Acquire tick lock in non-blocking mode, similarly to...

Acquire tick lock in non-blocking mode, similarly to CMFActivity/ActivityTool.py: this allows a process_timer call to return quickly when previous tick is still processing. This prevents portal_alarms from using threads to just wait for one tic call to complete.


git-svn-id: https://svn.erp5.org/repos/public/erp5/trunk@23709 20353a03-c40f-0410-a6d1-a30d3c3de9de

product/ERP5/Tool/AlarmTool.py

@@ -200,6 +200,10 @@ class AlarmTool(BaseTool):
       This method is called by TimerService in the interval given
       in zope.conf. The Default is every 5 seconds.
     """
+    acquired = last_tic_lock.acquire(0)
+    if not acquired:
+      return
+    try:
       # only start when we are the alarmNode
       alarmNode = self.getAlarmNode()
       current_node = self.getCurrentNode()
@@ -208,8 +212,6 @@ class AlarmTool(BaseTool):
         alarmNode = current_node
       if alarmNode == current_node:
         global last_tic
-      last_tic_lock.acquire(1)
-      try:
         if tick.timeTime() - last_tic >= self.interval:
           self.tic()
           last_tic = tick.timeTime()