public class FairLock {
    private boolean           isLocked       = false;
    private Thread            lockingThread  = null;
    private List<QueueObject> waitingThreads =
            new ArrayList<QueueObject>();

  public void lock() throws InterruptedException{
    QueueObject queueObject           = new QueueObject();
    boolean     isLockedForThisThread = true;
    synchronized(this){
        waitingThreads.add(queueObject);
    }

    while(isLockedForThisThread){
      synchronized(this){
        isLockedForThisThread =
            isLocked || waitingThreads.get(0) != queueObject;
        if(!isLockedForThisThread){
          isLocked = true;
          waitingThreads.remove(queueObject);
          lockingThread = Thread.currentThread();
          return;
        }
      }
      try{
        queueObject.doWait();
      }catch(InterruptedException e){
        synchronized(this) { waitingThreads.remove(queueObject); }
        throw e;
      }
    }
  }

  public synchronized void unlock(){
    if(this.lockingThread != Thread.currentThread()){
      throw new IllegalMonitorStateException(
        "Calling thread has not locked this lock");
    }
    isLocked      = false;
    lockingThread = null;
    if(waitingThreads.size() > 0){
      waitingThreads.get(0).doNotify();
    }
  }
}