root/src/apps/cortex/support/ILockable.h
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// ILockable.h (Cortex)
// * PURPOSE
//   Simple interface by which an object's locking capabilites
//   are declared/exposed.  Includes support for multiple lock
//   modes (read/write) which objects can choose to support if
//   they wish.
//
// * IMPLEMENTATION/USAGE
//   Implementations are expected to follow the rules described
//   in the MultiLock documentation (Be Developer Newsletter
//   Vol.2 #36, Sep '98).  In brief: write locks can be nested
//   (a thread holding the write lock may nest as many read or
//   or write locks as it likes) but read locks may not (only one
//   per thread.)
//
//   If using a simple BLocker to implement, ignore the mode.
//
// * HISTORY
//   e.moon             26jul99         Moved Autolock into this file to
//                                                                                      resolve header-naming conflict.
//   e.moon             7jul99          Reworked slightly for Cortex.
//   e.moon             13apr99         Begun (beDub)

#ifndef __ILockable_H__
#define __ILockable_H__

#include <Debug.h>

#include "cortex_defs.h"
__BEGIN_CORTEX_NAMESPACE

// the locking interface

class ILockable {
public:
        ILockable() { }
        virtual ~ILockable() { }
public:                                         // constants
        enum lock_t {
                WRITE,
                READ
        };

public:                                         // interface
        virtual bool lock(
                lock_t type=WRITE,
                bigtime_t timeout=B_INFINITE_TIMEOUT)=0;
        
        virtual bool unlock(
                lock_t type=WRITE)=0;
        
        virtual bool isLocked(
                lock_t type=WRITE) const=0;
};



// a simple hands-free lock helper

class Autolock {
public:                         // *** ctor/dtor
        virtual ~Autolock() {
                ASSERT(m_target);
                if(m_locked)
                        m_target->unlock();
        }

        Autolock(ILockable& target) : m_target(&target) { init(); }
        Autolock(ILockable* target) : m_target( target) { init(); }

        Autolock(const ILockable& target) :
                m_target(const_cast<ILockable*>(&target)) { init(); }           
        Autolock(const ILockable* target) :
                m_target(const_cast<ILockable*>( target)) { init(); }
        
private:
        void init() {
                ASSERT(m_target);
                m_locked = m_target->lock();
        }
        
        ILockable*                      m_target;
        bool                                            m_locked;
};

__END_CORTEX_NAMESPACE
#endif /*__ILockable_H__*/