ConditionHelper.h

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  File:        ConditionHelper.h

  Description: Definition of helper class for conditions.
               (This include file is for internal use only.)

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#ifndef AVT_VMBAPI_CONDITIONHELPER_H
#define AVT_VMBAPI_CONDITIONHELPER_H

#include <VimbaCPP/Source/Condition.h>

#include <map>

namespace AVT {
namespace VmbAPI {

class ConditionHelper
{
  public:
    ConditionHelper();

    // Waits until writing access has finished and returns true.
    // If exclusive writing access was granted the function exits immediately without locking and returns false
    bool EnterReadLock( BasicLockable &rLockable );
    bool EnterReadLock( MutexPtr pMutex );
    void ExitReadLock( BasicLockable &rLockable );
    void ExitReadLock( MutexPtr pMutex );

    // Waits until writing and reading access have finished and returns true.
    // If exclusive writing access was granted the function exits immediately without locking and returns false
    bool EnterWriteLock( BasicLockable &rLockable, bool bExclusive = false );
    bool EnterWriteLock( MutexPtr pMutex, bool bExclusive = false );
    void ExitWriteLock( BasicLockable &rLockable );
    void ExitWriteLock( MutexPtr pMutex );

  private:
    Condition                           m_ReadCondition;
    Condition                           m_WriteCondition;
    bool                                m_bIsWritingList;
    bool                                m_bExclusive;
    int                                 m_nNumListReads;
};

}} // namespace AVT::VmbAPI

#endif // CONDITIONHELPER_H