/* -*- c++ -*- */
/*
- * Copyright 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ * Copyright 2007,2008,2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
*
* This file is part of GNU Radio
*
/*!
*\brief Top-level hierarchical block representing a flowgraph
+ * \ingroup container_blk
*
*/
class gr_top_block : public gr_hier_block2
~gr_top_block();
/*!
- * Start the enclosed flowgraph. Creates an undetached scheduler thread for
- * each flow graph partition. Returns to caller once created.
+ * \brief The simple interface to running a flowgraph.
+ *
+ * Calls start() then wait(). Used to run a flowgraph that will stop
+ * on its own, or when another thread will call stop().
+ */
+ void run();
+
+ /*!
+ * Start the contained flowgraph. Creates one or more threads to
+ * execute the flow graph. Returns to the caller once the threads
+ * are created. Calling start() on a top_block that is already
+ * started IS an error.
*/
void start();
/*!
- * Stop the running flowgraph. Tells each created scheduler thread
- * to exit, then returns to caller.
+ * Stop the running flowgraph. Notifies each thread created by the
+ * scheduler to shutdown, then returns to caller. Calling stop() on
+ * a top_block that is already stopped IS NOT an error.
*/
void stop();
/*!
- * Wait for a stopped flowgraph to complete. Joins each completed
- * thread.
+ * Wait for a flowgraph to complete. Flowgraphs complete when
+ * either (1) all blocks indicate that they are done (typically only
+ * when using gr.file_source, or gr.head, or (2) after stop() has been
+ * called to request shutdown. Calling wait on a top_block that is
+ * not running IS NOT an error (wait returns w/o blocking).
*/
void wait();
- /*!
- * Calls start(), then wait(). Used to run a flowgraph that will stop
- * on its own, or to run a flowgraph indefinitely until SIGKILL is
- * received().
- */
- void run();
-
/*!
* Lock a flowgraph in preparation for reconfiguration. When an equal
* number of calls to lock() and unlock() have occurred, the flowgraph
- * will be restarted automatically.
+ * will be reconfigured.
*
- * N.B. lock() and unlock() cannot be called from a flowgraph thread or
- * deadlock will occur when reconfiguration happens.
+ * N.B. lock() and unlock() may not be called from a flowgraph thread
+ * (E.g., gr_block::work method) or deadlock will occur when
+ * reconfiguration happens.
*/
virtual void lock();
/*!
- * Lock a flowgraph in preparation for reconfiguration. When an equal
+ * Unlock a flowgraph in preparation for reconfiguration. When an equal
* number of calls to lock() and unlock() have occurred, the flowgraph
- * will be restarted automatically.
+ * will be reconfigured.
*
- * N.B. lock() and unlock() cannot be called from a flowgraph thread or
- * deadlock will occur when reconfiguration happens.
+ * N.B. lock() and unlock() may not be called from a flowgraph thread
+ * (E.g., gr_block::work method) or deadlock will occur when
+ * reconfiguration happens.
*/
virtual void unlock();
+
+ /*!
+ * Displays flattened flowgraph edges and block connectivity
+ */
+ void dump();
};
#endif /* INCLUDED_GR_TOP_BLOCK_H */