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/* mbed Microcontroller Library
 * Copyright (c) 2006-2012 ARM Limited
 *
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 */
#ifndef MUTEX_H
#define MUTEX_H

#include <stdint.h>
#include "cmsis_os.h"

namespace rtos {

/** The Mutex class is used to synchronise the execution of threads.
 This is for example used to protect access to a shared resource.
*/
class Mutex {
public:
    /** Create and Initialize a Mutex object */
    Mutex();
    
    /** Wait until a Mutex becomes available.
      @param   millisec  timeout value or 0 in case of no time-out. (default: osWaitForever)
      @return  status code that indicates the execution status of the function.
     */ 
    osStatus lock(uint32_t millisec=osWaitForever);
    
    /** Try to lock the mutex, and return immediately
      @return  true if the mutex was acquired, false otherwise.
     */
    bool trylock();
    
    /** Unlock the mutex that has previously been locked by the same thread
      @return  status code that indicates the execution status of the function. 
     */
    osStatus unlock();
    
    ~Mutex();

private:
    osMutexId _osMutexId;
    osMutexDef_t _osMutexDef;
#ifdef CMSIS_OS_RTX
    int32_t _mutex_data[3];
#endif
};

}
#endif