Method release

vrtManager/rwlock.py:197–226

Release the currently held lock. In case the current thread holds no lock, a ValueError is thrown.

(self)

            self.__condition.release()

    def release(self):
        """Release the currently held lock.

        In case the current thread holds no lock, a ValueError is thrown."""

        me = currentThread()
        self.__condition.acquire()
        try:
            if self.__writer is me:
                # We are the writer, take one nesting depth away.
                self.__writercount -= 1
                if not self.__writercount:
                    # No more write locks; take our writer position away and
                    # notify waiters of the new circumstances.
                    self.__writer = None
                    self.__condition.notifyAll()
            elif me in self.__readers:
                # We are a reader currently, take one nesting depth away.
                self.__readers[me] -= 1
                if not self.__readers[me]:
                    # No more read locks, take our reader position away.
                    del self.__readers[me]
                    if not self.__readers:
                        # No more readers, notify waiters of the new
                        # circumstances.
                        self.__condition.notifyAll()
            else:
                raise ValueError("Trying to release unheld lock")
        finally:
            self.__condition.release()