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36 package org.columba.ristretto.concurrency;
37
38 /**
39  * Integer Semaphore implementation.
40  *
41  * @author Timo Stich <tstich@users.sourceforge.net>
42  */

43 public class Semaphore {
44     private int value;
45     
46     /**
47      * Constructs the Semaphore.
48      *
49      * @param value initial value
50      */

51     public Semaphore(int value) {
52         this.value = value;
53     }
54
55     /**
56      * Constructs the Semaphore.
57      */

58     public Semaphore() {
59         this(0);
60     }
61     
62     /**
63      * Acquires an amount from the semaphore. It there is
64      * not enough available the Thread is blocked.
65      *
66      * @param n the amount to acquire
67      */

68     public synchronized void acquire(int n) {
69         while( value < n) {
70             try {
71                 wait();
72             } catch (InterruptedException JavaDoc e) {
73                 e.printStackTrace();
74             }
75         }
76         
77         value -= n;
78     }
79     
80     /**
81      * Acquires one from the Semaphore.
82      * @see #acquire(int)
83      *
84      */

85     public void acquire() {
86         acquire(1);
87     }
88
89     /**
90      * Releases the specified amount from the Semaphore.
91      *
92      * @param n the amount to release.
93      */

94     public synchronized void release(int n) {
95         value += n;
96         
97         notify();
98     }
99 }
100
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