win32-semaphore

== Brief Description An interface for MS Windows Semaphores.

== Prerequisites win32-ipc 0.6.0 or later.

== Installation gem install win32-semaphore

== Synopsis require 'win32/semaphore' include Win32

Semaphore.new(1, 5, 'test') do |sem| puts 'uh, oh' unless sem.wait(10) > 0 sem.release(2) # 2 end

== Documentation The semaphore.rb file contains inline RDoc documentation. If you installed this file as a gem, then you have the docs.

For more detailed documentation about Semaphores on MS Windows in general, please visit http://www.msdn.com/library and lookup the CreateSemaphore(), OpenSemaphore() and ReleaseSemaphore() functions.

== Notes The Win32::Semaphore class is a subclass of Win32::Ipc.

== Acknowledgements Adapted originally from the Win32::Semaphore Perl module by Christopher J. Madsen.

== Known Bugs None known. Any bugs should be reported on the project page at https://github.com/djberg96/win32-semaphore.

== Future Plans Suggestions welcome.

== License Artistic 2.0

== Copyright (C) 2003-2015 Daniel J. Berger All Rights Reserved

== Warranty This package is provided "as is" and without any express or implied warranties, including, without limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

== Authors Daniel J. Berger Park Heesob