Locks.h

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#ifndef __LOCKS_H
#define __LOCKS_H

#include <boost/thread/shared_mutex.hpp>
#include <boost/thread/thread.hpp>
#include "recursive_mutex.h"

//Typedefs the shared_mutex and associated supports types as a 
//slightly more user-friendly, template-free definitions
//This also allows us to change between boost's lock or any other we wish

typedef boost::shared_mutex ReaderWriterLockable;
typedef boost::shared_lock<boost::shared_mutex> ReaderLock;
typedef boost::lock_guard<boost::shared_mutex> WriterLock;

#define READER_LOCK(lockable) ReaderLock lock(lockable);
#define WRITER_LOCK(lockable) WriterLock lock(lockable);

#endif