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package org.apache.activemq.store.jdbc;

import java.io.IOException;

import org.apache.activemq.Service;

/**
 * Represents some kind of lock service to ensure that a broker is the only master
 * 
 * @version $Revision: $
 */
public interface DatabaseLocker extends Service {

    /**
     * allow the injection of a jdbc persistence adapter
     * @param adapter the persistence adapter to use
     * @throws IOException 
     */
    void setPersistenceAdapter(JDBCPersistenceAdapter adapter) throws IOException;
    
    /**
     * Used by a timer to keep alive the lock.
     * If the method returns false the broker should be terminated
     */
    boolean keepAlive();

    /**
     * set the delay interval in milliseconds between lock acquire attempts
     * @param lockAcquireSleepInterval the sleep interval in miliseconds
     */
    void setLockAcquireSleepInterval(long lockAcquireSleepInterval);
    
}
