mutex.hpp

//
//  mutex.hpp
//  cpp-pthread
//
//  Created by herbert koelman on 18/03/2016.
//
//

#ifndef pthread_mutex_hpp
#define pthread_mutex_hpp

// must be include as first hearder file of each source code file (see IBM's
// recommandation for more info p.285 §8.3.1).
#include <pthread.h>

#include <exception>
#include <string>

#include "pthread/config.h"

#include "pthread/exceptions.hpp"


namespace pthread {

  class condition_variable;

  class mutex {

    friend class condition_variable;

  public:
    void lock ();

    void try_lock ();

    void unlock ();

    /*
     Constructor/Desctructor
     @throw mutex_exception if error conditions preventing this method to succeed.
     */
    mutex ();
    virtual ~mutex ();

  protected:
    pthread_mutex_t _mutex;
  };

} // namespace pthread


#endif /* mutex_hpp */