advanced~2.5h
Redis — Distributed Locking with Redisson's RLock
A java.util.concurrent lock only coordinates threads inside one JVM. The moment an application runs as more than one instance — which is most real deployments — something else has to coordinate access to a shared resource across all of them, and Redis is a common place to put that coordination.
Learning objectives
- Explain why a local Java lock cannot coordinate access across multiple application instances.
- Implement a distributed lock using Redisson's RLock in a Spring Boot service.
- Explain the watchdog mechanism and why it exists.
- Identify the correctness caveats of a naive SET NX-based lock implementation.
- Describe the core of the Redlock debate at a level sufficient to make an informed design decision.
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Redis — Distributed Locking with Redisson's RLock