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commit 6c1667be23597513537f8190e2f55d65eb9b7c7a
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Fri Mar 22 12:01:53 2024 -0400

    refactor: Overhauled native library loading and lazy init

commit ebf688f2f974295beabf7b5def7e6f6f150551d0
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Wed Mar 20 22:16:17 2024 -0400

    refactor: Update compression header files and macros + Ci build

commit 9c7b564911080ccd5cbbb9851a0757b05e1e9047
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Tue Mar 19 21:54:49 2024 -0400

    refactor: JWK overhaul & add length getter to FileUpload

commit 6d8c3444e09561e5957491b3cc1ae858e0abdd14
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Mon Mar 18 16:13:20 2024 -0400

    feat: Add FNV1a software checksum and basic correction tests

commit 00d182088cecefc08ca80b1faee9bed3f215f40b
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Fri Mar 15 01:05:27 2024 -0400

    chore: #6 Use utils filewatcher instead of built-in

commit d513c10d9895c6693519ef1d459c6a5a76929436
Author: vnugent <public@vaughnnugent.com>
Date:   Sun Mar 10 21:58:14 2024 -0400

    source tree project location updated

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diff --git a/lib/Utils/src/Resources/LazyInitializer.cs b/lib/Utils/src/Resources/LazyInitializer.cs
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+/*
+* Copyright (c) 2024 Vaughn Nugent
+* 
+* Library: VNLib
+* Package: VNLib.Utils
+* File: LazyInitializer.cs 
+*
+* LazyInitializer.cs is part of VNLib.Utils which is part of the larger 
+* VNLib collection of libraries and utilities.
+*
+* VNLib.Utils is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify 
+* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published
+* by the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License,
+* or (at your option) any later version.
+*
+* VNLib.Utils is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU 
+* General Public License for more details.
+*
+* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License 
+* along with VNLib.Utils. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
+*/
+
+using System;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+
+namespace VNLib.Utils.Resources
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A lazy initializer that creates a single instance of a type
+    /// and shares it across all threads. This class simply guarantees
+    /// that the instance is only created once and shared across all
+    /// threads as efficiently as possible for long running processes.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
+    /// <param name="initalizer">The callback function that initializes the instance</param>
+    public sealed class LazyInitializer<T>(Func<T> initalizer)
+    {
+        private readonly object _lock = new();
+        private readonly Func<T> initalizer = initalizer ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(initalizer));
+
+        private T? _instance;
+        private bool _isLoaded;      
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// A value indicating if the instance has ben loaded
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool IsLoaded => _isLoaded;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or creates the instance only once and returns 
+        /// the shared instance
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// NOTE: 
+        /// Accessing this property may block the calling thread
+        /// if the instance has not yet been loaded. Only one thread
+        /// will create the instance, all other threads will wait
+        /// for the instance to be created.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public T Instance
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                //See if instance is already loaded (this read is atomic in .NET)
+                if (_isLoaded)
+                {
+                    return _instance!;
+                }
+
+                /*
+                 * Instance has not yet been loaded. Only one thread
+                 * must load the object, all other threads must wait
+                 * for the object to be loaded.
+                 */
+
+                if (Monitor.TryEnter(_lock, 0))
+                {
+                    try
+                    {
+                        /*
+                         * Lock was entered without waiting (lock was available), this will now be
+                         * the thread that invokes the load function                      
+                         */
+
+                        _instance = initalizer();
+
+                        //Finally set the load state
+                        _isLoaded = true;
+                    }
+                    finally
+                    {
+                        Monitor.Exit(_lock);
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    //wait for lock to be released, when it is, the object should be loaded
+                    Monitor.Enter(_lock);
+                    Monitor.Exit(_lock);
+
+                    //object instance should now be available to non-creating threads
+                    Debug.Assert(_isLoaded);
+                }
+
+                return _instance!;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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