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  • Bug fixes for general core bugs in 4.3.x will end 7 October 2024 (12 months).
  • Bug fixes for security issues in 4.3.x will end 21 April 2025 (18 months).
  • PHP version: minimum PHP 8.0.0 Note: minimum PHP version has increased since Moodle 4.1. PHP 8.2.x is supported too.

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   1  <?php
   2  // This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
   3  //
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  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       * Is available.
  65       *
  66       * @return boolean - True if this lock type is available in this environment.
  67       */
  68      public function is_available();
  69  
  70      /**
  71       * Get a lock within the specified timeout or return false.
  72       *
  73       * @param string $resource - The identifier for the lock. Should use frankenstyle prefix.
  74       * @param int $timeout - The number of seconds to wait for a lock before giving up.
  75       *                       Not all lock types will support this.
  76       * @param int $maxlifetime - The number of seconds to wait before reclaiming a stale lock.
  77       *                       Not all lock types will use this - e.g. if they support auto releasing
  78       *                       a lock when a process ends.
  79       * @return \core\lock\lock|boolean - An instance of \core\lock\lock if the lock was obtained, or false.
  80       */
  81      public function get_lock($resource, $timeout, $maxlifetime = 86400);
  82  
  83      /**
  84       * Release a lock that was previously obtained with @lock.
  85       *
  86       * @param lock $lock - The lock to release.
  87       * @return boolean - True if the lock is no longer held (including if it was never held).
  88       */
  89      public function release_lock(lock $lock);
  90  }