File locks

Author(s): José Manuel Gómez Pérez, Daniel Cabeza, Manuel Carro.

This module implements file locks: the ability to lock a file so that other processes cannot access it until the file is unlocked.

NOT IMPLEMENTED. Consider locking in open/3.

Usage and interface

Usage:lock_file(File,LockType,Result)

Tries to lock File with LockType and returns the result (either true or false) in Result.

Call and exit should be compatible with:
(basic_props:atm/1)File is an atom.
(basic_props:atm/1)LockType is an atom.
(basic_props:atm/1)Result is an atom.

Usage:unlock_file(File,Result)

Tries to unlock File the result (either true or false) in Result.

Call and exit should be compatible with:
(basic_props:atm/1)File is an atom.
(basic_props:atm/1)Result is an atom.

This module has the following direct dependencies: