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/*-
 * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
 * policy-core
 * ================================================================================
 * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
 * ================================================================================
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 * 
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 * 
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
 */

package org.onap.policy.drools.properties;

/**
 * Marks a entity as able to lock and unlock.
 */
public interface Lockable {
	
	/**
	 * locks this entity
	 * @return true is the lock operation was successful, false otherwise
	 */
	public boolean lock();
	
	/**
	 * unlocks this entity
	 * @return true is the unlock operation was successful, false otherwise
	 */
	public boolean unlock();
	
	/**
	 * is this entity locked?
	 * @return true if the entity is in a locked state, false otherwise
	 */
	public boolean isLocked();
}