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#ifndef INCLUDED_COMPHELPER_SOLARMUTEX_HXX
#define INCLUDED_COMPHELPER_SOLARMUTEX_HXX

#include <sal/config.h>

#include <comphelper/comphelperdllapi.h>

namespace comphelper {

/**
 * Abstract SolarMutex interface, needed for VCL's
 * Application::GetSolarMutex().
 *
 * The SolarMutex is the one big recursive code lock used
 * to protect the vast majority of the LibreOffice code-base,
 * in particular anything that is graphical and the cores of
 * the applications.
 */
class COMPHELPER_DLLPUBLIC SolarMutex {
public:
    virtual void acquire() = 0;

    virtual void release() = 0;

    virtual bool tryToAcquire() = 0;

    /// Help components to get the SolarMutex easily.
    static SolarMutex *get();

    /// semi-private: allow VCL to push its one-big-lock down here.
    static void setSolarMutex( SolarMutex *pMutex );

protected:
    SolarMutex();

    virtual ~SolarMutex();
private:
    SolarMutex(const SolarMutex&) = delete;
    SolarMutex& operator=(const SolarMutex&) = delete;
};

}

#endif

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