Lock (Lucene 9.10.0 core API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.lucene.store.Lock

All Implemented Interfaces:

Closeable, AutoCloseable
```
public abstract class Lock
extends Object
implements Closeable
```
An interprocess mutex lock.
Typical use might look like:
```
   try (final Lock lock = directory.obtainLock("my.lock")) {
     // ... code to execute while locked ...
   }
 
```
See Also:

Directory.obtainLock(String)

NOTE: This API is for internal purposes only and might change in incompatible ways in the next release.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Lock()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract void`	`close()`	Releases exclusive access.
`abstract void`	`ensureValid()`	Best effort check that this lock is still valid.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Lock
```
public Lock()
```
- Method Detail
  - close
```
public abstract void close()
                    throws IOException
```
    Releases exclusive access.
    Note that exceptions thrown from close may require human intervention, as it may mean the lock was no longer valid, or that fs permissions prevent removal of the lock file, or other reasons.
    
    Specified by:
    
    close in interface AutoCloseable
    
    Specified by:
    
    close in interface Closeable
    
    Throws:
    
    LockReleaseFailedException - optional specific exception) if the lock could not be properly released.
    
    IOException
  - ensureValid
```
public abstract void ensureValid()
                          throws IOException
```
    Best effort check that this lock is still valid. Locks could become invalidated externally for a number of reasons, for example if a user deletes the lock file manually or when a network filesystem is in use.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if the lock is no longer valid.