public class PiBinaryDigitsCalculator {
/**
* Returns the coefficient of 2^n in the binary
* expansion of pi.
* @param n the binary digit of pi to calculate.
* @throws ValidityCheckFailedException if the validity
* check fails, this means the implementation is buggy
* or n is too large for sufficient precision to be
* retained.
*/
public byte calculateBinaryDigit(final int n) {
return runBBPAlgorithm(n);
}

private byte runBBPAlgorithm(final int n) {
// Lengthy routine goes here ...
}

}

import java.util.HashMap;
public class PiBinaryDigitsCalculator {
private HashMap cache = new HashMap();
public synchronized byte calculateBinaryDigit(
final int n) {
final Integer N = new Integer(n);
Byte B = (Byte) cache.get(N);
if (B == null) {
byte b = runBBPAlgorithm(n);
cache.put(N, new Byte(b));
return b;
} else {
return B.bytevalue();
}
}
private byte runBBPAlgorithm(final int n) {
// Lengthy routine goes here ...
}
}