dlock Locking Library

dlock provides a unified way to acquire and manage distributed locks using various 3rd party backends.

Introduction

Distributed systems often require coordination and synchronization to avoid conflicts and ensure smooth operation. dlock simplifies this process by offering an easy-to-use interface for acquiring and managing distributed locks.

Here's what you can do with this library:

• Acquire locks with a customizable time-to-live (TTL).
• Refresh locks to prevent automatic expiration.
• Retry lock acquisition with a customizable interval and limit.

Supported Backends

• SoonTM

Installation

go get github.com/charconstpointer/dlock

Usage

Lock Configuration

Before acquiring a lock, you can configure its behavior using the LockConfig struct and various LockOpt functions.

type LockConfig struct {
    // TTL is the time-to-live of the lock. If not refreshed within this time, it will be released.
    TTL time.Duration `json:"ttl"`
    // RefreshInterval is the interval at which the lock is refreshed.
    RefreshInterval time.Duration `json:"refresh_interval"`
    // RetryInterval is the interval at which the lock is retried if held by another client.
    RetryInterval time.Duration `json:"retry_interval"`
    // RetryLimit is the maximum number of retry attempts before giving up.
    RetryLimit int `json:"retry_limit"`
}

Here are some configuration options:

• WithTTL: Set the time-to-live (TTL) of the lock.
• WithRefreshInterval: Configure the refresh interval of the lock.
• WithRetryInterval: Customize the retry interval for acquiring the lock.
• WithRetryLimit: Set the maximum retry attempts before giving up.

Acquiring a Lock

To acquire a lock, you can use the Locker interface:

type Locker interface {
    Lock(key, value string, opts ...LockOpt) (*Lock, error)
}

Here's an example of acquiring a lock:

locker := NewLocker() // Initialize your locker instance
lock, err := locker.Lock("resource-key", "unique-value", WithTTL(time.Minute), WithRetryLimit(3))
if err != nil {
    // Handle lock acquisition failure
} else {
    // You've acquired the lock!
    // Access your critical resource here.
    defer lock.Release() // Release the lock when done.
}