mutex.h

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//
// Mutex.h
//
// $Id: //poco/1.2/Foundation/include/Poco/Mutex.h#1 $
//
// Library: Foundation
// Package: Threading
// Module:  Mutex
//
// Definition of the Mutex and FastMutex classes.
//
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#ifndef Foundation_Mutex_INCLUDED
#define Foundation_Mutex_INCLUDED


#include "Poco/Foundation.h"
#include "Poco/ScopedLock.h"


#if defined(POCO_OS_FAMILY_WINDOWS)
#include "Poco/Mutex_WIN32.h"
#else
#include "Poco/Mutex_POSIX.h"
#endif


namespace Poco {


class Foundation_API Mutex: private MutexImpl
	/// A Mutex (mutual exclusion) is a synchronization 
	/// mechanism used to control access to a shared resource
	/// in a concurrent (multithreaded) scenario.
	/// Mutexes are recursive, that is, the same mutex can be 
	/// locked multiple times by the same thread (but, of course,
	/// not by other threads).
	/// Using the ScopedLock class is the preferred way to automatically
	/// lock and unlock a mutex.
{
public:
	typedef Poco::ScopedLock<Mutex> ScopedLock;
	
	Mutex();
		/// creates the Mutex.
		
	~Mutex();
		/// destroys the Mutex.

	void lock();
		/// Locks the mutex. Blocks if the mutex
		/// is held by another thread.

	bool tryLock();
		/// Tries to lock the mutex. Returns false immediately
		/// if the mutex is already held by another thread.
		/// Returns true if the mutex was successfully locked.

	void unlock();
		/// Unlocks the mutex so that it can be acquired by
		/// other threads.
	
private:
	Mutex(const Mutex&);
	Mutex& operator = (const Mutex&);
};


class Foundation_API FastMutex: private FastMutexImpl
	/// A FastMutex (mutual exclusion) is similar to a Mutex.
	/// Unlike a Mutex, however, a FastMutex is not recursive,
	/// which means that a deadlock will occur if the same
	/// thread tries to lock a mutex it has already locked again.
	/// Locking a FastMutex is faster than locking a recursive Mutex.
	/// Using the ScopedLock class is the preferred way to automatically
	/// lock and unlock a mutex.
{
public:
	typedef Poco::ScopedLock<FastMutex> ScopedLock;

	FastMutex();
		/// creates the Mutex.
		
	~FastMutex();
		/// destroys the Mutex.

	void lock();
		/// Locks the mutex. Blocks if the mutex
		/// is held by another thread.

	bool tryLock();
		/// Tries to lock the mutex. Returns false immediately
		/// if the mutex is already held by another thread.
		/// Returns true if the mutex was successfully locked.

	void unlock();
		/// Unlocks the mutex so that it can be acquired by
		/// other threads.
	
private:
	FastMutex(const FastMutex&);
	FastMutex& operator = (const FastMutex&);
};


//
// inlines
//
inline void Mutex::lock()
{
	lockImpl();
}


inline bool Mutex::tryLock()
{
	return tryLockImpl();
}


inline void Mutex::unlock()
{
	unlockImpl();
}


inline void FastMutex::lock()
{
	lockImpl();
}


inline bool FastMutex::tryLock()
{
	return tryLockImpl();
}


inline void FastMutex::unlock()
{
	unlockImpl();
}


} // namespace Poco


#endif // Foundation_Mutex_INCLUDED