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* Copyright 2011-2017 Asakusa Framework Team.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
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package com.asakusafw.runtime.util.lock;
import java.io.IOException;
/**
* An abstract super interface of {@link LockObject} provider.
* @param <T> the target type
* @since 0.7.0
*/
@FunctionalInterface
public interface LockProvider<T> {
/**
* Tries to acquire lock for the target.
* @param target the lock target
* @return the lock object, or {@code null} if other program has a lock for the same target
* @throws IOException if failed to acquire lock by I/O exception
*/
LockObject<T> tryLock(T target) throws IOException;
}