Forrest logo
back to the stormlock tool

stormlock:tldr:bf019

stormlock: Acquire a lease for resource.
$ stormlock acquire ${resource}
try on your machine

The command "stormlock acquire ${resource}" is a command that is likely used in Apache Storm, a distributed real-time computation system.

In Apache Storm's context, "acquire" is the verb used to request exclusive access to a resource. The "${resource}" is a placeholder for the name or identifier of the specific resource you want to acquire.

This command is typically used when multiple processes or threads need to coordinate access to a shared resource. By acquiring a lock on the resource, only the process that successfully acquires the lock can access and modify the resource for a certain period of time.

The "stormlock" component in this command refers to a lock management system within Apache Storm that allows processes to coordinate and synchronize access to shared resources. It ensures that only one process can acquire the lock at a time, preventing conflicts or data inconsistencies that can arise when multiple processes access the resource concurrently.

Overall, the command "stormlock acquire ${resource}" helps a process acquire exclusive access to a specified resource, effectively establishing a lock on that resource in the context of Apache Storm.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
back to the stormlock tool