Description

Provides a semaphore data structure, similar to the C++20 binary_semaphore.

Although RAII methods of locking (e.g. std::lock_guard) are preferred, the semaphore makes it possible to acquire a lock on one thread and release it on another (which is not permitted with a std::mutex).

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4792449/c0x-has-no-semaphores-how-to-synchronize-threads

Definition at line 44 of file VuoThreadUtilities.hh.

Public Member Functions
	Semaphore (void)
	Creates a semaphore that is ready to be acquired.

void	acquire (void)
	Waits until the semaphore is available, then claims it.

void	release (void)
	Un-claims the semaphore, making it available to be acquired again.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ Semaphore()

VuoThreadUtilities::Semaphore::Semaphore ( void )

Creates a semaphore that is ready to be acquired.

Definition at line 15 of file VuoThreadUtilities.cc.

Member Function Documentation

◆ acquire()

void VuoThreadUtilities::Semaphore::acquire ( void )

Waits until the semaphore is available, then claims it.

Definition at line 23 of file VuoThreadUtilities.cc.

◆ release()

void VuoThreadUtilities::Semaphore::release ( void )

Un-claims the semaphore, making it available to be acquired again.

Definition at line 33 of file VuoThreadUtilities.cc.

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