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* OLAT - Online Learning and Training<br>
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* OpenOLAT - Online Learning and Training</a><br>
* This file has been modified by the OpenOLAT community. Changes are licensed
* under the Apache 2.0 license as the original file.
* <p>
*/
package org.olat.core.util.coordinate;
import org.olat.core.id.Identity;
/**
* Description:<br>
* Interface to describe the status after trying to acquire a Lock
*
* <P>
* Initial Date: 19.09.2007 <br>
* @author Felix Jost, http://www.goodsolutions.ch
*/
public interface LockResult {
/**
*
* @return true when the lock could be acquired, false when the lock was already acquired by another person
*/
public boolean isSuccess();
/**
*
* @return the owner of the lock.
*/
public Identity getOwner();
/**
*
* @return the time (as in System.currentTimeMilis()) when the lock was acquired.
*/
public long getLockAquiredTime();
/**
* @return The lock entry if any
*/
public LockEntry getLockEntry();
}