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* © Copyright IBM Corp. 2012-2013
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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package com.ibm.commons.util;
/**
* Thread lock used by the ThreadLock manager.
* @ibm-api
*/
public interface ThreadLock {
/**
* Acquire a lock.
* @ibm-api
*/
public boolean acquire() throws InterruptedException;
/**
* Try to acquire a lock.
* @ibm-api
*/
public boolean tryAcquire() throws InterruptedException;
/**
* Check if the lock is already in use.
* @ibm-api
*/
public boolean isLocked();
/**
* Release the lock.
* @ibm-api
*/
public void release();
}