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/*! \file TeMutex.h
  \brief This file contains definitions about a class to deal with critical 
  region locking.
*/


#ifndef TEMUTEX_H
  #define TEMUTEX_H
  
  #include "TeAgnostic.h"
  #include "TeDefines.h"
  
  #if TePLATFORM == TePLATFORMCODE_MSWINDOWS
    #include <windows.h>
        #elif TePLATFORM == TePLATFORMCODE_LINUX || TePLATFORM == TePLATFORMCODE_AIX || TePLATFORM == TePLATFORMCODE_APPLE
    #include <pthread.h>
    #include <errno.h>
  #else
    #error "ERROR: Unsupported platform"
  #endif  
 
  /**
   * @brief A class to deal with critical region locking.
   * @author Emiliano F. Castejon <castejon@dpi.inpe.br>
   * @ingroup MultProgToolsGroup
   */
  class TL_DLL TeMutex
  {
    public :
    
      /**
       * @brief Default constructor.
       */    
      TeMutex();

      /**
       * @brief Default destructor.
       */       
      ~TeMutex();
      
      /**
       * @brief Lock the current object instance.
       * @note If section is already busy then the current thread will be 
       * blocked until it's ready again.
       */       
      inline void lock()
      {
        #if TePLATFORM == TePLATFORMCODE_MSWINDOWS
        
          DWORD return_value = 0;
          return_value = ::WaitForSingleObject( m_access_, INFINITE );
          TEAGN_DEBUG_CONDITION( ( ( return_value == WAIT_ABANDONED ) ||
            ( return_value == WAIT_OBJECT_0 ) ),
            "Unable to get mutex lock" );
        
                                #elif TePLATFORM == TePLATFORMCODE_LINUX || TePLATFORM == TePLATFORMCODE_AIX || TePLATFORM == TePLATFORMCODE_APPLE
        
          pthread_mutex_lock( &m_access_ );
        
        #else
          #error "Unsuported plataform"
        #endif  
      };      
      
      /**
       * @brief Try to lock the current object instance.
       * @return true if OK, false if unable to lock.
       * @note If section is busy, this method will return false 
       * without blocking the current thread.
       */       
      inline bool tryLock()
      {
        #if TePLATFORM == TePLATFORMCODE_MSWINDOWS
        
          DWORD return_value = ::WaitForSingleObject( m_access_, 
            10 );

          if( ( return_value == WAIT_OBJECT_0 ) ||
            ( return_value == WAIT_ABANDONED ) ) {

            return true;
          } else {
            return false;
          }
        
                                #elif TePLATFORM == TePLATFORMCODE_LINUX || TePLATFORM == TePLATFORMCODE_AIX || TePLATFORM == TePLATFORMCODE_APPLE

        
          if( pthread_mutex_trylock( &m_access_ ) == EBUSY ) {
            return false;
          } else {
            return true;
          }
        
        #else
          #error "Unsuported plataform"
        #endif  
      };      
      
      /**
       * @brief Unlock the current object instance.
       */       
      inline void unLock()
      {
        #if TePLATFORM == TePLATFORMCODE_MSWINDOWS
        
          ::ReleaseMutex( m_access_ );
        
                                #elif TePLATFORM == TePLATFORMCODE_LINUX || TePLATFORM == TePLATFORMCODE_AIX || TePLATFORM == TePLATFORMCODE_APPLE

        
          pthread_mutex_unlock( &m_access_ );
        
        #else
          #error "Unsuported plataform"
        #endif 
      };      
            
    protected :
   
      #if TePLATFORM == TePLATFORMCODE_MSWINDOWS
    
        /**
        * @brief The mutex instance.
        */      
        HANDLE m_access_;
        
        /**
        * @brief The mutex instance attributes.
        */           
        SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES m_sa_;
      
                        #elif TePLATFORM == TePLATFORMCODE_LINUX || TePLATFORM == TePLATFORMCODE_AIX || TePLATFORM == TePLATFORMCODE_APPLE

      
        /**
        * @brief The mutex instance.
        */        
        pthread_mutex_t m_access_;
      
      #else
        #error "Unsuported plataform"
      #endif   
   
    private :
    
      /**
       * Alternative constructor.
       */    
      TeMutex(  const TeMutex& ) {};
    
   
      /**
       * operator= overload.
       * @return A const reference to the current instance.
       */      
      const TeMutex& operator=( const TeMutex& ) { return *this; };
 
  };

#endif

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