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+/* $Header: /pjproject-0.3/pjlib/include/pj/lock.h 2 10/14/05 12:26a Bennylp $ */
+#ifndef __PJ_LOCK_H__
+#define __PJ_LOCK_H__
+
+/**
+ * @file lock.h
+ * @brief Higher abstraction for locking objects.
+ */
+#include <pj/types.h>
+
+PJ_BEGIN_DECL
+
+/**
+ * @defgroup PJ_LOCK Lock Objects
+ * @ingroup PJ_OS
+ * @{
+ *
+ * <b>Lock Objects</b> are higher abstraction for different lock mechanisms.
+ * It offers the same API for manipulating different lock types (e.g.
+ * @ref PJ_MUTEX "mutex", @ref PJ_SEM "semaphores", or null locks).
+ * Because Lock Objects have the same API for different types of lock
+ * implementation, it can be passed around in function arguments. As the
+ * result, it can be used to control locking policy for a particular
+ * feature.
+ */
+
+
+/**
+ * Create simple, non recursive mutex lock object.
+ *
+ * @param pool Memory pool.
+ * @param name Lock object's name.
+ * @param lock Pointer to store the returned handle.
+ *
+ * @return PJ_SUCCESS or the appropriate error code.
+ */
+PJ_DECL(pj_status_t) pj_lock_create_simple_mutex( pj_pool_t *pool,
+ const char *name,
+ pj_lock_t **lock );
+
+/**
+ * Create recursive mutex lock object.
+ *
+ * @param pool Memory pool.
+ * @param name Lock object's name.
+ * @param lock Pointer to store the returned handle.
+ *
+ * @return PJ_SUCCESS or the appropriate error code.
+ */
+PJ_DECL(pj_status_t) pj_lock_create_recursive_mutex( pj_pool_t *pool,
+ const char *name,
+ pj_lock_t **lock );
+
+
+/**
+ * Create NULL mutex. A NULL mutex doesn't actually have any synchronization
+ * object attached to it.
+ *
+ * @param pool Memory pool.
+ * @param name Lock object's name.
+ * @param lock Pointer to store the returned handle.
+ *
+ * @return PJ_SUCCESS or the appropriate error code.
+ */
+PJ_DECL(pj_status_t) pj_lock_create_null_mutex( pj_pool_t *pool,
+ const char *name,
+ pj_lock_t **lock );
+
+
+#if defined(PJ_HAS_SEMAPHORE) && PJ_HAS_SEMAPHORE != 0
+/**
+ * Create semaphore lock object.
+ *
+ * @param pool Memory pool.
+ * @param name Lock object's name.
+ * @param initial Initial value of the semaphore.
+ * @param max Maximum value of the semaphore.
+ * @param lock Pointer to store the returned handle.
+ *
+ * @return PJ_SUCCESS or the appropriate error code.
+ */
+PJ_DECL(pj_status_t) pj_lock_create_semaphore( pj_pool_t *pool,
+ const char *name,
+ unsigned initial,
+ unsigned max,
+ pj_lock_t **lock );
+
+#endif /* PJ_HAS_SEMAPHORE */
+
+/**
+ * Acquire lock on the specified lock object.
+ *
+ * @param lock The lock object.
+ *
+ * @return PJ_SUCCESS or the appropriate error code.
+ */
+PJ_DECL(pj_status_t) pj_lock_acquire( pj_lock_t *lock );
+
+
+/**
+ * Try to acquire lock on the specified lock object.
+ *
+ * @param lock The lock object.
+ *
+ * @return PJ_SUCCESS or the appropriate error code.
+ */
+PJ_DECL(pj_status_t) pj_lock_tryacquire( pj_lock_t *lock );
+
+
+/**
+ * Release lock on the specified lock object.
+ *
+ * @param lock The lock object.
+ *
+ * @return PJ_SUCCESS or the appropriate error code.
+ */
+PJ_DECL(pj_status_t) pj_lock_release( pj_lock_t *lock );
+
+
+/**
+ * Destroy the lock object.
+ *
+ * @param lock The lock object.
+ *
+ * @return PJ_SUCCESS or the appropriate error code.
+ */
+PJ_DECL(pj_status_t) pj_lock_destroy( pj_lock_t *lock );
+
+
+/** @} */
+
+PJ_END_DECL
+
+
+#endif /* __PJ_LOCK_H__ */
+