wsemaphore.h

/*
 * wsemaphore.h - Windows utility functions.
 *
 * This file is part of WindowsUtils.
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2003, Leiden University.
 * WindowsUtils is free software, see below.
 *
 * $Revision: $
 * $Date: $
 * $Source: $
 * %Author: Martin J. Moene %
 *
 * Compiler        : Borland-C++ 5.5.1
 * Operating system: 32-bit Windows
 * Hardware system : PC
 *
 * WindowsUtils is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * WindowsUtils is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with mngdriver; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 */

#ifndef __WSEMAPHORE_H
#define __WSEMAPHORE_H

/*
 * Windows utilities.
 */

namespace WindowsUtils {

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

class Semaphore
{
public:
   Semaphore ( const char * const inName = 0
             , const unsigned long inInitialCount = 0
             , const unsigned long inMaximumCount = 0
             );

   ~Semaphore ();

   Semaphore & post (const unsigned long inPostCount = 1);

   Semaphore & wait (const unsigned long inTimeout = 0);

   unsigned long maxCount() const { return theMaxCount; }

protected:

private:


   Semaphore (const Semaphore & );
   Semaphore & operator = (const Semaphore &);

   unsigned theSemaphoreHandle;         
   unsigned long theMaxCount;           

}; // end Semaphore class declaration

} // namespace WindowsUtils

#endif // __WSEMAPHORE_H

/*
 * end of file
 */

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