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+/* -*- c++ -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ *
+ * This program 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 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program 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, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+#ifndef INCLUDED_USRP2_RX_SAMPLE_HANDLER_H
+#define INCLUDED_USRP2_RX_SAMPLE_HANDLER_H
+
+#include <usrp2/metadata.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+
+
+namespace usrp2 {
+
+ /*!
+ * \brief Abstract function object called to handle received data blocks.
+ * \ingroup usrp2
+ *
+ * An object derived from this class is passed to usrp2::rx_samples
+ * to process the received frames of samples.
+ */
+ class rx_sample_handler {
+ public:
+ virtual ~rx_sample_handler();
+
+ /*!
+ * \param items points to the first 32-bit word of uninterpreted sample data in the frame.
+ * \param nitems is the number of entries in the frame in units of uint32_t's.
+ * \param metadata is the additional per frame data provided by the USRP2 FPGA.
+ *
+ * \p items points to the raw sample data received off of the ethernet. The data is
+ * packed into big-endian 32-bit unsigned ints for transport, but the actual format
+ * of the data is dependent on the current configuration of the USRP2. The most common
+ * format is 16-bit I & Q, with I in the top of the 32-bit word.
+ *
+ * This is the general purpose, low level interface and relies on other functions
+ * to handle all required endian-swapping and format conversion. \sa FIXME.
+ *
+ * \returns true if the object wants to be called again with new data;
+ * false if no additional data is wanted.
+ */
+ virtual bool operator()(const uint32_t *items, size_t nitems, const rx_metadata *metadata) = 0;
+ };
+
+};
+
+#endif /* INCLUDED_RX_SAMPLE_HANDLER_H */