libs-base/Headers/Foundation/NSLock.h

/* 
   NSLock.h

   Definitions for locking protocol and classes

   Copyright (C) 1996 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

   Author:  Scott Christley <scottc@net-community.com>
   Date: 1996
   
   This file is part of the GNUstep Objective-C Library.

   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
   modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
   version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
   
   This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
   Library General Public License for more details.

   If you are interested in a warranty or support for this source code,
   contact Scott Christley <scottc@net-community.com> for more information.
   
   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
   License along with this library; if not, write to the Free
   Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111 USA.
*/ 

#ifndef _GNUstep_H_NSLock
#define _GNUstep_H_NSLock

#include <Foundation/NSObject.h>
#ifdef NeXT_RUNTIME
#include <GNUstepBase/thr-mach.h>
#endif

/*
 * NSLocking protocol
 */
@protocol NSLocking

- (void) lock;
- (void) unlock;

@end

/*
 * NSLock class
 * Simplest lock for protecting critical sections of code
 */
@interface NSLock : NSObject <NSLocking, GCFinalization>
{
@private
  objc_mutex_t	_mutex;
}

- (BOOL) tryLock;
- (BOOL) lockBeforeDate: (NSDate*)limit;

- (void) lock;
- (void) unlock;

@end

/*
 * NSConditionLock
 * Allows locking and unlocking to be based upon a condition
 */
@interface NSConditionLock : NSObject <NSLocking, GCFinalization>
{
@private
  objc_condition_t	_condition;
  objc_mutex_t		_mutex;
  int			_condition_value;
}

/*
 * Initialize lock with condition
 */
- (id) initWithCondition: (int)value;

/*
 * Return the current condition of the lock
 */
- (int) condition;

/*
 * Acquiring and release the lock
 */
- (void) lockWhenCondition: (int)value;
- (void) unlockWithCondition: (int)value;
- (BOOL) tryLock;
- (BOOL) tryLockWhenCondition: (int)value;

/*
 * Acquiring the lock with a date condition
 */
- (BOOL) lockBeforeDate: (NSDate*)limit;
- (BOOL) lockWhenCondition: (int)condition_to_meet
                beforeDate: (NSDate*)limitDate;

- (void) lock;
- (void) unlock;

@end

/*
 * NSRecursiveLock
 * Allows the lock to be recursively acquired by the same thread
 *
 * If the same thread locks the mutex (n) times then that same 
 * thread must also unlock it (n) times before another thread 
 * can acquire the lock.
 */
@interface NSRecursiveLock : NSObject <NSLocking, GCFinalization>
{
@private
  objc_mutex_t	_mutex;
}

- (BOOL) tryLock;
- (BOOL) lockBeforeDate: (NSDate*)limit;

- (void) lock;
- (void) unlock;

@end

#endif /* _GNUstep_H_NSLock*/