org.openrdf.sail
Interface LockManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

DatabaseLockManager, DirectoryLockManager

public interface LockManager

Author:

james

Method Summary

String	getLocation() Technical description of where the lock is located, such as a URL.
boolean	isLocked() Determines if the SAIL is locked.
Lock	lockOrFail() Creates a lock in a SAIL if it does not yet exist.
boolean	revokeLock() Revokes a lock owned by another process.
Lock	tryLock() Creates a lock in a SAIL if it does not yet exist.

Method Detail

getLocation

String getLocation()

Technical description of where the lock is located, such as a URL.

isLocked

boolean isLocked()

Determines if the SAIL is locked.

Returns:

true if the SAIL is already locked.

tryLock

Lock tryLock()

Creates a lock in a SAIL if it does not yet exist.

Returns:

a newly acquired lock or null if the SAIL is already locked.

lockOrFail

Lock lockOrFail()
                throws SailLockedException

Creates a lock in a SAIL if it does not yet exist.

Returns:

a newly acquired lock.

Throws:

SailLockedException - if the directory is already locked.

revokeLock

boolean revokeLock()

Revokes a lock owned by another process.

Returns:

true if a lock was successfully revoked.