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Flock based file locking factory. The file lock factory returns file locks locked with the flock function. Works OK, except on some NFS, exotic shared storage and exotic server OSes (like windows). On windows, a second attempt to get a lock will block indefinitely instead of timing out.

Copyright: Damyon Wiese 2013
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Defines 1 class

file_lock_factory:: (9 methods):
  __construct()
  supports_timeout()
  supports_auto_release()
  is_available()
  supports_recursion()
  get_debug_info()
  get_lock()
  release_lock()
  extend_lock()


Class: file_lock_factory  - X-Ref

Flock based file locking factory.

The file lock factory returns file locks locked with the flock function. Works OK, except on some
NFS, exotic shared storage and exotic server OSes (like windows). On windows, a second attempt to get a
lock will block indefinitely instead of timing out.

__construct($type)   X-Ref
Create this lock factory.

param: string $type - The type, e.g. cron, cache, session

supports_timeout()   X-Ref
Return information about the blocking behaviour of the lock type on this platform.

return: boolean - False if attempting to get a lock will block indefinitely.

supports_auto_release()   X-Ref
This lock type will be automatically released when a process ends.

return: boolean - True

is_available()   X-Ref
Is available.

return: boolean - True if preventfilelocking is not set - or the file_lock_root is not in dataroot.

supports_recursion()   X-Ref
Multiple locks for the same resource cannot be held from a single process.

return: boolean - False

get_debug_info()   X-Ref
Get some info that might be useful for debugging.

return: boolean - string

get_lock($resource, $timeout, $maxlifetime = 86400)   X-Ref
Get a lock within the specified timeout or return false.

return: boolean - true if a lock was obtained.
param: string $resource - The identifier for the lock. Should use frankenstyle prefix.
param: int $timeout - The number of seconds to wait for a lock before giving up.
param: int $maxlifetime - Unused by this lock type.

release_lock(lock $lock)   X-Ref
Release a lock that was previously obtained with @lock.

return: boolean - true if the lock is no longer held (including if it was never held).
param: lock $lock - A lock obtained from this factory.

extend_lock(lock $lock, $maxlifetime = 86400)   X-Ref
Extend a lock that was previously obtained with @lock.

return: boolean - true if the lock was extended.
param: lock $lock - not used
param: int $maxlifetime - not used