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<h1 align="center">Boost.Threads</h1>
<h2 align="center">Lock Concepts</h2>
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<p><a href="#Introduction">Introduction</a><br>
<a href="#Requirements">Concept Requirements</a><br>
<a href="#Lock">Lock Concept</a><br>
<a href="#ScopedLock">ScopedLock Concept</a><br>
<a href="#ScopedTryLock">ScopedTryLock Concept</a><br>
<a href="#ScopedTimedLock">ScopedTimedLock Concept</a><br>
<a href="#Models">Models</a></p>
<h2><a name="Introduction">Introduction</a></h2>
<p>The lock concepts provide exception safe means for locking and
unlocking a <a href="mutex_concept.html">mutex model</a>. In other
words they are an implementation of the <i>Scoped Locking</i> <a href=
"bibliography.html#Schmidt 00">[Schmidt 00]</a> pattern. The <a href=
"#ScopedLock">ScopedLock</a> concept, with <a href="#ScopedTryLock">
ScopedTryLock</a> and <a href="#ScopedTimedLock">ScopedTimedLock</a>
refinements, formalize the requirements.</p>
<p>Lock models are constructed with a reference to a <a href=
"mutex_concept.html">mutex model</a> and typically acquire ownership of
the <a href="mutex_concept.html">mutex model</a> by setting its state
to locked. They also ensure ownership is relinquished in the
destructor. Lock models also expose functions to query the lock status
and to manually lock and unlock the <a href="mutex_concept.html">mutex
model</a>.</p>
<p>Instances of lock models are meant to be short lived, expected to be
used at block scope only. The lock models are not <a href=
"definitions.html#Thread-safe">thread-safe</a>. Lock models must
maintain state to indicate whether or not they&#39;ve been locked and
this state is not protected by any synchronization concepts. For this
reason an instance of a lock model should never be shared between
multiple threads.</p>
<h2>Concept <a name="Requirements">Requirements</a></h2>
<p>[For documentation purposes, portions of the concept requirements
are repeated in the documentation for specific lock classes. Those
copies need to be kept in sync with the requirements here.]</p>
<h3><a name="Lock">Lock</a> Concept</h3>
<p>For a <a href="#ScopedLock">ScopedLock</a>, <a href=
"#ScopedTryLock">ScopedTryLock</a>, or <a href="#ScopedTimedLock">
ScopedTimedLock</a> type <code>L</code> and an object <code>lk</code>
and const object <code>clk</code> of that type, the following
expressions must be well-formed and have the indicated effects.</p>
<p>The Lock concept is used as a base for the <a href="#ScopedLock">
ScopedLock</a>, <a href="#ScopedTryLock">ScopedTryLock</a>, and <a
href="#ScopedTimedLock">ScopedTimedLock</a> refinements. The associated
mutex type is as specified for each of those refinements
respectively.</p>
<table summary="Lock expressions" border="1" cellpadding="5">
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<td><b>Expression</b></td>
<td><b>Effects</b></td>
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<td valign="top"><code>(&amp;lk)-&gt;~L();</code></td>
<td><code>if (locked()) unlock();</code></td>
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<td valign="top"><code>(&amp;clk)-&gt;operator const
void*()</code></td>
<td>Returns type void*, non-zero if if the associated mutex has
been locked by <code>clk</code>, otherwise 0.</td>
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<td valign="top"><code>clk.locked()</code></td>
<td>Returns a <code>bool</code>, <code>(&amp;clk)-&gt;operator
const void*() != 0</code></td>
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<td valign="top"><code>lk.lock()</code></td>
<td>Throws lock_error if locked(). If the associated mutex is
already locked by some other thread, places the current thread
in the <a href="definitions.html#State">Blocked</a> state until
the associated mutex is unlocked, after which the current
thread is placed in the <a href="definitions.html#State">
Ready</a> state, eventually to be returned to the <a href=
"definitions.html#State">Running</a> state.<br>
Postcondition: locked()</td>
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<td valign="top"><code>lk.unlock()</code></td>
<td>If !locked(), throws lock_error, otherwise unlocks the
associated mutex.<br>
Postcondition: !locked()</td>
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<h3><a name="ScopedLock">ScopedLock</a> Concept</h3>
<p>A ScopedLock must meet the <a href="#Lock">Lock</a> requirements.
For a ScopedLock type <code>L</code> and an object <code>lk</code> of
that type, and an object <code>m</code> of a type meeting the <a href=
"mutex_concept.html#Mutex">Mutex</a> requirements, and an object <code>
b</code> of type <code>bool</code>, the following expressions must be
well-formed and have the indicated effects.</p>
<table summary="ScopedLock expressions" border="1" cellpadding="5">
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<td><b>Expression</b></td>
<td><b>Effects</b></td>
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<td valign="top"><code>L lk(m);</code></td>
<td>Constructs an object <code>lk</code>, and associates mutex
<code>m</code> with it, then calls <code>lock()</code></td>
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<td valign="top"><code>L lk(m,b);</code></td>
<td>Constructs an object <code>lk</code>, and associates mutex
<code>m</code> with it, then if <code>b</code>, calls <code>
lock()</code></td>
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<h3><a name="ScopedTryLock">ScopedTryLock</a> Concept</h3>
<p>A ScopedTryLock must meet the <a href="#Lock">Lock</a> requirements.
For a ScopedTryLock type <code>L</code> and an object <code>lk</code>
of that type, and an object <code>m</code> of a type meeting the <a
href="mutex_concept.html#TryMutex">TryMutex</a> requirements, and an
object <code>b</code> of type <code>bool</code>, the following
expressions must be well-formed and have the indicated effects.</p>
<table summary="ScopedTryLock expressions" border="1" cellpadding="5">
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<td><b>Expression</b></td>
<td><b>Effects</b></td>
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<td valign="top"><code>L lk(m);</code></td>
<td>Constructs an object <code>lk</code>, and associates mutex
<code>m</code> with it, then calls <code>try_lock()</code></td>
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<td valign="top"><code>L lk(m,b);</code></td>
<td>Constructs an object <code>lk</code>, and associates mutex
<code>m</code> with it, then if <code>b</code>, calls <code>
lock()</code></td>
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<td valign="top"><code>lk.try_lock()</code></td>
<td>If locked(), throws <code>lock_error</code>. Makes a
non-blocking attempt to lock the associated mutex, returning
<code>true</code> if the lock attempt is successful, otherwise
<code>false</code>.</td>
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<h3><a name="ScopedTimedLock">ScopedTimedLock</a> Concept</h3>
<p>A ScopedTimedLock must meet the <a href="#Lock">Lock</a>
requirements. For a ScopedTimedLock type <code>L</code> and an object
<code>lk</code> of that type, and an object <code>m</code> of a type
meeting the <a href="mutex_concept.html#TimedMutex">TimedMutex</a>
requirements, and an object <code>b</code> of type <code>bool</code>,
and an object <code>t</code> of type <code><a href="xtime.html">
xtime</a></code>, the following expressions must be well-formed and
have the indicated effects.</p>
<table summary="ScopedTimedLock expressions" border="1" cellpadding=
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<td><b>Expression</b></td>
<td><b>Effects</b></td>
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<td valign="top"><code>L lk(m,t);</code></td>
<td>Constructs an object <code>lk</code>, and associates mutex
<code>m</code> with it, then calls <code>
timed_lock(t)</code></td>
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<td valign="top"><code>L lk(m,b);</code></td>
<td>Constructs an object <code>lk</code>, and associates mutex
<code>m</code> with it, then if <code>b</code>, calls <code>
lock()</code></td>
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<td valign="top"><code>lk.timed_lock(t)</code></td>
<td>If locked(), throws lock_error. Makes a blocking attempt to
lock the associated mutex, and returns <code>true</code> if
successful within the specified time <code>t</code>, otherwise
<code>false</code>.</td>
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<h2><a name="Models">Models</a></h2>
<p><b>Boost.Threads</b> currently supplies three classes which model
lock concepts.</p>
<p>These classes are normally accessed via typedefs of the same name
supplied by a <a href="mutex_concept.html">mutex model</a>.</p>
<table summary="Lock concept classes" border="1" cellpadding="5">
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<td><b>Concept</b></td>
<td><b>Refines</b></td>
<td><b>Classes Modeling the Concept</b></td>
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<td><a href="#ScopedLock">ScopedLock</a></td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td><a href="scoped_lock.html">scoped_lock</a></td>
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<td><a href="#ScopedTryLock">ScopedTryLock</a></td>
<td><a href="#ScopedLock">ScopedLock</a></td>
<td><a href="scoped_try_lock.html">scoped_try_lock</a> </td>
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<td><a href="#ScopedTimedLock">ScopedTimedLock</a></td>
<td><a href="#ScopedLock">ScopedLock</a></td>
<td><a href="scoped_timed_lock.html">scoped_timed_lock</a></td>
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<p>Revised
<!--webbot bot="Timestamp" S-Type="EDITED" S-Format="%d %B, %Y" startspan -->05 November, 2001<!--webbot bot="Timestamp" endspan i-checksum="39359" --></p>
<p><i>&copy; Copyright <a href="mailto:williamkempf@hotmail.com">
William E. Kempf</a> 2001 all rights reserved.</i></p>
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