org.apache.james.mailrepository.javamail
Interface LockInterface

All Known Implementing Classes:

LockAdapter

public interface LockInterface

Interface for org.apache.james.util.Lock functionality to be able to replace implementation or using Mock-objects at tests

See Also:

Lock

Method Summary

boolean	isLocked(java.lang.Object key) Check to see if the object is locked
boolean	lock(java.lang.Object key) Lock on a given object.
boolean	unlock(java.lang.Object key) Release the lock on a given object.

Method Detail

isLocked

boolean isLocked(java.lang.Object key)

Check to see if the object is locked

Parameters:

key - the Object on which to check the lock

Returns:

true if the object is locked, false otherwise

lock

boolean lock(java.lang.Object key)

Lock on a given object.

Parameters:

key - the Object on which to lock

Returns:

true if the locking was successful, false otherwise

unlock

boolean unlock(java.lang.Object key)

Release the lock on a given object.

Parameters:

key - the Object on which the lock is held

Returns:

true if the unlocking was successful, false otherwise