LockMode.java

package org.multiverse.api;

import org.multiverse.MultiverseConstants;

/**
 * Using the LockMode one can control the pessimistic nature of a {@link Txn}.
 *
 * <p>Normally transactions are very optimistic (e.g. fail during execution or at the end because some read or
 * write conflict was detected), but in some cases a more pessimistic approach is better.  For more information
 * see {@link TxnLock}.
 *
 * @author Peter Veentjer.
 * @see TxnFactoryBuilder#setReadLockMode(LockMode)
 * @see TxnFactoryBuilder#setWriteLockMode(LockMode)
 * @see TxnConfig#getReadLockMode()
 * @see TxnConfig#getWriteLockMode()
 * @see TxnObject#getLock()
 * @see TxnLock
 */
public enum LockMode implements MultiverseConstants {

    /**
     * No locking is done.
     */
    None(LOCKMODE_NONE),

    /**
     * The LockMode.Read prevents others to acquire the Write/Exclusive-lock, but it allows others to acquire the
     * Read lock. Unlike a traditional read/write-lock, it doesn't have to mean that other transactions can't write,
     * it only prevents others from committing.
     */
    Read(LOCKMODE_READ),

    /**
     * The LockMode.Write prevents others to acquire the Read/Write/Exclusive-lock. Unlike a traditional read-write lock,
     * it doesn't have to mean that other transactions can't read or write, they only can't commit since the Exclusive lock
     * is acquired for that (managed by the STM).
     */
    Write(LOCKMODE_WRITE),

    /**
     * The ExclusiveLock can be compared with the writelock of a traditional read/write lock. once the Exclusive lock is acquired
     * no other transaction can acquire any lock or can do any reading/writing (unless the transaction previously has read the
     * transactional object).
     *
     * <p>The ExclusiveLock is the TxnLock acquired by the STM once a Txn is prepared for writing changes to a TxnObject.
     */
    Exclusive(LOCKMODE_EXCLUSIVE);

    private int lockModeAsInt;

    private LockMode(int lockModeAsInt) {
        this.lockModeAsInt = lockModeAsInt;
    }

    public int asInt() {
        return lockModeAsInt;
    }
}