# File lib/em-hiredis/persistent_lock.rb, line 34
    def acquire
      return unless @running

      @lock.acquire.callback {
        if !@locked
          @onlocked.call if @onlocked
          @locked = true
        end

        # Re-acquire lock near the end of the period
        @extend_timer = EM.add_timer(@timeout.to_f * 2 / 3) {
          acquire()
        }
      }.errback { |e|
        if @locked
          # We were previously locked
          @onunlocked.call if @onunlocked
          @locked = false
        end

        if e.kind_of?(EM::Hiredis::RedisError)
          err = e.redis_error
          EM::Hiredis.logger.warn "Unexpected error acquiring #{@lock} #{err}"
        end

        @retry_timer = EM.add_timer(@retry_timeout) {
          acquire() unless @locked
        }
      }
    end