NAME

App::OverWatch::ServiceLock - ServiceLock base class

VERSION

version 0.004

SYNOPSIS

use App::OverWatch;
my $OverWatch = App::OverWatch->new();
[...]
my $ServiceLock = $OverWatch->ServiceLock();

DESCRIPTION

Provides a simple mechanism for allowing the locking of named resources via a central database. Locks can have expiry periods, so could perhaps be considered leases.

NAME

App::OverWatch::ServiceLock - App::OverWatch Locking System

METHODS

new

Create an App::OverWatch::EventLog object - usualy handled by App::OverWatch.

create_lock

Create a lock

$ServiceLock->create_lock({
   system => $system,
})

get_all_locks

Return a list of App::OverWatch::Lock objects representing all created locks.

my @Locks = $ServiceLock->get_all_locks();

get_lock

Return an App::OverWatch::Lock object for a given lock.

my $Lock = $ServiceLock->get_lock({
   system => $Options->{system},
});

try_lock

Attempt to gain a lock.

$ServiceLock->try_unlock({
   system => $system,
   worker => 'myworkerid',
   expiry => $expiry_in_minutes,   # Optional
});

try_update

Attempt to update details of a lock in place. This can only succeed if the worker already owns the lock.

$ServiceLock->try_update({
   system => $system,
   worker => 'myworkerid',
   text   => 'New text',
   expiry => $new_expiry_in_minutes,
});

try_unlock

Attempt to release a lock.

$ServiceLock->try_unlock({
   system => $system,
   worker => 'myworkerid',
});

force_unlock

Force a lock to be released.

$ServiceLock->force_unlock({
   system => $system,
});

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.