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40 #include "qtlockedfile.h"
45 \brief The QtLockedFile class extends QFile with advisory locking
48 A file may be locked in read or write mode. Multiple instances of
49 \e QtLockedFile, created in multiple processes running on the same
50 machine, may have a file locked in read mode. Exactly one instance
51 may have it locked in write mode. A read and a write lock cannot
52 exist simultaneously on the same file.
54 The file locks are advisory. This means that nothing prevents
55 another process from manipulating a locked file using QFile or
56 file system functions offered by the OS. Serialization is only
57 guaranteed if all processes that access the file use
58 QLockedFile. Also, while holding a lock on a file, a process
59 must not open the same file again (through any API), or locks
60 can be unexpectedly lost.
62 The lock provided by an instance of \e QtLockedFile is released
63 whenever the program terminates. This is true even when the
64 program crashes and no destructors are called.
67 /*! \enum QtLockedFile::LockMode
69 This enum describes the available lock modes.
71 \value ReadLock A read lock.
72 \value WriteLock A write lock.
73 \value NoLock Neither a read lock nor a write lock.
77 Constructs an unlocked \e QtLockedFile object. This constructor
78 behaves in the same way as \e QFile::QFile().
82 QtLockedFile::QtLockedFile()
93 Constructs an unlocked QtLockedFile object with file \a name. This
94 constructor behaves in the same way as \e QFile::QFile(const
99 QtLockedFile::QtLockedFile(const QString
&name
)
106 m_lock_mode
= NoLock
;
110 Opens the file in OpenMode \a mode.
112 This is identical to QFile::open(), with the one exception that the
113 Truncate mode flag is disallowed. Truncation would conflict with the
114 advisory file locking, since the file would be modified before the
115 write lock is obtained. If truncation is required, use resize(0)
116 after obtaining the write lock.
118 Returns true if successful; otherwise false.
120 \sa QFile::open(), QFile::resize()
122 bool QtLockedFile::open(OpenMode mode
)
124 if (mode
& QIODevice::Truncate
) {
125 qWarning("QtLockedFile::open(): Truncate mode not allowed.");
128 return QFile::open(mode
);
132 Returns \e true if this object has a in read or write lock;
133 otherwise returns \e false.
137 bool QtLockedFile::isLocked() const
139 return m_lock_mode
!= NoLock
;
143 Returns the type of lock currently held by this object, or \e
144 QtLockedFile::NoLock.
148 QtLockedFile::LockMode
QtLockedFile::lockMode() const
154 \fn bool QtLockedFile::lock(LockMode mode, bool block = true)
156 Obtains a lock of type \a mode. The file must be opened before it
159 If \a block is true, this function will block until the lock is
160 aquired. If \a block is false, this function returns \e false
161 immediately if the lock cannot be aquired.
163 If this object already has a lock of type \a mode, this function
164 returns \e true immediately. If this object has a lock of a
165 different type than \a mode, the lock is first released and then a
166 new lock is obtained.
168 This function returns \e true if, after it executes, the file is
169 locked by this object, and \e false otherwise.
171 \sa unlock(), isLocked(), lockMode()
175 \fn bool QtLockedFile::unlock()
179 If the object has no lock, this function returns immediately.
181 This function returns \e true if, after it executes, the file is
182 not locked by this object, and \e false otherwise.
184 \sa lock(), isLocked(), lockMode()
188 \fn QtLockedFile::~QtLockedFile()
190 Destroys the \e QtLockedFile object. If any locks were held, they