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boost/interprocess/sync/shm/named_mutex.hpp

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//
// (C) Copyright Ion Gaztanaga 2005-2012. Distributed under the Boost
// Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file
// LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
//
// See http://www.boost.org/libs/interprocess for documentation.
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#ifndef BOOST_INTERPROCESS_SHM_NAMED_MUTEX_HPP
#define BOOST_INTERPROCESS_SHM_NAMED_MUTEX_HPP

#if defined(_MSC_VER)
#  pragma once
#endif

#include <boost/interprocess/detail/config_begin.hpp>
#include <boost/interprocess/detail/workaround.hpp>
#include <boost/interprocess/creation_tags.hpp>
#include <boost/interprocess/exceptions.hpp>
#include <boost/interprocess/detail/interprocess_tester.hpp>
#include <boost/interprocess/permissions.hpp>
#include <boost/interprocess/detail/posix_time_types_wrk.hpp>

#include <boost/interprocess/shared_memory_object.hpp>
#include <boost/interprocess/sync/interprocess_mutex.hpp>
#include <boost/interprocess/detail/managed_open_or_create_impl.hpp>
#include <boost/interprocess/sync/shm/named_creation_functor.hpp>

//!\file
//!Describes a named mutex class for inter-process synchronization

namespace boost {
namespace interprocess {
namespace ipcdetail {

class named_condition;

//!A mutex with a global name, so it can be found from different
//!processes. This mutex can't be placed in shared memory, and
//!each process should have it's own named mutex.
class shm_named_mutex
{
   /// @cond

   //Non-copyable
   shm_named_mutex();
   shm_named_mutex(const shm_named_mutex &);
   shm_named_mutex &operator=(const shm_named_mutex &);
   friend class named_condition;
   /// @endcond

   public:
   //!Creates a global interprocess_mutex with a name.
   //!Throws interprocess_exception on error.
   shm_named_mutex(create_only_t create_only, const char *name, const permissions &perm = permissions());

   //!Opens or creates a global mutex with a name.
   //!If the mutex is created, this call is equivalent to
   //!shm_named_mutex(create_only_t, ... )
   //!If the mutex is already created, this call is equivalent
   //!shm_named_mutex(open_only_t, ... )
   //!Does not throw
   shm_named_mutex(open_or_create_t open_or_create, const char *name, const permissions &perm = permissions());

   //!Opens a global mutex with a name if that mutex is previously
   //!created. If it is not previously created this function throws
   //!interprocess_exception.
   shm_named_mutex(open_only_t open_only, const char *name);

   //!Destroys *this and indicates that the calling process is finished using
   //!the resource. The destructor function will deallocate
   //!any system resources allocated by the system for use by this process for
   //!this resource. The resource can still be opened again calling
   //!the open constructor overload. To erase the resource from the system
   //!use remove().
   ~shm_named_mutex();

   //!Unlocks a previously locked
   //!interprocess_mutex.
   void unlock();

   //!Locks interprocess_mutex, sleeps when interprocess_mutex is already locked.
   //!Throws interprocess_exception if a severe error is found
   void lock();

   //!Tries to lock the interprocess_mutex, returns false when interprocess_mutex
   //!is already locked, returns true when success.
   //!Throws interprocess_exception if a severe error is found
   bool try_lock();

   //!Tries to lock the interprocess_mutex until time abs_time,
   //!Returns false when timeout expires, returns true when locks.
   //!Throws interprocess_exception if a severe error is found
   bool timed_lock(const boost::posix_time::ptime &abs_time);

   //!Erases a named mutex from the system.
   //!Returns false on error. Never throws.
   static bool remove(const char *name);

   /// @cond
   typedef interprocess_mutex internal_mutex_type;
   interprocess_mutex &internal_mutex()
   {  return *static_cast<interprocess_mutex*>(m_shmem.get_user_address()); }

   private:
   friend class ipcdetail::interprocess_tester;
   void dont_close_on_destruction();
   typedef ipcdetail::managed_open_or_create_impl<shared_memory_object, 0, true, false> open_create_impl_t;
   open_create_impl_t m_shmem;
   typedef ipcdetail::named_creation_functor<interprocess_mutex> construct_func_t;
   /// @endcond
};

/// @cond

inline void shm_named_mutex::dont_close_on_destruction()
{  ipcdetail::interprocess_tester::dont_close_on_destruction(m_shmem);  }

inline shm_named_mutex::~shm_named_mutex()
{}

inline shm_named_mutex::shm_named_mutex(create_only_t, const char *name, const permissions &perm)
   :  m_shmem  (create_only
               ,name
               ,sizeof(interprocess_mutex) +
                  open_create_impl_t::ManagedOpenOrCreateUserOffset
               ,read_write
               ,0
               ,construct_func_t(ipcdetail::DoCreate)
               ,perm)
{}

inline shm_named_mutex::shm_named_mutex(open_or_create_t, const char *name, const permissions &perm)
   :  m_shmem  (open_or_create
               ,name
               ,sizeof(interprocess_mutex) +
                  open_create_impl_t::ManagedOpenOrCreateUserOffset
               ,read_write
               ,0
               ,construct_func_t(ipcdetail::DoOpenOrCreate)
               ,perm)
{}

inline shm_named_mutex::shm_named_mutex(open_only_t, const char *name)
   :  m_shmem  (open_only
               ,name
               ,read_write
               ,0
               ,construct_func_t(ipcdetail::DoOpen))
{}

inline void shm_named_mutex::lock()
{  this->internal_mutex().lock();  }

inline void shm_named_mutex::unlock()
{  this->internal_mutex().unlock();  }

inline bool shm_named_mutex::try_lock()
{  return this->internal_mutex().try_lock();  }

inline bool shm_named_mutex::timed_lock(const boost::posix_time::ptime &abs_time)
{  return this->internal_mutex().timed_lock(abs_time);   }

inline bool shm_named_mutex::remove(const char *name)
{  return shared_memory_object::remove(name); }

/// @endcond

}  //namespace ipcdetail {
}  //namespace interprocess {
}  //namespace boost {

#include <boost/interprocess/detail/config_end.hpp>

#endif   //BOOST_INTERPROCESS_SHM_NAMED_MUTEX_HPP