org.nuxeo.ecm.core.model
Interface Lockable

All Known Subinterfaces:

Document, DocumentProxy, SQLDocument

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractDocument, MockDocument, SQLDocumentLive, SQLDocumentProxy, SQLDocumentVersion

public interface Lockable

An object that can be locked.

A lock holds a lock owner and lock creation time.

Method Summary

Lock	getLock() Gets the lock key if a lock exists on the current object.
Lock	removeLock(String owner) Removes a lock on the current document.
Lock	setLock(Lock lock) Sets a lock on the current document.

Method Detail

setLock

Lock setLock(Lock lock)
             throws DocumentException

Sets a lock on the current document.

Parameters:

lock - the lock to set

Returns:

the existing lock if locking couldn't be done

Throws:

DocumentException

removeLock

Lock removeLock(String owner)
                throws DocumentException

Removes a lock on the current document.

Parameters:

the - owner to check, or null for no check

Returns:

null if there was no lock or if removal succeeded, or a lock if it blocks removal due to owner mismatch

Throws:

DocumentException

getLock

Lock getLock()
             throws DocumentException

Gets the lock key if a lock exists on the current object.

Returns:

the lock or null if no lock exists

Throws:

DocumentException