# RedMutex
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RedMutex defines an easy to use interface to control an [distributed lock backed by redis](https://redis.io/topics/distlock).
## Installation
The package can be installed
by adding `red_mutex` to your list of dependencies in `mix.exs`:
```elixir
def deps do
  [
    {:red_mutex, "~> 0.2.0"}
  ]
end
```
The docs can be found at [https://hexdocs.pm/red_mutex](https://hexdocs.pm/red_mutex).
## Usage
```elixir
# In your config/config.exs file
config :my_app, MyApp.MyMutex,
  url: "redis://localhost:6379",
  key: "red_mutex_lock",
  expiration_in_seconds: 3_600
# In your application code
defmodule MyApp.MyMutex do
  use RedMutex, otp_app: :my_app
end
defmodule MyApp do
  import RedMutex, only: [synchronize: 1]
  alias MyApp.MyMutex
  def syncronized_work do
    synchronize({__MODULE__, :work, []})
  end
  def lock_unlock do
    case MyMutex.acquire_lock() do
      {:ok, lock} ->
        work()
        MyMutex.release_lock(lock)
      {:error, reason} -> {:error, reason}
    end
  end
  def work do
    # do some work
    {:ok, "completed"}
  end
end
```
## Contributing
See the [contributing file](CONTRIBUTING.md).
## License
[Apache License, Version 2.0](LICENSE) © [Thiago Santos](https://github.com/thiamsantos)