mutex.h

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#ifndef MUTEX_CLASS
#define MUTEX_CLASS

/*****************************************************************************\
*                                                                             *
*  Name   : mutex                                                             *
*  Author : Chris Koeritz                                                     *
*                                                                             *
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* Copyright (c) 1996-$now By Author.  This program is free software; you can  *
* redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public  *
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*     http://www.fsf.org/copyleft/gpl.html                                    *
* Please send any updates to: fred@gruntose.com                               *
\*****************************************************************************/

#include "contracts.h"


namespace basis {

class mutex : public virtual base_synchronizer
{
public:
  mutex();  

  virtual ~mutex();

  void construct();

  void destruct();

  void lock();

  void unlock();

  virtual void establish_lock();
  virtual void repeal_lock();

private:
  void *c_os_mutex;  

  void defang();

  mutex(const mutex &);  
  mutex &operator =(const mutex &);  
};



class auto_synchronizer
{
public:
  auto_synchronizer(base_synchronizer &locker) : _locker(locker)
          { _locker.establish_lock(); }

  ~auto_synchronizer() { _locker.repeal_lock(); }

private:
  base_synchronizer &_locker;  

  // disallowed.
  auto_synchronizer(const auto_synchronizer &locker);
  auto_synchronizer &operator =(const auto_synchronizer &locker);
};

} //namespace.

#endif