RepositoryLockMechanism (Apache Jackrabbit 2.21.26-beta API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

CooperativeFileLock, RepositoryLock
```
public interface RepositoryLockMechanism
```
Exclusive lock on a repository home directory. This class encapsulates collective experience on how to acquire an exclusive lock on a given directory. The lock is expected to be exclusive both across process boundaries and within a single JVM.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`acquire()`	Lock the repository home.
`void`	`init(String homeDir)`	Initialize the instance for the given directory path.
`void`	`release()`	Releases repository lock.

- Method Detail
  - init
```
void init(String homeDir)
   throws RepositoryException
```
    Initialize the instance for the given directory path. The lock still needs to be explicitly acquired using the acquire() method.
    
    Parameters:
    
    homeDir - directory path
    
    Throws:
    
    RepositoryException - if the canonical path of the directory can not be determined
  - acquire
```
void acquire()
      throws RepositoryException
```
    Lock the repository home.
    
    Throws:
    
    RepositoryException - if the repository lock can not be acquired
  - release
```
void release()
      throws RepositoryException
```
    Releases repository lock.
    
    Throws:
    
    RepositoryException - if the repository lock can not be released