NAME

servicelock - Interface to App::OverWatch DB locks

VERSION

version 0.004

SYNOPSIS

servicelock [OPTIONS] COMMAND

Commands:

  --check
  --create
  --force_unlock
  --list
  --lock
  --print
  --unlock
  --update

Options:

  --system
  --worker
  --text
  --expiry
  --help
  --verbose

DESCRIPTION

servicelock is used to create and manipulate locks in a backend database. It provides a simple example interface to the Perl App::OverWatch::ServiceLock module.

EXAMPLE

Create the ServiceLock table 'servicelocks':

# servicelock --create_table

Create a lock named 'global':

# servicelock --create_lock --system global

Check whether 'global' is locked (flagged by exit status):

# servicelock --check --system global

Attempt to lock the 'global' lock:

# servicelock --lock --system global --worker myworkerid --text 'testing lock'

# servicelock --lock --system global --worker myworkerid --text 'testing lock' --expiry 60

Unlock:

# servicelock --unlock --system global --worker myworkerid

Force an unlock

# servicelock --force_unlock --system global

Print details about a lock:

# servicelock --print --system global

List all available locks:

# servicelock --list

SEE ALSO

notify, eventlog

AUTHOR

Chris Hughes <chrisjh@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2015 by Chris Hughes.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.

cpanm App::OverWatch

perl -MCPAN -e shell
install App::OverWatch