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+/* -*- c++ -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright 2004,2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ *
+ * This file is part of GNU Radio
+ *
+ * GNU Radio is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option)
+ * any later version.
+ *
+ * GNU Radio is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with GNU Radio; see the file COPYING. If not, write to
+ * the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street,
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef INCLUDED_GR_FILE_SINK_BASE_H
+#define INCLUDED_GR_FILE_SINK_BASE_H
+
+#include <gnuradio/omnithread.h>
+#include <cstdio>
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Common base class for file sinks
+ */
+class gr_file_sink_base
+{
+ protected:
+ FILE *d_fp; // current FILE pointer
+ FILE *d_new_fp; // new FILE pointer
+ bool d_updated; // is there a new FILE pointer?
+ bool d_is_binary;
+ omni_mutex d_mutex;
+
+ protected:
+ gr_file_sink_base(const char *filename, bool is_binary);
+
+ public:
+ ~gr_file_sink_base();
+
+ /*!
+ * \brief Open filename and begin output to it.
+ */
+ bool open(const char *filename);
+
+ /*!
+ * \brief Close current output file.
+ *
+ * Closes current output file and ignores any output until
+ * open is called to connect to another file.
+ */
+ void close();
+
+ /*!
+ * \brief if we've had an update, do it now.
+ */
+ void do_update();
+};
+
+
+#endif /* INCLUDED_GR_FILE_SINK_BASE_H */