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17 package org.apache.commons.configuration2.sync;
18
19 /**
20 * <p>
21 * Definition of an interface for objects that can be associated with a {@link Synchronizer}.
22 * </p>
23 * <p>
24 * This interface defines methods for querying and setting the {@code Synchronizer}. In addition, it is possible to lock
25 * the object for a certain operation. This is useful if some complex operations are to be performed on the
26 * {@code SynchronizerSupport} object in an atomic way.
27 * </p>
28 * <p>
29 * Note that the actual effect of these methods depends on the concrete {@code Synchronizer} implementation in use! If
30 * only a dummy {@code Synchronizer} is involved (which is appropriate if objects are only accessed by a single thread),
31 * locking an object does not really prohibit concurrent access.
32 * </p>
33 *
34 * @since 2.0
35 */
36 public interface SynchronizerSupport {
37 /**
38 * Gets the {@code Synchronizer} used by this object. An implementation must not return <b>null</b>. If no
39 * {@code Synchronizer} has been set so far, a meaningful default {@code Synchronizer} has to be returned.
40 *
41 * @return the {@code Synchronizer} used by this object
42 */
43 Synchronizer getSynchronizer();
44
45 /**
46 * Locks this object for the specified mode. This call may block until this object is released from other lock
47 * operations. When it returns the caller can access the object in a way compatible to the specified {@code LockMode}.
48 * When done the {@code unlock()} must be called with the same {@code LockMode} argument. In practice, a
49 * <b>try</b>-<b>finally</b> construct should be used as in the following example:
50 *
51 * <pre>
52 * SynchronizerSupport syncSupport = ...;
53 * syncSupport.lock(LockMode.READ);
54 * try
55 * {
56 * // read access to syncSupport
57 * }
58 * finally
59 * {
60 * syncSupport.unlock(LockMode.READ);
61 * }
62 * </pre>
63 *
64 * <em>Note:</em> Always use this method for obtaining a lock rather than accessing the object's {@link Synchronizer}
65 * directly. An implementation may perform additional actions which are not executed when only interacting with the
66 * {@code Synchronizer}.
67 *
68 * @param mode the {@code LockMode}
69 */
70 void lock(LockMode mode);
71
72 /**
73 * Sets the {@code Synchronizer} to be used by this object. Calling this method and setting an appropriate
74 * {@code Synchronizer} determines whether this object can be accessed in a thread-safe way or not. The argument may be
75 * <b>null</b>; in this case an implementation should switch to a default {@code Synchronizer}.
76 *
77 * @param sync the {@code Synchronizer} for this object
78 */
79 void setSynchronizer(Synchronizer sync);
80
81 /**
82 * Releases a lock of this object that was obtained using the {@link #lock(LockMode)} method. This method must always be
83 * called pair-wise with {@code lock()}. The argument must match to the one passed to the corresponding {@code lock()}
84 * call; otherwise, the behavior of the {@link Synchronizer} is unspecified.
85 *
86 * @param mode the {@code LockMode}
87 */
88 void unlock(LockMode mode);
89 }