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FileLock.java

/*
 * @(#)FileLock.java	1.8 03/12/19
 *
 * Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
 * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
 */

package java.nio.channels;

import java.io.IOException;


/**
 * A token representing a lock on a region of a file.
 *
 * <p> A file-lock object is created each time a lock is acquired on a file via
 * one of the {@link FileChannel#lock(long,long,boolean) lock} or {@link
 * FileChannel#tryLock(long,long,boolean) tryLock} methods of the {@link
 * FileChannel} class.
 *
 * <p> A file-lock object is initially valid.  It remains valid until the lock
 * is released by invoking the {@link #release release} method, by closing the
 * channel that was used to acquire it, or by the termination of the Java
 * virtual machine, whichever comes first.  The validity of a lock may be
 * tested by invoking its {@link #isValid isValid} method.
 *
 * <p> A file lock is either <i>exclusive</i> or <i>shared</i>.  A shared lock
 * prevents other concurrently-running programs from acquiring an overlapping
 * exclusive lock, but does allow them to acquire overlapping shared locks.  An
 * exclusive lock prevents other programs from acquiring an overlapping lock of
 * either type.  Once it is released, a lock has no further effect on the locks
 * that may be acquired by other programs.
 *
 * <p> Whether a lock is exclusive or shared may be determined by invoking its
 * {@link #isShared isShared} method.  Some platforms do not support shared
 * locks, in which case a request for a shared lock is automatically converted
 * into a request for an exclusive lock.
 *
 * <p> The locks held on a particular file by a single Java virtual machine do
 * not overlap.  The {@link #overlaps overlaps} method may be used to test
 * whether a candidate lock range overlaps an existing lock.
 *
 * <p> A file-lock object records the file channel upon whose file the lock is
 * held, the type and validity of the lock, and the position and size of the
 * locked region.  Only the validity of a lock is subject to change over time;
 * all other aspects of a lock's state are immutable.
 *
 * <p> File locks are held on behalf of the entire Java virtual machine.
 * They are not suitable for controlling access to a file by multiple
 * threads within the same virtual machine.
 *
 * <p> File-lock objects are safe for use by multiple concurrent threads.
 *
 *
 * <a name="pdep">
 * <h4> Platform dependencies </h4>
 *
 * <p> This file-locking API is intended to map directly to the native locking
 * facility of the underlying operating system.  Thus the locks held on a file
 * should be visible to all programs that have access to the file, regardless
 * of the language in which those programs are written.
 *
 * <p> Whether or not a lock actually prevents another program from accessing
 * the content of the locked region is system-dependent and therefore
 * unspecified.  The native file-locking facilities of some systems are merely
 * <i>advisory</i>, meaning that programs must cooperatively observe a known
 * locking protocol in order to guarantee data integrity.  On other systems
 * native file locks are <i>mandatory</i>, meaning that if one program locks a
 * region of a file then other programs are actually prevented from accessing
 * that region in a way that would violate the lock.  On yet other systems,
 * whether native file locks are advisory or mandatory is configurable on a
 * per-file basis.  To ensure consistent and correct behavior across platforms,
 * it is strongly recommended that the locks provided by this API be used as if
 * they were advisory locks.
 *
 * <p> On some systems, acquiring a mandatory lock on a region of a file
 * prevents that region from being {@link java.nio.channels.FileChannel#map
 * </code>mapped into memory<code>}, and vice versa.  Programs that combine
 * locking and mapping should be prepared for this combination to fail.
 *
 * <p> On some systems, closing a channel releases all locks held by the Java
 * virtual machine on the underlying file regardless of whether the locks were
 * acquired via that channel or via another channel open on the same file.  It
 * is strongly recommended that, within a program, a unique channel be used to
 * acquire all locks on any given file.
 *
 * <p> Some network filesystems permit file locking to be used with
 * memory-mapped files only when the locked regions are page-aligned and a
 * whole multiple of the underlying hardware's page size.  Some network
 * filesystems do not implement file locks on regions that extend past a
 * certain position, often 2<sup>30</sup> or 2<sup>31</sup>.  In general, great
 * care should be taken when locking files that reside on network filesystems.
 *
 *
 * @author Mark Reinhold
 * @author JSR-51 Expert Group
 * @version 1.8, 03/12/19
 * @since 1.4
 */

public abstract class FileLock {

    private final FileChannel channel;
    private final long position;
    private final long size;
    private final boolean shared;

    /**
     * Initializes a new instance of this class.  </p>
     *
     * @param  channel
     *         The file channel upon whose file this lock is held
     *
     * @param  position
     *         The position within the file at which the locked region starts;
     *         must be non-negative
     *
     * @param  size
     *         The size of the locked region; must be non-negative, and the sum
     *         <tt>position</tt> + <tt>size</tt> must be non-negative
     *
     * @param  shared
     *         <tt>true</tt> if this lock is shared,
     *         <tt>false</tt> if it is exclusive
     *
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     *         If the preconditions on the parameters do not hold
     */
    protected FileLock(FileChannel channel,
		       long position, long size, boolean shared)
    {
	if (position < 0)
	    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Negative position");
	if (size < 0)
	    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Negative size");
	if (position + size < 0)
	    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Negative position + size");
	this.channel = channel;
	this.position = position;
	this.size = size;
	this.shared = shared;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the file channel upon whose file this lock is held.  </p>
     *
     * @return  The file channel
     */
    public final FileChannel channel() {
	return channel;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the position within the file of the first byte of the locked
     * region.
     *
     * <p> A locked region need not be contained within, or even overlap, the
     * actual underlying file, so the value returned by this method may exceed
     * the file's current size.  </p>
     *
     * @return  The position
     */
    public final long position() {
	return position;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the size of the locked region in bytes.
     *
     * <p> A locked region need not be contained within, or even overlap, the
     * actual underlying file, so the value returned by this method may exceed
     * the file's current size.  </p>
     *
     * @return  The size of the locked region
     */
    public final long size() {
	return size;
    }

    /**
     * Tells whether this lock is shared.  </p>
     *
     * @return <tt>true</tt> if lock is shared,
     *         <tt>false</tt> if it is exclusive
     */
    public final boolean isShared() {
	return shared;
    }

    /**
     * Tells whether or not this lock overlaps the given lock range.  </p>
     *
     * @return  <tt>true</tt> if, and only if, this lock and the given lock
     *          range overlap by at least one byte
     */
    public final boolean overlaps(long position, long size) {
	if (position + size <= this.position)
	    return false;		// That is below this
	if (this.position + this.size <= position)
	    return false;		// This is below that
	return true;
    }

    /**
     * Tells whether or not this lock is valid.
     *
     * <p> A lock object remains valid until it is released or the associated
     * file channel is closed, whichever comes first.  </p>
     *
     * @return  <tt>true</tt> if, and only if, this lock is valid
     */
    public abstract boolean isValid();

    /**
     * Releases this lock.
     *
     * <p> If this lock object is valid then invoking this method releases the
     * lock and renders the object invalid.  If this lock object is invalid
     * then invoking this method has no effect.  </p>
     *
     * @throws  ClosedChannelException
     *          If the channel that was used to acquire this lock
     *          is no longer open
     *
     * @throws  IOException
     *          If an I/O error occurs
     */
    public abstract void release() throws IOException;

    /**
     * Returns a string describing the range, type, and validity of this lock.
     *
     * @return  A descriptive string
     */
    public final String toString() {
	return (this.getClass().getName()
		+ "[" + position
		+ ":" + size
		+ " " + (shared ? "shared" : "exclusive")
		+ " " + (isValid() ? "valid" : "invalid")
		+ "]");
    }

}