lock

Category: Graph, synchronization, and network
Wire type: lock
Construction: CREATE

These types cover graph adjacency, atomic coordination, synchronization, rate limiting, and network values.

Create a value

Use the top-level CREATE command to initialize this structured value. The example shows its construction options.

amaquet-cli -uri amaquet://127.0.0.1:13378 CREATE '{"key":"example:lock","type":"lock","options":{}}'

Construction options

Example CREATE options: {}. Omitted fields use server defaults.

Supported operations

TRY_LOCK, RENEW, UNLOCK.

See the complete operation contract for exact arguments, defaults, results, and whether a listed GET is the top-level key command or a type-specific OP. It also identifies read-only operations and documents validation, lazy maintenance, and key-version behavior.

Operation payloads

The following examples use the public amaquet-cli JSON command format. Replace example:lock with the key used by your application.

Construction payloads

Use the payload below to initialize this type before issuing reads or type-specific operations.

CREATE

This payload initializes the value and must complete before its type-specific operations are used.

{
  "key": "example:lock",
  "type": "lock",
  "options": {}
}

Operations

Each request uses the OP envelope. The response is the type-specific value described in the complete operation contract.

OP TRY_LOCK

Accepts owner, token, optional ttl_ms:30000 and returns boolean; implemented by a lease.

{
  "key": "example:lock",
  "operation": "TRY_LOCK",
  "args": {
    "owner": "worker-a",
    "token": "t1",
    "ttl_ms": 5000
  }
}

OP UNLOCK

Accepts token; renew accepts ttl_ms:30000 and returns boolean.

{
  "key": "example:lock",
  "operation": "UNLOCK",
  "args": {
    "token": "t1"
  }
}

OP RENEW

Accepts token and optional ttl_ms; returns the token-checked boolean result.

{
  "key": "example:lock",
  "operation": "RENEW",
  "args": {
    "token": "t1",
    "ttl_ms": 5000
  }
}

Top-level read payload

GET reads the current value without changing it:

{
  "key": "example:lock"
}

Key lifecycle payloads

These commands apply to the key regardless of its registered type:

• TYPE: {"key":"example:lock"} — returns the wire type.
• EXISTS: {"key":"example:lock"} — reports whether the key exists.
• EXPIRE: {"key":"example:lock","ttl_ms":5000} — assigns a five-second TTL.
• TTL: {"key":"example:lock"} — returns the remaining TTL in milliseconds.
• PERSIST: {"key":"example:lock"} — removes the TTL.
• DEL: {"keys":["example:lock"]} — deletes the key.

For defaults, validation, result shapes, and persistence classification, see the complete operation contract.

Key lifecycle

The key participates in TYPE, EXISTS, TTL, EXPIRE, PERSIST, and DEL. Top-level GET returns the type’s direct public value or a synchronized snapshot.