Lock.h

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#ifndef LOCK_H__
#define LOCK_H__

#include <pthread.h>

class Lock {
        public:
                //note that this explicit ctor implies that we cannot do a Lock foo = bar; which would otherwise be possible
                explicit Lock(pthread_mutex_t* pm) : mutexPointer(pm) { pthread_mutex_lock(mutexPointer); }
                ~Lock() { pthread_mutex_unlock(mutexPointer); }
        private:
                Lock(const Lock& rhs);
                Lock& operator=(const Lock& rhs);
                pthread_mutex_t* mutexPointer;
};

#endif

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