Merge branch 'dev' into release_candidate

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diff --git a/modules/fifo_lock.py b/modules/fifo_lock.py
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+import threading
+import collections
+
+
+# reference: https://gist.github.com/vitaliyp/6d54dd76ca2c3cdfc1149d33007dc34a
+class FIFOLock(object):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._lock = threading.Lock()
+        self._inner_lock = threading.Lock()
+        self._pending_threads = collections.deque()
+
+    def acquire(self, blocking=True):
+        with self._inner_lock:
+            lock_acquired = self._lock.acquire(False)
+            if lock_acquired:
+                return True
+            elif not blocking:
+                return False
+
+            release_event = threading.Event()
+            self._pending_threads.append(release_event)
+
+        release_event.wait()
+        return self._lock.acquire()
+
+    def release(self):
+        with self._inner_lock:
+            if self._pending_threads:
+                release_event = self._pending_threads.popleft()
+                release_event.set()
+
+            self._lock.release()
+
+    __enter__ = acquire
+
+    def __exit__(self, t, v, tb):
+        self.release()