/* * Copyright 2004-2008 the original author or authors. * * 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 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ package org.springframework.webflow.conversation.impl; import java.io.Serializable; import org.springframework.webflow.conversation.ConversationLockException; /** * A normalized interface for conversation locks, used to obtain exclusive access to a conversation. * * @author Keith Donald */ public interface ConversationLock extends Serializable { /** * Acquire the conversation lock. * @throws ConversationLockException if an exception is thrown attempting to acquire this lock */ public void lock() throws ConversationLockException; /** * Release the conversation lock. */ public void unlock(); }