public int loadTheArk(Collection<Animal> candidates) {
SortedSet<Animal> animals;
int numPairs = 0;
Animal candidate = null;
animals = new TreeSet<Animal>(new SpeciesGenderComparator());
animals.addAll(candidates);
for (Animal a : animals) {
if (candidate == null || !candidate.isPotentialMate(a))
candidate = a;
else {
ark.load(new AnimalPair(candidate, a));
++numPairs;
candidate = null;
}
}
return numPairs;
}
private static ThreadLocal<Connection> connectionHolder = new ThreadLocal<Connection>() {
public Connection initialValue() {
return DriverManager.getConnection(DB_URL);
}
};
public static Connection getConnection() {
return connectionHolder.get();
}