# Cross-process locking using Redis.
class DistributedMutex

  def initialize(key, redis=nil)
    @key = key
    @redis = redis || $redis
    @mutex = Mutex.new
  end

  # NOTE wrapped in mutex to maintain its semantics
  def synchronize
    @mutex.lock
    while !try_to_get_lock
      sleep 0.001
    end

    yield

  ensure
    @redis.del @key
    @mutex.unlock
  end

  private

  def try_to_get_lock
    got_lock = false
    if @redis.setnx @key, Time.now.to_i + 60
      @redis.expire @key, 60
      got_lock = true
    else
      begin
        @redis.watch @key
        time = @redis.get @key
        if time && time.to_i < Time.now.to_i
          got_lock = @redis.multi do
            @redis.set @key, Time.now.to_i + 60
          end
        end
      ensure
        @redis.unwatch
      end
    end

    got_lock
  end

end
