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+/* -*- c++ -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright 2007,2008 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+#ifndef INCLUDED_MB_MSG_QUEUE_H
+#define INCLUDED_MB_MSG_QUEUE_H
+
+#include <mblock/common.h>
+#include <gnuradio/omnithread.h>
+#include <mblock/time.h>
+
+/*!
+ * \brief priority queue for mblock messages
+ */
+class mb_msg_queue : boost::noncopyable
+{
+ // When empty both head and tail are zero.
+ struct subq {
+ mb_message_sptr head;
+ mb_message_sptr tail;
+
+ bool empty_p() const { return head == 0; }
+ };
+
+ omni_mutex d_mutex;
+ omni_condition d_not_empty; // reader waits on this
+
+ // FIXME add bitmap to indicate which queues are non-empty.
+ subq d_queue[MB_NPRI];
+
+ mb_message_sptr get_highest_pri_msg_helper();
+
+public:
+ mb_msg_queue();
+ ~mb_msg_queue();
+
+ //! Insert \p msg into priority queue.
+ void insert(mb_message_sptr msg);
+
+ /*
+ * \brief Delete highest pri message from the queue and return it.
+ * Returns equivalent of zero pointer if queue is empty.
+ */
+ mb_message_sptr get_highest_pri_msg_nowait();
+
+ /*
+ * \brief Delete highest pri message from the queue and return it.
+ * If the queue is empty, this call blocks until it can return a message.
+ */
+ mb_message_sptr get_highest_pri_msg();
+
+ /*
+ * \brief Delete highest pri message from the queue and return it.
+ * If the queue is empty, this call blocks until it can return a message
+ * or real-time exceeds the absolute time, abs_time.
+ *
+ * \param abs_time specifies the latest absolute time to wait until.
+ * \sa mb_time::time
+ *
+ * \returns a valid mb_message_sptr, or the equivalent of a zero pointer
+ * if the call timed out while waiting.
+ */
+ mb_message_sptr get_highest_pri_msg_timedwait(const mb_time &abs_time);
+};
+
+#endif /* INCLUDED_MB_MSG_QUEUE_H */