keymutex.go

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package keymutex

// KeyMutex is a thread-safe interface for acquiring locks on arbitrary strings.
type KeyMutex interface {
	// Acquires a lock associated with the specified ID, creates the lock if one doesn't already exist.
	LockKey(id string)

	// Releases the lock associated with the specified ID.
	// Returns an error if the specified ID doesn't exist.
	UnlockKey(id string) error
}