+/** \file lock.h function declarations (API) for lock.c */
+
#ifndef FM_LOCK_H
#define FM_LOCK_H
-/* lock.c: concurrency locking */
+/* from lock.c: concurrency locking */
+
+/** Set up the global \a lockfile variable (but do not lock yet). */
void fm_lock_setup(struct runctl *);
+
+/** Assert that we already possess a lock. */
void fm_lock_assert(void);
+
+/** Obtain a lock or exit the program with PS_EXCLUDE. This function is
+ * idempotent, that means it can be run even if we already have the
+ * lock. Note that fm_lock_setup() has to be run beforehand; this
+ * function does not check that condition. */
void fm_lock_or_die(void);
+
+/** Release the lock (unlink the lockfile). */
void fm_lock_release(void);
+
+/** Check the state of the lock file. If there is an error opening or
+ * reading the lockfile, exit with PS_EXCLUDE. If a stale lock file
+ * cannot be unlinked, complain and try to truncate it to 0 size. If
+ * truncation fails, complain and exit with PS_EXCLUDE. \return
+ * - 0 if no lock is set
+ * - >0 if a fetchmail is running, but not in daemon mode
+ * - <0 if a fetchmail is running in daemon mode.
+ */
int fm_lock_state(void);
+
+/** If atexit(3) is available on the system this software is compiled on,
+ * register an exit handler to dipose of the lock on process exit. */
void fm_lock_dispose(void);
#endif