class ThreadOrder
  Mutex = if defined? ::Mutex
    # On 1.9 and up, this is in core, so we just use the real one
    ::Mutex
  else

    # On 1.8.7, it's in the stdlib.
    # We don't want to load the stdlib, b/c this is a test tool, and can affect the test environment,
    # causing tests to pass where they should fail.
    #
    # So we're transcribing/modifying it from https://github.com/ruby/ruby/blob/v1_8_7_374/lib/thread.rb#L56
    # Some methods we don't need are deleted.
    # Anything I don't understand (there's quite a bit, actually) is left in.
    Class.new do
      def initialize
        @waiting = []
        @locked = false;
        @waiting.taint
        self.taint
      end

      def lock
        while (Thread.critical = true; @locked)
          @waiting.push Thread.current
          Thread.stop
        end
        @locked = true
        Thread.critical = false
        self
      end

      def unlock
        return unless @locked
        Thread.critical = true
        @locked = false
        begin
          t = @waiting.shift
          t.wakeup if t
        rescue ThreadError
          retry
        end
        Thread.critical = false
        begin
          t.run if t
        rescue ThreadError
        end
        self
      end

      def synchronize
        lock
        begin
          yield
        ensure
          unlock
        end
      end
    end
  end
end