NAME
XAS::Lib::Lockmgr::Flom - Use the FLoM lock manager for locking.
SYNOPSIS
use XAS::Lib::Lockmgr;
my $key = '/var/lock/wpm/alerts';
my $lockmgr = XAS::Lib::Lockmgr->new();
$lockmgr->add(
-key => $key,
-driver => 'Flom',
-args => {
port => 9506,
address => '127.0.0.1',
timeout => 10,
attempts => 10,
}
);
if ($lockmgr->try_lock($key)) {
$lockmgr->lock($key);
...
$lockmgr->unlock($key);
}DESCRIPTION
This class uses the FLoM distributed lock manager to manage locks. This leverages the atomicity of using a centralized lock manager and allows for discretionary locking of resources.
CONFIGURATION
This module uses the following fields in -args.
- attempts
-
The number of attempts to aquire the lock. The default is 30.
- timeout
-
The number of seconds to wait between lock attempts. The default is 30.
- host
-
The address of the host that is presenting the lock daemon. Defaults to 127.0.0.1.
- port
-
The port that the lock daemon is listening on. Defaults to 28015.
METHODS
lock
Attempt to aquire a lock. Returns TRUE for success, FALSE otherwise.
unlock
Remove the lock. Returns TRUE for success, FALSE otherwise.
try_lock
Check to see if a lock could be aquired. Returns FALSE if not, TRUE otherwise.
exceptions
Returns the exceptions that you may not want to continue lock attemtps if triggered.
SEE ALSO
AUTHOR
Kevin L. Esteb, <kevin@kesteb.us>
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Copyright (c) 2012-2016 Kevin L. Esteb
This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the Artistic License 2.0. For details, see the full text of the license at http://www.perlfoundation.org/artistic_license_2_0.