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 * Copyright The Sett Ltd, 2005 to 2014.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package com.thesett.common.util.concurrent;

import java.util.concurrent.locks.AbstractQueuedSynchronizer;

/**
 * A BooleanLatch is like a set of traffic lights, where threads can wait at a red light until another thread gives the
 * green light. When threads arrive at the latch it is initially red. They queue up until the green signal is given, at
 * which point they can all acquire the latch in shared mode and continue to run concurrently. Once the latch is
 * signalled it cannot be reset to red again.
 *
 * The latch uses a {@link java.util.concurrent.locks.AbstractQueuedSynchronizer} to implement its synchronization.
 * This has two internal states, 0 which means that the latch is blocked, and 1 which means that the latch is open.
 *
 * 

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 * 
Block threads until a go signal is given.
 * 
 *
 * @author Rupert Smith
 */
public class BooleanLatch
{
    /** Holds the synchronizer that provides the thread queueing synchronization. */
    private final Sync sync = new Sync();

    /**
     * Tests whether or not the latch has been signalled, that is to say that, the light is green.
     *
     * This method is non-blocking.
     *
     * @return true if the latch may be acquired; the light is green.
     */
    public boolean isSignalled()
    {
        return sync.isSignalled();
    }

    /**
     * Waits on the latch until the signal is given and the light is green. If the light is already green then the latch
     * will be acquired and the thread will not have to wait.
     *
     * 
This method will block until the go signal is given or the thread is otherwise interrupted. Before carrying
     * out any processing threads that return from this method should confirm that the go signal has really been given
     * on this latch by calling the {@link #isSignalled()} method.
     */
    public void await()
    {
        sync.acquireShared(1);
    }

    /**
     * Releases any threads currently waiting on the latch. This flips the light to green allowing any threads that were
     * waiting for this condition to now run.
     *
     * This method is non-blocking.
     */
    public void signal()
    {
        sync.releaseShared(1);
    }

    /**
     * Implements a thread queued synchronizer. The internal state 0 means that the queue is blocked and the internl
     * state 1 means that the queue is released and that all waiting threads can acquire the synchronizer in shared
     * mode.
     */
    private static class Sync extends AbstractQueuedSynchronizer
    {
        /**
         * Attempts to acquire this synchronizer in shared mode. It may be acquired once it has been released.
         *
         * @param  ignore This parameter is ignored.
         *
         * @return 1 if the shared acquisition succeeds and -1 if it fails.
         */
        protected int tryAcquireShared(int ignore)
        {
            return isSignalled() ? 1 : -1;
        }

        /**
         * Releases the synchronizer, setting its internal state to 1.
         *
         * @param  ignore This parameter is ignored.
         *
         * @return true always.
         */
        protected boolean tryReleaseShared(int ignore)
        {
            setState(1);

            return true;
        }

        /**
         * Tests if the synchronizer is signalled. It is signalled when its internal state it 1.
         *
         * @return true if the internal state is 1, false otherwise.
         */
        boolean isSignalled()
        {
            return getState() != 0;
        }
    }
}