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package org.apache.commons.configuration2.sync;

/**
 * <p>
 * An enumeration used by {@link SynchronizerSupport} to specify how an object
 * is locked.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * The {@code SynchronizerSupport} interface allows locking an object. This can
 * be done in different ways controlling the level of concurrency still possible
 * with the object. One of the constants defined here can be passed in when
 * calling the {@code lock()} method of a {@code SynchronizerSupport} object.
 * (Note that at the end of the day it is up to a concrete implementation of
 * {@link Synchronizer} how these lock modes are interpreted.)
 * </p>
 *
 * @version $Id$
 * @since 2.0
 */
public enum LockMode
{
    /**
     * Lock mode <em>READ</em>. The object is accessed in a read-only manner.
     * Typically, this means that other read locks can be granted while
     * concurrent writes are not permitted.
     */
    READ,

    /**
     * Lock mode <em>WRITE</em>. The object is updated. This usually means that
     * this object is exclusively locked. Attempts of other readers or writers
     * will block until the current update operation is complete.
     */
    WRITE
}