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#ifndef __ZTRECURSIVEMUTEX_H__
#define __ZTRECURSIVEMUTEX_H__

#include "zthread/Lockable.h"
#include "zthread/NonCopyable.h"

namespace ZThread { 
  
  class RecursiveMutexImpl;

  /**
   * @class RecursiveMutex
   *
   * @author Eric Crahen <http://www.code-foo.com>
   * @date <2003-07-16T17:51:33-0400>
   * @version 2.2.1
   *
   * A RecursiveMutex is a recursive, MUTual EXclusion Lockable object. It is  
   * recursive because it can be acquire()d and release()d more than once 
   * by the same thread, instead of causing a Deadlock_Exception. 
   *
   * @see Mutex
   * @see Guard
   *
   * <b>Scheduling</b>
   *
   * Threads competing to acquire() a Mutex are granted access in FIFO order.
   *
   * <b>Error Checking</b>
   *
   * A Mutex will throw an InvalidOp_Exception if an attempt to release() a Mutex is 
   * made from the context of a thread that does not currently own that Mutex.
   */
  class ZTHREAD_API RecursiveMutex : public Lockable, private NonCopyable {
  
    RecursiveMutexImpl* _impl;
  
  public:
  
    //! Create a new RecursiveMutex.
    RecursiveMutex();

    //! Destroy this RecursiveMutex.
    virtual ~RecursiveMutex();

    /**
     * Acquire a RecursiveMutex, possibly blocking until the the current owner of the 
     * releases it or until an exception is thrown.
     *
     * Only one thread may acquire the RecursiveMutex at any given time. 
     * The same thread may acquire a RecursiveMutex multiple times.
     *
     * @exception Interrupted_Exception thrown when the calling thread is interrupted.
     *            A thread may be interrupted at any time, prematurely ending any wait.
     *
     * @post the calling thread successfully acquire ed RecursiveMutex only if no exception
     *       was thrown.
     *
     * @see Lockable::acquire()
     */
    virtual void acquire(); 

    /**
     * Acquire a RecursiveMutex, possibly blocking until the the current owner 
     * releases it, until an exception is thrown or until the given amount
     * of time expires.
     *
     * Only one thread may acquire the RecursiveMutex at any given time. 
     * The same thread may acquire a RecursiveMutex multiple times.
     *
     * @param timeout maximum amount of time (milliseconds) this method could block
     * @return 
     * - <em>true</em> if the lock was acquired
     * - <em>false</em> if the lock was acquired
     *
     * @exception Interrupted_Exception thrown when the calling thread is interrupted.
     *            A thread may be interrupted at any time, prematurely ending any wait.
     *
     * @post the calling thread successfully acquired RecursiveMutex only if no exception
     *       was thrown.
     *
     * @see Lockable::tryAcquire(unsigned long timeout)
     */
    virtual bool tryAcquire(unsigned long timeout);


    /**
     * Release exclusive access. No safety or state checks are performed.
     * 
     * @pre This should not be called more times than the acquire() method was 
     *      called.
     *
     * @see Lockable::release()
     */
    virtual void release();
   
  }; 
  
} // namespace ZThread

#endif // __ZTRECURSIVEMUTEX_H__