Locker_JavaIo.java

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 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.update.internal.configurator;

import java.io.*;

/**
 * Internal class.
 */
public class Locker_JavaIo implements Locker {
	private File lockFile;
	private RandomAccessFile lockRAF;

	public Locker_JavaIo(File lockFile) {
		this.lockFile = lockFile;
	}

	public synchronized boolean lock() throws IOException {
		//if the lock file already exists, try to delete,
		//assume failure means another eclipse has it open
		if (lockFile.exists())
			lockFile.delete();
		if (lockFile.exists())
			return false;

		//open the lock file so other instances can't co-exist
		lockRAF = new RandomAccessFile(lockFile, "rw"); //$NON-NLS-1$
		lockRAF.writeByte(0);

		return true;
	}

	public synchronized void release() {
		try {
			if (lockRAF != null) {
				lockRAF.close();
				lockRAF = null;
			}
		} catch (IOException e) {
			//don't complain, we're making a best effort to clean up
		}
		if (lockFile != null)
			lockFile.delete();
	}
}