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package org.snmp4j.agent.mo.lock;

import org.snmp4j.agent.MOQuery;
import org.snmp4j.agent.ManagedObject;
import org.snmp4j.agent.request.SubRequest;

/**
 * The {@code MOLockStrategy} interface defines a strategy for locking {@link org.snmp4j.agent.ManagedObject}
 * instances when they are accessed through a {@link org.snmp4j.agent.MOServer}.
 *
 * @author Frank Fock
 * @since 2.4.0
 */
public interface MOLockStrategy {

    /**
     * Check if the server access to the provided managed object needs a lock.
     *
     * @param managedObjectLookedUp
     *         the ManagedObject instance that is looked up and potentially accessed.
     * @param query
     *         the query on which behalf the lookup took place. It also signals with
     *         {@link MOQuery#isWriteAccessQuery()} whether a write access is intended or not.
     *
     * @return {@code true} if a lock is required to access the provided managed object,
     * {@code false} otherwise.
     */
    boolean isLockNeeded(ManagedObject<?> managedObjectLookedUp, MOQuery query);

}
