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** Definition of QLock class. This manages interprocess locking
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#ifndef QLOCK_P_H
#define QLOCK_P_H

//
//  W A R N I N G
//  -------------
//
// This file is not part of the Qt API.  This header file may
// change from version to version without notice, or even be
// removed.
//
// We mean it.
//
//

#ifndef QT_H
#include <qstring.h>
#endif // QT_H

class QLockData;

class QLock
{
public:
    QLock( const QString &filename, char id, bool create = FALSE );
    ~QLock();

    enum Type { Read, Write };

    bool isValid() const;
    void lock( Type type );
    void unlock();
    bool locked() const;

private:
    Type type;
    QLockData *data;
};


// Nice class for ensuring the lock is released.
// Just create one on the stack and the lock is automatically released
// when QLockHolder is destructed.
class QLockHolder
{
public:
    QLockHolder( QLock *l, QLock::Type type ) : qlock(l) {
	qlock->lock( type );
    }
    ~QLockHolder() { if ( locked() ) qlock->unlock(); }

    void lock( QLock::Type type ) { qlock->lock( type ); }
    void unlock() { qlock->unlock(); }
    bool locked() const { return qlock->locked(); }

private:
    QLock *qlock;
};

#endif

