/**
 * @file
 * @brief Mutex interface definition.
 */
#ifndef STA_CORE_MUTEX_HPP
#define STA_CORE_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_CORE_MUTEX_HPP