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ReadWriteLock

A read/write lock for node. Read/Write Locks are used to allow many actors to read from a resource, as long as nothing is writing to it. That also means that only one actor may be writing at any given time.

Install the ReadWriteLock module from 'npm install readwritelock', then accessing the ReadWriteLock module by:

var ReadWriteLock = require('ReadWriteLock');

Creating a ReadWriteLock Lock:

var rwlock = new ReadWriteLock();

readLock(functions, [optional]timeout) Arguments

  • functions - An function or a function array which have a callback as argument. These functions will begin to excute in parallel when the read lock is acquired. When the callback is called, it will release the read lock.
  • timeout(millisecond) - An optional argument which specify the timeout of the lock. If a timeout is specified, The function will release the read lock when the timeout reached, regardless of whether the callback is called.

Example

rwlock.readLock(function(cb){
    console.log('Start read something!');
    // do stuff
    console.log('The reading procedure is finished!');
    cb();
});
 
rwlock.readLock([
    function(cb){
        console.log('Start read 1!');
        // do stuff
        console.log('The reading procedure 1 is finished!');
        cb();
    },
    function(cb){
        console.log('Start read 2!');
        // do stuff
        console.log('The reading procedure 2 is finished!');
        cb();
    }
], 10000);

writeLock(functions, [optional]timeout) Arguments

  • functions - An function or a function array which have a callback as argument. Because the write lock are mutually exclusive, only one write lock function can be called at the same time. These functions will begin to excute in parallel when the write lock is acquired. When the callback is called, it will release the write lock.
  • timeout(millisecond) - An optional argument which specify the timeout of the lock. If a timeout is specified, The function will release the write lock when the timeout reached, regardless of whether the callback is called.

Example

rwlock.writeLock(function(cb){
    console.log('Start write something!');
    // do stuff
    console.log('The writing procedure is finished!');
    cb();
});
 
rwlock.writeLock([
    function(cb){
        console.log('Start write 1!');
        // do stuff
        console.log('The writing procedure 1 is finished!');
        cb();
    },
    function(cb){
        console.log('Start write 2!');
        // do stuff
        console.log('The writing procedure 2 is finished!');
        cb();
    }
], 10000);

For example,

var rwlock = new ReadWriteLock();
 
rwlock.readLock([
    function(cb){
        console.log('Start read 1!');
        setTimeout(function(){
            console.log('The reading procedure 1 is finished!');
            cb();
        },200);
    },
    function(cb){
        console.log('Start read 2!');
        setTimeout(function(){
            console.log('The reading procedure 2 is finished!');
            cb();
        },100);
    }
]);
 
 
rwlock.writeLock(function(cb){
    console.log('Start write 1!');
    setTimeout(function(){
        console.log('The writing procedure 1 is finished!');
        cb();
    },100);
});
 
rwlock.readLock(function(cb){
    console.log('Start read 3!');
    setTimeout(function(){
        console.log('The reading procedure 3 is finished!');
        cb();
    },100);
});

The result will be

Start read 1!
Start read 2!
The reading procedure 2 is finished!
The reading procedure 1 is finished!
Start write 1!
The writing procedure 1 is finished!
Start read 3!
The reading procedure 3 is finished!

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npm i readwritelock

Repository

github.com/zaxem/ReadWriteLock

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github.com/zaxem/ReadWriteLock#readme

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0.0.1

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