# rslock - Redlock for Redis in Rust
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This is an implementation of Redlock, the [distributed locking mechanism](http://redis.io/topics/distlock) built on top of Redis.
> [!WARNING]
> Before release `1.0.0`, this crate will have breaking changes between minor versions. You can upgrade to patch versions without worrying about breaking changes.
## Features
- Lock extending
- Async runtime support (async-std and tokio)
- Async redis
## Install
```bash
cargo add rslock
```
> [!NOTE]
> The `default` feature of this crate will provide async-std. You may optionally use tokio by supplying the `tokio-comp` feature flag when installing, but tokio has limitations that will not grant access to some parts of the API ([read more here](https://github.com/hexcowboy/rslock/pull/4#issuecomment-1693711182)).
## Build
```
cargo build --release
```
## Usage
```rust
use std::time::Duration;
use rslock::LockManager;
#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
let rl = LockManager::new(vec![
"redis://127.0.0.1:6380/",
"redis://127.0.0.1:6381/",
"redis://127.0.0.1:6382/",
]);
let lock;
loop {
// Create the lock
if let Ok(l) = rl
.lock("mutex".as_bytes(), Duration::from_millis(1000))
.await
{
lock = l;
break;
}
}
// Extend the lock
match rl.extend(&lock, Duration::from_millis(1000)).await {
Ok(_) => println!("lock extended!"),
Err(_) => println!("lock couldn't be extended"),
}
// Unlock the lock
rl.unlock(&lock).await;
}
```
## Extending Locks
Extending a lock effectively renews its duration instead of adding extra time to it. For instance, if a 1000ms lock is extended by 1000ms after 500ms pass, it will only last for a total of 1500ms, not 2000ms. This approach is consistent with the [Node.js Redlock implementation](https://www.npmjs.com/package/redlock). See the [extend script](https://github.com/hexcowboy/rslock/blob/main/src/lock.rs#L22-L30).
## Tests
Run tests with:
```
cargo test
```
## Examples
Start the redis servers mentioned in the example code:
```bash
docker compose -f examples/docker-compose.yml up -d
```
Run the examples:
```bash
cargo run --example basic
cargo run --example shared_lock
```
Stop the redis servers:
```bash
docker compose -f examples/docker-compose.yml down
```
## Contribute
If you find bugs or want to help otherwise, please [open an issue](https://github.com/hexcowboy/rslock/issues).
## License
BSD. See [LICENSE](LICENSE).
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[crates.io]: https://crates.io/crates/rslock
[docs.rs]: https://docs.rs/rslock/