Class template monitor_upgrade_lock

poet::monitor_upgrade_lock — upgrade_lock with monitor object access

Synopsis

template<typename MonitorType> 
class monitor_upgrade_lock {
public:
  // types
  typedef MonitorType               monitor_type;
  typedef MonitorType::element_type element_type;  // will additionally be const-qualified if MonitorType is "const monitor<T>"

  // construct/copy/destruct
  explicit monitor_upgrade_lock(MonitorType &);
  template<typename T> monitor_upgrade_lock(MonitorType &, const T &);
  monitor_upgrade_lock(boost::detail::thread_move_t<monitor_upgrade_lock>);
  monitor_upgrade_lock(boost::detail::thread_move_t<monitor_unique_lock<MonitorType> >);
  monitor_upgrade_lock();
  ~monitor_upgrade_lock();

  // public boost::upgrade_lock interface
  void lock();
  boost::detail::thread_move_t<monitor_upgrade_lock> move();
  MonitorType * mutex() const;
  monitor_upgrade_lock & 
  operator=(boost::detail::thread_move_t<monitor_upgrade_lock>);
  monitor_upgrade_lock & 
  operator=(boost::detail::thread_move_t<monitor_unique_lock>);
  bool operator!() const;
   operator boost::detail::thread_move_t<monitor_upgrade_lock>();
   operator unspecified_bool_type() const;
  bool owns_lock() const;
  MonitorType * release();
  void swap(monitor_upgrade_lock &);
  template<typename Timeout> bool timed_lock(const Timeout &);
  bool try_lock();
  void unlock();

  // public member functions
  const element_type * operator->() const;
  const element_type & operator*() const;
private:
  // construct/copy/destruct
  monitor_upgrade_lock(monitor_upgrade_lock &);
  monitor_upgrade_lock& operator=(monitor_upgrade_lock &);
};

// free functions
template<typename Monitor> 
  boost::detail::thread_move_t<monitor_upgrade_lock<Monitor> > 
  move(monitor_upgrade_lock<Monitor> &);
template<typename Monitor> 
  void swap(monitor_upgrade_lock<Monitor> &, monitor_upgrade_lock<Monitor> &);

Description

monitor_upgrade_lock is an extension of boost::upgrade_lock from the Boost.Thread library. It extends the interface of boost::upgrade_lock by adding operator-> and operator* methods, which permit access to the object protected by the lock's associated monitor. This tight coupling of locking with access helps insure the monitor's mutex is always locked when the object it is protecting is accessed.

Like monitor_shared_lock, the operator-> and operator* of monitor_upgrade_lock only permit const access to the associated object. This helps prevent unintended modification of the object while only holding a shared lock. Non-const access to the associated object may be obtained by upgrading to a unique lock.

The MonitorType template type parameter may be one of the monitor or monitor_ptr types.

See the documentation of boost::upgrade_lock in the Boost.Thread library for more information about the upgrade_lock interface.

monitor_upgrade_lock public construct/copy/destruct

  1. explicit monitor_upgrade_lock(MonitorType & mon);

    Calls lock(), acquiring upgrade ownership of mon (in the sense of a lock having ownership of a mutex).

    Internally, the monitor_upgrade_lock stores a monitor_ptr to use as a reference to the object protected by the mon argument. Thus the monitor_upgrade_lock shares ownership (in the shared_ptr sense) and may safely outlive the mon object.

  2. template<typename T> monitor_upgrade_lock(MonitorType & mon, const T & arg);

    This constructor corresponds to all the 2 argument constructors of boost::upgrade_lock. The second argument may thus be of type boost::adopt_lock_t, boost::defer_lock_t, boost::try_to_lock_t, or boost::system_time.

  3. monitor_upgrade_lock(boost::detail::thread_move_t<monitor_upgrade_lock> other);

    Move constructor.

  4. monitor_upgrade_lock(boost::detail::thread_move_t<monitor_unique_lock<MonitorType> > other);

    Move constructor. The unique_lock is downgraded to a upgrade_lock as it is moved into *this.

  5. monitor_upgrade_lock();

    The default constructor creates an empty lock that is not associated with any monitor object. The empty lock can only be made useful by moving another another lock into it.

  6. ~monitor_upgrade_lock();

    If owns_lock(), calls unlock().

monitor_upgrade_lock public boost::upgrade_lock interface

  1. void lock();
  2. boost::detail::thread_move_t<monitor_upgrade_lock> move();
  3. MonitorType * mutex() const;
  4. monitor_upgrade_lock & 
    operator=(boost::detail::thread_move_t<monitor_upgrade_lock>);
  5. monitor_upgrade_lock & 
    operator=(boost::detail::thread_move_t<monitor_unique_lock>);
  6. bool operator!() const;
  7.  operator boost::detail::thread_move_t<monitor_upgrade_lock>();
  8.  operator unspecified_bool_type() const;
  9. bool owns_lock() const;
  10. MonitorType * release();
  11. void swap(monitor_upgrade_lock & other);
  12. template<typename Timeout> bool timed_lock(const Timeout & t);
  13. bool try_lock();
  14. void unlock();

monitor_upgrade_lock public member functions

  1. const element_type * operator->() const;

    Provides const access to the members of the object protected by the lock's associated monitor.

    Throws:

    boost::lock_error if owns_lock() != true.

  2. const element_type & operator*() const;

    Provides const access to the object protected by the lock's associated monitor.

    Throws:

    boost::lock_error if owns_lock() != true.

monitor_upgrade_lock private construct/copy/destruct

  1. monitor_upgrade_lock(monitor_upgrade_lock & other);

    Locks are moveable but not copyable.

  2. monitor_upgrade_lock& operator=(monitor_upgrade_lock & other);

    Locks are moveable but not copyable.

monitor_upgrade_lock free functions

  1. template<typename Monitor> 
      boost::detail::thread_move_t<monitor_upgrade_lock<Monitor> > 
      move(monitor_upgrade_lock<Monitor> & lock);

    Returns:

    lock.move()
  2. template<typename Monitor> 
      void swap(monitor_upgrade_lock<Monitor> & lock_a, 
                monitor_upgrade_lock<Monitor> & lock_b);

    Effects:

    lock_a.swap(lock_b)