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017package org.apache.commons.configuration2.sync;
018
019import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReadWriteLock;
020import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantReadWriteLock;
021
022/**
023 * <p>
024 * A special implementation of {@code Synchronizer} based on the JDK's {@code ReentrantReadWriteLock} class.
025 * </p>
026 * <p>
027 * This class manages a {@code ReadWriteLock} object internally. The methods of the {@code Synchronizer} interface are
028 * delegated to this lock. So this class behaves in the same way as documented for {@code ReentrantReadWriteLock}.
029 * </p>
030 * <p>
031 * Using this {@code Synchronizer} implementation is appropriate to make configuration objects thread-safe. This means
032 * that multiple threads can read configuration data in parallel; if one thread wants to update the configuration, this
033 * happens with an exclusive lock.
034 * </p>
035 *
036 * @since 2.0
037 */
038public class ReadWriteSynchronizer implements Synchronizer {
039    /** The lock object used by this Synchronizer. */
040    private final ReadWriteLock lock;
041
042    /**
043     * Creates a new instance of {@code ReadWriteSynchronizer} and initializes it with the given lock object. This
044     * constructor can be used to pass a lock object which has been configured externally. If the lock object is
045     * <b>null</b>, a default lock object is created.
046     *
047     * @param l the lock object to be used (can be <b>null</b>)
048     */
049    public ReadWriteSynchronizer(final ReadWriteLock l) {
050        lock = l != null ? l : createDefaultLock();
051    }
052
053    /**
054     * Creates a new instance of {@code ReadWriteSynchronizer} and initializes it with a lock object of type
055     * {@code ReentrantReadWriteLock}.
056     */
057    public ReadWriteSynchronizer() {
058        this(null);
059    }
060
061    @Override
062    public void beginRead() {
063        lock.readLock().lock();
064    }
065
066    @Override
067    public void endRead() {
068        lock.readLock().unlock();
069    }
070
071    @Override
072    public void beginWrite() {
073        lock.writeLock().lock();
074    }
075
076    @Override
077    public void endWrite() {
078        lock.writeLock().unlock();
079    }
080
081    /**
082     * Returns a new default lock object which is used if no lock is passed to the constructor.
083     *
084     * @return the new default lock object
085     */
086    private static ReadWriteLock createDefaultLock() {
087        return new ReentrantReadWriteLock();
088    }
089}