org.snmp4j.agent.mo.lock.MOLockStrategy Maven / Gradle / Ivy
package org.snmp4j.agent.mo.lock;
import org.snmp4j.agent.MOQuery;
import org.snmp4j.agent.ManagedObject;
/**
* The MOLockStrategy interface defines a strategy for locking {@link org.snmp4j.agent.ManagedObject}
* instances when they are accessed through a {@link org.snmp4j.agent.MOServer}.
*
* @author Frank Fock
* @since 2.4.0
*/
public interface MOLockStrategy {
/**
* Check if the server access to the provided managed object needs a lock.
* @param managedObjectLookedUp
* the ManagedObject instance that is looked up and potentially accessed.
* @param query
* the query on which behalf the lookup took place. It also signals with
* {@link MOQuery#isWriteAccessQuery()} whether a write access is intended or not.
* @return
* true if a lock is required to access the provided managed object,
* false otherwise.
*/
boolean isLockNeeded(ManagedObject managedObjectLookedUp, MOQuery query);
}