Held-writer lock record. Writers coordinate through this record: acquire (put), work, release (delete); an expired lock is stolen by the next writer. This is the in-process fast-path guard; cross-device safety against stray concurrent writes comes from per-record CAS (swapRecord) on data records.
Record Key
literal:self
Fixed literal value
Properties
expiresAt
string
datetime
Required
TTL deadline. A lock past its deadline is treated as a crashed writer and stolen.
holder
string
Required
Identifier of the backend instance holding the lock.
maxLength: 256 bytesnonce
string
Required
Random value proving ownership; read back to confirm the holder is still the writer before releasing.
maxLength: 64 bytesView raw schema
{
"key": "literal:self",
"type": "record",
"record": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"holder",
"nonce",
"expiresAt"
],
"properties": {
"nonce": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 64,
"description": "Random value proving ownership; read back to confirm the holder is still the writer before releasing."
},
"holder": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 256,
"description": "Identifier of the backend instance holding the lock."
},
"expiresAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "datetime",
"description": "TTL deadline. A lock past its deadline is treated as a crashed writer and stolen."
}
}
},
"description": "Held-writer lock record. Writers coordinate through this record: acquire (put), work, release (delete); an expired lock is stolen by the next writer. This is the in-process fast-path guard; cross-device safety against stray concurrent writes comes from per-record CAS (swapRecord) on data records."
}