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* Adding support for maven assembly plugin to generate executable jar with all dependencies in built * Merge branch 'master' into issue-989 # Conflicts: # abstract-document/pom.xml # pom.xml * Adding maven assemly plugin for projects with name A * Update in format as per checkstyle, i.e. Spcae in place of tab with size of 2 * batch set - 2 having all project with B and C * issue-989 d-e-f * fixing eip pom and adding g-h-i-l-m-n Skipping naked object as it seems it doesn't have main method, will consider this at end * Adding for O and P projects Skipping Object-Mother as we don't have main method for same.
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| pattern | Mutex | mutex | /patterns/mutex/ | Concurrency |
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Also known as
- Mutual Exclusion Lock
- Binary Semaphore
Intent
Create a lock which only allows a single thread to access a resource at any one instant.
Class diagram
Applicability
Use a Mutex when
- You need to prevent two threads accessing a critical section at the same time
- Concurrent access to a resource could lead to a race condition
Credits
- [Lock (computer science)] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lock_(computer_science))
- [Semaphores] (http://tutorials.jenkov.com/java-concurrency/semaphores.html)