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/lib/classes/lock/ -> installation_lock_factory.php (source)

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Lock factory for use during installation.

Copyright: Andrew Nicols <andrew@nicols.co.uk>
License: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
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Defines 1 class

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


Class: installation_lock_factory  - X-Ref

Lock factory for use during installation.

__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
This lock factory is only available during the initial installation.
To use it at any other time would be potentially dangerous.

return: boolean

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.

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.
return: boolean - true if a lock was obtained.

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

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

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

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