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/* * Copyright (c) 2011-2019 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation * * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the * terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0 which is available at * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0, or the Apache License, Version 2.0 * which is available at https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0. * * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0 OR Apache-2.0 */ package io.vertx.core.shareddata; import io.vertx.codegen.annotations.VertxGen; /** * An asynchronous exclusive lock which can be obtained from any node in the cluster. * <p> * When the lock is obtained, no-one else in the cluster can obtain the lock with the same name until the lock * is released. * * @author <a href="http://tfox.org">Tim Fox</a> */ @VertxGen public interface Lock { /** * Release the lock. Once the lock is released another will be able to obtain the lock. */ void release(); }