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Name

IPC::SRLock::Memcached - Set/reset locks using libmemcache

Version

0.7.$Revision: 183 $

Synopsis

   use IPC::SRLock;

   my $config = { tempdir => q(path_to_tmp_directory), type => q(memcached) };

   my $lock_obj = IPC::SRLock->new( $config );

Description

Uses Cache::Memcached to implement a distributed lock manager

Configuration and Environment

This class defines accessors and mutators for these attributes:

lockfile

Name of the key to the lock file record. Defaults to _lockfile

memd

An instance of Cache::Memcached with it's namespace set to ipc_srlock

servers

An array ref of servers to connect to. Defaults to localhost:11211

shmfile

Name of the key to the lock table record. Defaults to _shmfile

Subroutines/Methods

_init

Initialise the object

_list

List the contents of the lock table

_reset

Delete a lock from the lock table

_set

Set a lock in the lock table

_sleep_or_throw

Sleep for a bit or throw a timeout exception

Diagnostics

None

Dependencies

IPC::SRLock
Cache::Memcached

Incompatibilities

There are no known incompatibilities in this module

Bugs and Limitations

There are no known bugs in this module. Please report problems to the address below. Patches are welcome

Author

Peter Flanigan, <Support at RoxSoft.co.uk>

License and Copyright

Copyright (c) 2008 Peter Flanigan. All rights reserved

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. See perlartistic

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE