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package com.google.gerrit.server.project;

import java.util.concurrent.locks.Lock;

/**
 * A global locking mechanism.
 *
 * <p>This is an interface because distributed setup may need something beyond an in-memory lock.
 *
 * <p>A Gerrit system consisting of a single Gerrit server only needs an in-memory lock manager
 * which is implemented by the DefaultLockManager.
 *
 * <p>A distributed setup, consisting of more than one Gerrit server, can implement a distributed
 * lock manager that provides global locks.
 */
public interface LockManager {
  public Lock getLock(String name);
}