# Distributed mutually exclusive locks in MongoDB.
[](https://crates.io/crates/mongo_lock) [](https://docs.rs/mongo_lock)
This crate contains only sync implementation.
If you need a async version, use [`mongo-lock-async`](https://crates.io/crates/mongo-lock-async) crate.
This implementation relies on system time. Ensure that NTP clients on your servers are configured properly.
## Installation
Add this crate to `Cargo.toml`
```toml
[dependencies]
mongo_lock = "0"
```
## Usage
```rust
fn main() {
let mongo = mongodb::sync::Client::with_uri_str("mongodb://localhost").unwrap();
// We need to ensure that mongodb collection has a proper index.
mongo_lock::prepare_database(&mongo).unwrap();
if let Ok(Some(lock)) =
mongo_lock::Lock::try_acquire(
&mongo,
"my-key",
std::time::Duration::from_secs(30)
)
{
println!("Lock acquired.");
// The lock will be released automatically after leaving the scope.
}
}
```