org.apache.maven.index.fs
Interface Locker

public interface Locker

Filesystem locker. Can be used to synchronize access to filesystem directories from different operating system processes.

Author:

igor

Field Summary

static String

LOCK_FILE

Method Summary

Lock	lock(File directory) Acquires exclusive lock on specified directory.

Field Detail

LOCK_FILE

static final String LOCK_FILE

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

lock

Lock lock(File directory)
          throws IOException

Acquires exclusive lock on specified directory. Most implementation will use marker file and will only work if all processes that require access to the directory use the same filename.

Throws:

IOException