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package sun.jkernel;

/**
 * A mutex which works even between different processes.  Currently implemented
 * only on Win32.
 *
 *@author Ethan Nicholas
 */
public class Mutex {
    static {
        try {
            System.loadLibrary("jkernel");
        }
        catch (Exception e) {
            throw new Error(e);
        }
    }

    private String uniqueId;
    private long handle;

    public static Mutex create(String uniqueId) {
        return new Mutex(uniqueId);
    }


    private Mutex(String uniqueId) {
        this.uniqueId = uniqueId;
        this.handle = createNativeMutex(uniqueId);
    }


    private static native long createNativeMutex(String uniqueId);


    public native void acquire();


    public native boolean acquire(int timeout);


    public native void release();


    public native void destroyNativeMutex();


    public void dispose() {
        destroyNativeMutex();
        handle = 0;
    }


    public void finalize() {
        dispose();
    }


    public String toString() {
        return "Mutex[" + uniqueId + "]";
    }
}