--- a/Singleton.st	Wed Apr 03 08:33:16 2019 +0200
+++ b/Singleton.st	Wed Apr 03 08:37:30 2019 +0200
@@ -99,6 +99,49 @@
         ]
     ].
     ^ theOnlyInstance.
+!
+
+new
+    "allocate a singleton in a thread-safe way.
+     Do lazy locking here"
+    
+    theOnlyInstance isNil ifTrue:[
+        Lock critical:[
+            theOnlyInstance isNil ifTrue:[
+                theOnlyInstance := super basicNew initialize.
+            ].
+        ]
+    ].
+    ^ theOnlyInstance.
+
+    "Created: / 01-04-2019 / 12:05:25 / Stefan Vogel"
+!
+
+new:count
+    "allocate a singleton in a thread-safe way.
+     Do lazy locking here"
+    
+    theOnlyInstance isNil ifTrue:[
+        Lock critical:[
+            theOnlyInstance isNil ifTrue:[
+                theOnlyInstance := (super basicNew:count) initialize.
+            ].
+        ]
+    ].
+    ^ theOnlyInstance.
+
+    "Created: / 01-04-2019 / 12:05:42 / Stefan Vogel"
+!
+
+releaseInstance
+    "release the singleton's instance.
+     Use only for debugging!!"
+    
+    Lock critical:[
+        theOnlyInstance := nil.
+    ].
+
+    "Created: / 01-04-2019 / 12:02:58 / Stefan Vogel"
 ! !
 
 !Singleton class methodsFor:'accessing'!