MapConverter: cache small builder.

Author: greenrobot-team

objectbox-java/src/main/java/io/objectbox/converter/FlexMapConverter.java

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
 
 /**
  * Converts between {@link Map} properties and byte arrays using FlexBuffers.
@@ -23,21 +24,33 @@
  */
 public abstract class FlexMapConverter implements PropertyConverter<Map<Object, Object>, byte[]> {
 
+    private static final AtomicReference<FlexBuffersBuilder> cachedBuilder = new AtomicReference<>();
+
     @Override
     public byte[] convertToDatabaseValue(Map<Object, Object> map) {
         if (map == null) return null;
 
-        FlexBuffersBuilder builder = new FlexBuffersBuilder(
-                new ArrayReadWriteBuf(512),
-                FlexBuffersBuilder.BUILDER_FLAG_SHARE_KEYS_AND_STRINGS
-        );
+        FlexBuffersBuilder builder = cachedBuilder.getAndSet(null);
+        if (builder == null) {
+            builder = new FlexBuffersBuilder(
+                    new ArrayReadWriteBuf(512),
+                    FlexBuffersBuilder.BUILDER_FLAG_SHARE_KEYS_AND_STRINGS
+            );
+        }
 
         addMap(builder, null, map);
 
         ByteBuffer buffer = builder.finish();
 
         byte[] out = new byte[buffer.limit()];
         buffer.get(out);
+
+        // Cache if builder does not consume too much memory
+        if (buffer.limit() <= 256 * 1024) {
+            builder.clear();
+            cachedBuilder.getAndSet(builder);
+        }
+
         return out;
     }