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package scala.concurrent

/** A class to provide safe concurrent access to a mutable cell.
 *  All methods are synchronized.
 *
 *  @author  Martin Odersky
 *  @version 1.0, 10/03/2003
 */
class SyncVar[A] {
  private var isDefined: Boolean = false
  private var value: A = _

  def get = synchronized {
    while (!isDefined) wait()
    value
  }

  def get(timeout: Long): Option[A] = synchronized {
    if (!isDefined) {
      try wait(timeout)
      catch { case _: InterruptedException => () }
    }
    if (isDefined) Some(value)
    else None
  }

  def take() = synchronized {
    try get
    finally unset()
  }

  def set(x: A) = synchronized {
    value = x
    isDefined = true
    notifyAll()
  }

  def put(x: A) = synchronized {
    while (isDefined) wait()
    set(x)
  }

  def isSet: Boolean = synchronized {
    isDefined
  }

  def unset(): Unit = synchronized {
    isDefined = false
    notifyAll()
  }
}