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package org.knopflerfish.util;

/**
 * * The <code>Semaphore</code> class handles synchronization and waiting for
 * values. *
 * 
 * @author Johan Agat and Anders Rimen
 */
public class Semaphore {
    private Object value = null;

    private boolean closed = false;

    /**
     * Waits up to <code>timeout</code> milliseconds for this Semaphore to
     * receive a value.
     * 
     * @return The value of the Semaphore or null if this Semaphore has been
     *         closed or if the specified timeout has expired.
     */
    public synchronized Object get(long timeout) {
        long until = System.currentTimeMillis() + timeout;
        while (!closed && value == null) {
            try {
                long t = until - System.currentTimeMillis();
                if (t >= 0)
                    wait(t);
                else
                    return null;
            } catch (InterruptedException ignore) {
            }
        }
        return value;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the value of this Semaphore. This will cause all blocked calls to
     * get() to return the value. If set() is called several times with a short
     * or no delay between the calls, the exact value returned by a given
     * blocked call to get() is not deterministic.
     * 
     */
    public synchronized void set(Object v) {
        if (closed)
            return;
        value = v;
        // setCount++;
        notifyAll();
    }

    public synchronized void reset() {
        value = null;
    }

    public synchronized void close() {
        value = null;
        closed = true;
        notifyAll();
    }

}