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/*
* Modification History
*
* 2004-January-1 Jason Rohrer
* Created.
*/
#ifndef NETWORK_FUNCTION_LOCKS_INCLUDED
#define NETWORK_FUNCTION_LOCKS_INCLUDED
#include "minorGems/system/MutexLock.h"
/**
* Collection of mutex locks for protecting various network functions.
*
* These locks are necessary because basic networking functions are not
* thread-safe on many platforms.
*
* @author Jason Rohrer
*/
class NetworkFunctionLocks {
public:
/**
* Lock to use around calls to gethostbyname().
*
* Since gethostbyname returns data in a statically allocated buffer,
* this lock must remain locked until the data returned from
* gethostbyname is copied. Making a shallow copy of the returned
* hostent is not good enough.
*/
static MutexLock mGetHostByNameLock;
/**
* Lock to use around calls to inet_ntoa().
*/
static MutexLock mInet_ntoaLock;
};
#endif
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