# Xlib.support.lock -- allocate a lock
#
#    Copyright (C) 2000 Peter Liljenberg <petli@ctrl-c.liu.se>
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class _DummyLock:
    def __init__(self):

        # This might be nerdy, but by assigning methods like this
        # instead of defining them all, we create a single bound
        # method object once instead of one each time one of the
        # methods is called.

        # This gives some speed improvements which should reduce the
        # impact of the threading infrastructure in the regular code,
        # when not using threading.

        self.acquire = self.release = self.locked = self.__noop

    def __noop(self, *args):
        return


# More optimisations: we use a single lock for all lock instances
_dummy_lock = _DummyLock()

def allocate_lock():
    return _dummy_lock