Semaphore.h

/*
 * Copyright (C) 2005-2013 by Marc Boris Duerner
 * 
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#ifndef Pt_Semaphore_h
#define Pt_Semaphore_h
 
#include <Pt/System/Api.h>
#include <Pt/NonCopyable.h>
 
namespace Pt {
 
namespace System {

class PT_SYSTEM_API Semaphore : private NonCopyable
{
    friend class SemaphoreImpl;
 
    public:
        Semaphore(unsigned int initial = 0);

        ~Semaphore();

        Semaphore& wait();

        bool tryWait();

        Semaphore& post();
 
    private:
        class SemaphoreImpl* _impl;
};
 
} // namespace System
 
} // namespace Pt
 
#endif // Pt_Semaphore_h