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mgmt/util/flock.go
James Shubin e6085d77ff util: Add an flock utility for lock file type things
Useful for ensuring only one binary runs at the same time.
2024-10-18 10:02:29 -04:00

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// Mgmt
// Copyright (C) 2013-2024+ James Shubin and the project contributors
// Written by James Shubin <james@shubin.ca> and the project contributors
//
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//
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//
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package util
import (
"os"
"syscall"
)
// TODO: Consider replacing this with: github.com/gofrs/flock if it's better.
// NewFlock creates a new flock. Details available in the struct documentation.
func NewFlock(path string) *Flock {
return &Flock{
Path: path,
}
}
// Flock is a structure for building a lock file. This can be used to prevent a
// binary from running more than one copy at a time on a single machine.
type Flock struct {
Path string
file *os.File
}
// TryLock attempts to take the lock. If it errors, it means we couldn't build a
// lock today. If it returns (nil, nil) it means someone is already locked. If
// it returns a non-nil function, then you are now locked. Call that function to
// unlock. Note that it can error if it fails to unlock things.
func (obj *Flock) TryLock() (func() error, error) {
var err error
obj.file, err = os.Create(obj.Path)
if err != nil {
return nil, err // actual error, can't continue
}
// Exclusive lock in non-blocking mode, we add a shared lock.
if err := syscall.Flock(int(obj.file.Fd()), syscall.LOCK_EX|syscall.LOCK_NB); err != nil {
return nil, nil // can't lock
}
// We're locked!
return func() error {
defer obj.file.Close()
return syscall.Flock(int(obj.file.Fd()), syscall.LOCK_UN)
}, nil
}