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slsDetectorSoftware/threadFiles/Mutex.cpp

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+#include "Mutex.h"
+
+Mutex::Mutex() {
+  pthread_mutex_init(&m_lock, NULL);
+  is_locked = false;
+}
+
+Mutex::~Mutex() {
+  while(is_locked);
+  unlock(); // Unlock Mutex after shared resource is safe
+  pthread_mutex_destroy(&m_lock);
+}
+
+void Mutex::lock() {
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&m_lock);
+  is_locked = true;
+}
+
+void Mutex::unlock() {
+  is_locked = false; // do it BEFORE unlocking to avoid race condition
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&m_lock);
+}
+
+pthread_mutex_t* Mutex::get_mutex_ptr(){
+  return &m_lock;
+}