org.jivesoftware.util.lock
Interface LockFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

LocalLockFactory

public interface LockFactory

Factory that creates new Locks for specified keys and keeps them in memory until they are no longer needed.

Author:

Gaston Dombiak

Method Summary

Lock	getLock(Object key) Returns an existing lock on the specified key or creates a new one if none was found.

Method Detail

getLock

Lock getLock(Object key)

Returns an existing lock on the specified key or creates a new one if none was found. This operation should be thread safe.

Parameters:

key - the object that defines the visibility or scope of the lock.

Returns:

an existing lock on the specified key or creates a new one if none was found.