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27 
28 #ifndef __FRAMEWORK_THREADHELP_IRWLOCK_H_
29 #define __FRAMEWORK_THREADHELP_IRWLOCK_H_
30 
31 //_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
32 //  includes
33 //_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
34 
35 //_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
36 //  namespace
37 //_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
38 
39 namespace framework{
40 
41 //_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
42 //  declarations
43 //_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
44 
45 /*-************************************************************************************************************//**
46     @descr          A guard (specialy a write guard) support different internal working states.
47                     His lock can set for reading or writing/reading! Or he was unlocked by user ...
48 *//*-*************************************************************************************************************/
49 enum ELockMode
50 {
51     E_NOLOCK    ,
52     E_READLOCK  ,
53     E_WRITELOCK
54 };
55 
56 /*-************************************************************************************************************//**
57     @descr          We implement two guards for using an rw-lock. But if you wish to implement
58                     different rw-locks to you will have problems by using with same guard implementation!
59                     Thats why we define this "pure virtual base class" ...
60                     All rw-locks must support this base interface for working and all guard must use this one too!
61 *//*-*************************************************************************************************************/
62 class IRWLock
63 {
64     //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
65     //  public methods
66     //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
67     public:
68 
69         /*-****************************************************************************************************//**
70             @descr      These functions must be supported by a derived class!
71                             acquireReadAccess()     -try to register thread as reader
72                             releaseReadAccess()     -unregister thread as reader
73                             acquireWriteAccess()    -try to register thread as writer
74                             releaseWriteAccess()    -unregister thread as writer
75                             downgradeWriteAccess()  -make writer to reader
76         *//*-*****************************************************************************************************/
77         virtual void acquireReadAccess    () =0;
78         virtual void releaseReadAccess    () =0;
79         virtual void acquireWriteAccess   () =0;
80         virtual void releaseWriteAccess   () =0;
81         virtual void downgradeWriteAccess () =0;
82 
83 };      //  class IRWLock
84 
85 }       //  namespace framework
86 
87 #endif  //  #ifndef __FRAMEWORK_THREADHELP_IRWLOCK_H_
88