#ifndef STA_MUTEX_HPP
#define STA_MUTEX_HPP


namespace sta
{
	/**
	 * @brief Interface for mutex objects.
	 */
	class Mutex
	{
	public:
		/**
		 * @brief Block until mutex has been acquired
		 */
		virtual void acquire() = 0;
		/**
		 * @brief Release mutex
		 */
		virtual void release() = 0;

		static Mutex * ALWAYS_FREE; /**< Fake mutex that can always be acquired */
	};
} // namespace sta


#endif // STA_MUTEX_HPP