diff -r bb4478e1cff7 -r 993582ca8d2e src/main/scala/net/tz/lift/util/DB.scala
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/src/main/scala/net/tz/lift/util/DB.scala	Fri Feb 10 09:53:04 2012 +0100
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+/*
+ * Fix for ProtoDBVendor/StandardDBVendor connection leak.
+ *
+ * Original code is:
+ *
+ * Copyright 2006-2011 WorldWide Conferencing, LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * All fixes are under the same license.
+ */
+package net.tz.lift.util
+
+import java.sql.{Connection, DriverManager}
+import net.liftweb.common._
+import net.liftweb.db.{ConnectionIdentifier, ConnectionManager}
+import net.liftweb.util._
+import net.liftweb.util.Helpers._
+
+/**
+ * The standard DB vendor.
+ * @param driverName the name of the database driver
+ * @param dbUrl the URL for the JDBC data connection
+ * @param dbUser the optional username
+ * @param dbPassword the optional db password
+ */
+class StandardDBVendor(driverName: String,
+                       dbUrl: String,
+                       dbUser: Box[String],
+                       dbPassword: Box[String]) extends ProtoDBVendor {
+  protected def createOne: Box[Connection] = try {
+    Class.forName(driverName)
+
+    val dm = (dbUser, dbPassword) match {
+      case (Full(user), Full(pwd)) =>
+        DriverManager.getConnection(dbUrl, user, pwd)
+
+      case _ => DriverManager.getConnection(dbUrl)
+    }
+
+    Full(dm)
+  } catch {
+    case e: Exception => e.printStackTrace; Empty
+  }
+}
+
+trait ProtoDBVendor extends ConnectionManager {
+  private val logger = Logger(classOf[ProtoDBVendor])
+  private var pool: List[Connection] = Nil
+  private var poolSize = 0
+  private var tempMaxSize = maxPoolSize
+
+  /**
+   * Override and set to false if the maximum pool size can temporarilly be expanded to avoid pool starvation
+   */
+  protected def allowTemporaryPoolExpansion = true
+
+  /**
+   *  Override this method if you want something other than
+   * 4 connections in the pool
+   */
+  protected def maxPoolSize = 4
+
+  /**
+   * The absolute maximum that this pool can extend to
+   * The default is 20.  Override this method to change.
+   */
+  protected def doNotExpandBeyond = 20
+
+  /**
+   * The logic for whether we can expand the pool beyond the current size.  By
+   * default, the logic tests allowTemporaryPoolExpansion && poolSize <= doNotExpandBeyond
+   */
+  protected def canExpand_? : Boolean = allowTemporaryPoolExpansion && poolSize <= doNotExpandBeyond
+
+  /**
+   *   How is a connection created?
+   */
+  protected def createOne: Box[Connection]
+
+  /**
+   * Test the connection.  By default, setAutoCommit(false),
+   * but you can do a real query on your RDBMS to see if the connection is alive
+   */
+  protected def testConnection(conn: Connection) {
+    conn.setAutoCommit(false)
+  }
+
+  def newConnection(name: ConnectionIdentifier): Box[Connection] =
+    synchronized {
+      pool match {
+        case Nil if poolSize < tempMaxSize =>
+          val ret = createOne
+          ret foreach { c =>
+            c.setAutoCommit(false)
+            poolSize = poolSize + 1
+            logger.debug("Created new pool entry. name=%s, poolSize=%d".format(name, poolSize))
+          }
+          ret
+
+        case Nil =>
+          val curSize = poolSize
+          logger.trace("No connection left in pool, waiting...")
+          wait(50L)
+          // if we've waited 50 ms and the pool is still empty, temporarily expand it
+          if (pool.isEmpty && poolSize == curSize && canExpand_?) {
+            tempMaxSize += 1
+            logger.debug("Temporarily expanding pool. name=%s, tempMaxSize=%d".format(name, tempMaxSize))
+          }
+          newConnection(name)
+
+        case x :: xs =>
+          logger.trace("Found connection in pool, name=%s".format(name))
+          pool = xs
+          try {
+            this.testConnection(x)
+            Full(x)
+          } catch {
+            case e => try {
+              logger.debug("Test connection failed, removing connection from pool, name=%s".format(name))
+              poolSize = poolSize - 1
+              tryo(x.close)
+              newConnection(name)
+            } catch {
+              case e => newConnection(name)
+            }
+          }
+      }
+    }
+
+  def releaseConnection(conn: Connection): Unit = synchronized {
+    if (tempMaxSize > maxPoolSize) {
+      tryo {conn.close()}
+      tempMaxSize -= 1
+      poolSize -= 1
+    } else {
+      pool = conn :: pool
+    }
+    logger.debug("Released connection. poolSize=%d".format(poolSize))
+    notifyAll
+  }
+
+  def closeAllConnections_!(): Unit = synchronized {
+    logger.info("Closing all connections, poolSize=%d".format(poolSize))
+    if (poolSize == 0) ()
+    else {
+      pool.foreach {c => tryo(c.close); poolSize -= 1}
+      pool = Nil
+      
+      if (poolSize > 0) wait(250)
+
+      closeAllConnections_!()
+    }
+  }
+}
+// vim: set ts=2 sw=2 et: