias ( SWT.ON ) ;
gc.setInterpolation ( SWT.HIGH ) ;
gc.drawText ( this.headerText , this.headerConfig.getX ( ) this.headerConfig.getY ());

        this.img = ImageUtil.swt2awt ( image.getImageData ( ) ) ;

        gc.dispose ();
        image.dispose ();

        / / - Failed to execute runnable ( org.eclipse.swt.SWTException : Widget is disposed
        / / Display.getCurrent (). Dispose () ;
} 
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