1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/Lock.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/Lock.pm
index 7fd17745..f6eaa5ce 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/Lock.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/Lock.pm
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use v5.10.1;
  use Fcntl qw(:flock :DEFAULT);
  use Carp qw(croak);
  use PublicInbox::OnDestroy;
+use File::Temp ();
  
  # we only acquire the flock if creating or reindexing;
  # PublicInbox::Import already has the lock on its own.
@@ -40,4 +41,10 @@ sub lock_for_scope {
          PublicInbox::OnDestroy->new(\&lock_release, $self);
  }
  
+sub new_tmp {
+        my ($cls, $ident) = @_;
+        my $tmp = File::Temp->new("$ident.lock-XXXXXX", TMPDIR => 1);
+        bless { lock_path => $tmp->filename, tmp => $tmp }, $cls;
+}
+
  1;