Initializes a semaphore object with the specified initial count.
A destructor is present on this object, but not explicitly documented in the source.
Aliases the operating-system-specific semaphore type.
Atomically increment the current count by one. This will notify one waiter, if there are any in the queue.
If the current count is equal to zero, return. Otherwise, atomically decrement the count by one and return true.
Wait until the current count is above zero, then atomically decrement the count by one and return.
Suspends the calling thread until the current count moves above zero or until the supplied time period has elapsed. If the count moves above zero in this interval, then atomically decrement the count by one and return true. Otherwise, return false.
Handle to the system-specific semaphore.
This class represents a general counting semaphore as concieved by Edsger Dijkstra. As per Mesa type monitors however, "signal" has been replaced with "notify" to indicate that control is not transferred to the waiter when a notification is sent.