1------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2--                                                                          --
3--                         GNAT COMPILER COMPONENTS                         --
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5--                      G N A T . L O C K _ F I L E S                       --
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30------------------------------------------------------------------------------
31
32--  This package contains the necessary routines for using files for the
33--  purpose of providing reliable system wide locking capability.
34
35package GNAT.Lock_Files is
36   pragma Preelaborate;
37
38   Lock_Error : exception;
39   --  Exception raised if file cannot be locked
40
41   subtype Path_Name is String;
42   --  Pathname is used by all services provided in this unit to specified
43   --  directory name and file name. On DOS based systems both directory
44   --  separators are handled (i.e. slash and backslash).
45
46   procedure Lock_File
47     (Directory      : Path_Name;
48      Lock_File_Name : Path_Name;
49      Wait           : Duration := 1.0;
50      Retries        : Natural  := Natural'Last);
51   --  Create a lock file Lock_File_Name in directory Directory. If the file
52   --  cannot be locked because someone already owns the lock, this procedure
53   --  waits Wait seconds and retries at most Retries times. If the file
54   --  still cannot be locked, Lock_Error is raised. The default is to try
55   --  every second, almost forever (Natural'Last times). The full path of
56   --  the file is constructed by concatenating Directory and Lock_File_Name.
57   --  Directory can optionally terminate with a directory separator.
58
59   procedure Lock_File
60     (Lock_File_Name : Path_Name;
61      Wait           : Duration := 1.0;
62      Retries        : Natural  := Natural'Last);
63   --  See above. The full lock file path is given as one string
64
65   procedure Unlock_File (Directory : Path_Name; Lock_File_Name : Path_Name);
66   --  Unlock a file. Directory can optionally terminate with a directory
67   --  separator.
68
69   procedure Unlock_File (Lock_File_Name : Path_Name);
70   --  Unlock a file whose full path is given in Lock_File_Name
71
72end GNAT.Lock_Files;
73