initial release method added to the JVLC class

bindings/java/core/src/main/java/org/videolan/jvlc/JVLC.java

@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ public class JVLC
 
     private MediaList mediaList;
     
+    private volatile boolean released; 
+    
     public JVLC()
     {
         String[] args = new String[] {};
@@ -126,6 +128,18 @@ public class JVLC
         return libvlc;
     }
     
+    /**
+     * Releases this instance and the native resources.
+     */
+    public void release()
+    {
+        if (!released)
+        {
+            released = true;
+            libvlc.libvlc_release(instance);
+        }
+    }
+
     /*
      * (non-Javadoc)
      * @see java.lang.Object#finalize()
@@ -133,7 +147,11 @@ public class JVLC
     @Override
     protected void finalize() throws Throwable
     {
+        if (!released)
+        {
+            released = true;
             libvlc.libvlc_release(instance);
+        }
         super.finalize();
     }
     

bindings/java/core/src/test/java/org/videolan/jvlc/JVLCTest.java

@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ public class JVLCTest
         Assert.assertNotNull(instance);
     }
     
+    @Test
+    public void jvlcRelease()
+    {
+        JVLC jvlc = new JVLC();
+        jvlc.release();
+        jvlc.release();
+    }
     
 
 }

bindings/java/core/src/test/java/org/videolan/jvlc/internal/MediaListPlayerTest.java

@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ public class MediaListPlayerTest
         LibVlcMediaListPlayer mediaListPlayer = libvlc.libvlc_media_list_player_new(libvlcInstance, exception);
         Assert.assertNotNull(mediaListPlayer);
         Assert.assertEquals(0, exception.raised);
+        libvlc.libvlc_media_list_player_release(mediaListPlayer);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -79,6 +80,8 @@ public class MediaListPlayerTest
         LibVlcMediaList mediaList = libvlc.libvlc_media_list_new(libvlcInstance, exception);
         libvlc.libvlc_media_list_player_set_media_list(mediaListPlayer, mediaList, exception);
         Assert.assertEquals(0, exception.raised);
+        libvlc.libvlc_media_list_release(mediaList);
+        libvlc.libvlc_media_list_player_release(mediaListPlayer);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -91,6 +94,8 @@ public class MediaListPlayerTest
         libvlc.libvlc_media_list_add_media(mediaList, mediaDescriptor, exception);
         libvlc.libvlc_media_list_player_set_media_list(mediaListPlayer, mediaList, exception);
         Assert.assertEquals(0, exception.raised);
+        libvlc.libvlc_media_list_release(mediaList);
+        libvlc.libvlc_media_list_player_release(mediaListPlayer);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -101,6 +106,7 @@ public class MediaListPlayerTest
         int result = libvlc.libvlc_media_list_player_is_playing(mediaListPlayer, exception);
         Assert.assertEquals(0, result);
         Assert.assertEquals(0, exception.raised);
+        libvlc.libvlc_media_list_player_release(mediaListPlayer);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -110,6 +116,7 @@ public class MediaListPlayerTest
         LibVlcMediaListPlayer mediaListPlayer = libvlc.libvlc_media_list_player_new(libvlcInstance, exception);
         libvlc.libvlc_media_list_player_play(mediaListPlayer, exception);
         Assert.assertEquals(1, exception.raised);
+        libvlc.libvlc_media_list_player_release(mediaListPlayer);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -126,6 +133,8 @@ public class MediaListPlayerTest
         libvlc.libvlc_media_list_player_set_media_list(mediaListPlayer, mediaList, exception);
         libvlc.libvlc_media_list_player_play(mediaListPlayer, exception);
         Assert.assertEquals("Exception message: " + exception.message + ".\n", 0, exception.raised);
+        libvlc.libvlc_media_list_release(mediaList);
+        libvlc.libvlc_media_list_player_release(mediaListPlayer);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -152,6 +161,8 @@ public class MediaListPlayerTest
             Thread.sleep(150);
         }
         libvlc.libvlc_media_list_player_stop(mediaListPlayer, exception);
+        libvlc.libvlc_media_list_release(mediaList);
+        libvlc.libvlc_media_list_player_release(mediaListPlayer);
 
     }
 
@@ -183,6 +194,7 @@ public class MediaListPlayerTest
         // needs to be fixed
         Thread.sleep(400);
         libvlc.libvlc_media_list_player_stop(mediaListPlayer, exception);
+        libvlc.libvlc_media_list_release(mediaList);
         libvlc.libvlc_media_list_player_release(mediaListPlayer);
     }
 
@@ -193,6 +205,7 @@ public class MediaListPlayerTest
         LibVlcMediaListPlayer mediaListPlayer = libvlc.libvlc_media_list_player_new(libvlcInstance, exception);
         int state = libvlc.libvlc_media_list_player_get_state(mediaListPlayer, exception);
         Assert.assertEquals(LibVlcState.libvlc_Stopped.ordinal(), state);
+        libvlc.libvlc_media_list_player_release(mediaListPlayer);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -236,6 +249,7 @@ public class MediaListPlayerTest
         int state = libvlc.libvlc_media_list_player_get_state(mediaListPlayer, exception);
         Assert.assertEquals("Expected state: " + LibVlcState.libvlc_Paused +".\n", LibVlcState.libvlc_Paused.ordinal(), state);
         libvlc.libvlc_media_list_player_stop(mediaListPlayer, exception);
+        libvlc.libvlc_media_list_release(mediaList);
         libvlc.libvlc_media_list_player_release(mediaListPlayer);
     }
 
@@ -277,6 +291,7 @@ public class MediaListPlayerTest
         Thread.sleep(150);
         libvlc.libvlc_media_list_player_next(mediaListPlayer, exception);
         Assert.assertEquals(0, exception.raised);
+        libvlc.libvlc_media_list_release(mediaList);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -318,6 +333,7 @@ public class MediaListPlayerTest
         Assert.assertEquals(LibVlcState.libvlc_Stopped.ordinal(), libvlc.libvlc_media_list_player_get_state(
             mediaListPlayer,
             exception));
+        libvlc.libvlc_media_list_release(mediaList);
     }