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Long Term Support Release

  • Bug fixes for general core bugs in 4.1.x will end 13 November 2023 (12 months).
  • Bug fixes for security issues in 4.1.x will end 10 November 2025 (36 months).
  • PHP version: minimum PHP 7.4.0 Note: minimum PHP version has increased since Moodle 4.0. PHP 8.0.x is supported too.

Differences Between: [Versions 39 and 401] [Versions 401 and 403]

   1  <?php
   2  // This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
   3  //
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  15  // along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  16  
  17  /**
  18   * Defines abstract factory class for generating locks.
  19   *
  20   * @package    core
  21   * @copyright  Damyon Wiese 2013
  22   * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  23   */
  24  
  25  namespace core\lock;
  26  
  27  defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
  28  
  29  /**
  30   * Defines abstract factory class for generating locks.
  31   *
  32   * @package   core
  33   * @category  lock
  34   * @copyright Damyon Wiese 2013
  35   * @license   http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  36   */
  37  interface lock_factory {
  38  
  39      /**
  40       * Define the constructor signature required by the lock_config class.
  41       *
  42       * @param string $type - The type this lock is used for (e.g. cron, cache)
  43       */
  44      public function __construct($type);
  45  
  46      /**
  47       * Return information about the blocking behaviour of the locks on this platform.
  48       *
  49       * @return boolean - False if attempting to get a lock will block indefinitely.
  50       */
  51      public function supports_timeout();
  52  
  53      /**
  54       * Will this lock be automatically released when the process ends.
  55       * This should never be relied upon in code - but is useful in the case of
  56       * fatal errors. If a lock type does not support this auto release,
  57       * the max lock time parameter must be obeyed to eventually clean up a lock.
  58       *
  59       * @return boolean - True if this lock type will be automatically released when the current process ends.
  60       */
  61      public function supports_auto_release();
  62  
  63      /**
  64       * Supports recursion.
  65       *
  66       * @deprecated since Moodle 3.10.
  67       * @return boolean - True if attempting to get 2 locks on the same resource will "stack"
  68       */
  69      public function supports_recursion();
  70  
  71      /**
  72       * Is available.
  73       *
  74       * @return boolean - True if this lock type is available in this environment.
  75       */
  76      public function is_available();
  77  
  78      /**
  79       * Get a lock within the specified timeout or return false.
  80       *
  81       * @param string $resource - The identifier for the lock. Should use frankenstyle prefix.
  82       * @param int $timeout - The number of seconds to wait for a lock before giving up.
  83       *                       Not all lock types will support this.
  84       * @param int $maxlifetime - The number of seconds to wait before reclaiming a stale lock.
  85       *                       Not all lock types will use this - e.g. if they support auto releasing
  86       *                       a lock when a process ends.
  87       * @return \core\lock\lock|boolean - An instance of \core\lock\lock if the lock was obtained, or false.
  88       */
  89      public function get_lock($resource, $timeout, $maxlifetime = 86400);
  90  
  91      /**
  92       * Release a lock that was previously obtained with @lock.
  93       *
  94       * @param lock $lock - The lock to release.
  95       * @return boolean - True if the lock is no longer held (including if it was never held).
  96       */
  97      public function release_lock(lock $lock);
  98  
  99      /**
 100       * Extend the timeout on a held lock.
 101       *
 102       * @deprecated since Moodle 3.10.
 103       * @param lock $lock - lock obtained from this factory
 104       * @param int $maxlifetime - new max time to hold the lock
 105       * @return boolean - True if the lock was extended.
 106       */
 107      public function extend_lock(lock $lock, $maxlifetime = 86400);
 108  }