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Summary of Data Types and Structures
204 Netscape Directory Server Plug-In Programmer’s Guide • December 2003
Description
Slapi_Mutex
is the data type for an opaque structure that represents a mutual
exclusive lock (mutex) in the server plug-in.
The following table summarizes the front-end API functions that you can call to
work with mutually exclusive locks.
Slapi_Operation
Represents an operation pending from an LDAP client.
Syntax
#include slapi-plugin.h
typedef struct op Slapi_Operation;
Description
Slapi_Operation
is the data type for an opaque structure that represents an
operation pending from an LDAP client.
The following table summarizes the front-end API functions that you can call to
work with mutually exclusive locks.
To do this... Call this function
Destroy a mutex
slapi_destroy_mutex()
Lock a mutex
slapi_lock_mutex()
Create a new mutex
slapi_new_mutex()
Unlock a mutes
slapi_unlock_mutex()
To do this... Call this function
Determine if the client has
abandoned the current operation.
slapi_op_abandoned()
Get the type of a
Slapi_Operation
.
slapi_op_get_type()