include/mylib/ClMutex.h

/*
*
* Author: Miguel Julia <mjulia@umh.es> 
* 
* Date:   2008
* 
* Class ClMutex
*
*/

#ifndef __CLMUTEX__
#define __CLMUTEX__

#ifndef WIN32
#include <pthread.h>
#else
#include <windows.h>
#endif


/**
* @brief Implements a platform independent mutual exclusion mechanism 
*/
class ClMutex
{
private:

#ifdef WIN32
        HANDLE m_mutex;
#else
        pthread_mutex_t m_mutex;
#endif

public:

        /// constructor
        ClMutex(void);
        /// destructor
        virtual ~ClMutex();

        /// locks the mutex
        void lock();
        /// unlocks the mutex
        void unlock();


};
#endif