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Class representing a lock The methods available for a specific lock type are only known by it's factory.

Copyright: Damyon Wiese 2013
License: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
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Defines 1 class

lock:: (5 methods):
  __construct()
  get_key()
  extend()
  release()
  __destruct()


Class: lock  - X-Ref

Class representing a lock

The methods available for a specific lock type are only known by it's factory.

__construct($key, $factory)   X-Ref
Construct a lock containing the unique key required to release it.

param: mixed $key - The lock key. The type of this is up to the lock_factory being used.
param: lock_factory $factory - The factory that generated this lock.

get_key()   X-Ref
Return the unique key representing this lock.

return: string|int lock key.

extend($maxlifetime = 86400)   X-Ref
Extend the lifetime of this lock. Not supported by all factories.

param: int $maxlifetime - the new lifetime for the lock (in seconds).
return: bool

release()   X-Ref
Release this lock

return: bool

__destruct()   X-Ref
Print debugging if this lock falls out of scope before being released.