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/// ----------------------------------------*- mode: C++; -*--
/// @file fqueue.h
/// a wrapper class for fastqueue C implementation
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/** @ingroup fastqueue
 *
 */

#ifndef __FQUEUE_H__
#define __FQUEUE_H__

#include <string>

#include "protlib_types.h"
#include "messages.h"

extern "C" {
#include"fastqueue.h"
}

namespace protlib {

/** @addtogroup fastqueue Fast Queue
 * @{
 */

// declared in messages.h
class message;


/** 
 * A fast message queue.
 *
 * This is a fast and thread-safe message queue with expedited data
 * support. It is an object oriented wrapper around fastqueue.c.
 * The queue grows dynamically and has no built-in entry limit.
 */
class FastQueue {
public:
        /// FastQueue error
        class FQError{};
        /// constructor
        FastQueue(const char *qname = 0, bool exp = false);
        /// destructor
        ~FastQueue();
        /// enqueue message
        bool enqueue(message *element, bool exp = false);
        /// dequeue message
        message *dequeue(bool blocking = true);
        /// dequeue message, timed wait
        message *dequeue_timedwait(const struct timespec &tspec);
        /// dequeue message, timed wait
        message *dequeue_timedwait(const long int msec);
        /// is queue empty
        bool is_empty() const;
        /// get number of enqueued messages
        unsigned long size() const;
        /// is expedited data support enabled
        bool is_expedited_enabled() const;
        /// enable/disable expedited data
        bool enable_expedited(bool exp);
        /// shutdown queue, do not accept messages
        void shutdown();
        /// delete stored messages
        unsigned long cleanup();
        /// Return the name of the queue.
        const char* get_name() const { return queue_name.c_str(); }
private:
        /// C fastqueue
        queue_t *queue;
        /// name of the queue, also stored in the queue_t
        string queue_name;
        /// accept or reject messages
        bool shutdownflag;
};


/**
 * Remove the first message from the queue.
 *
 * Messages are removed in the same order they were added to the queue (FIFO).
 * If the expedited messages feature is enabled, there's an exception to
 * this rule: Expedited messages are always removed before all other messages.
 * The FIFO condition still holds among expedited messages, however.
 *
 * If blocking is set, wait infinitely for a message. If set to false,
 * return immediately if the queue is empty. In this case, NULL is returned.
 *
 * @param blocking if true, block until a message arrives
 *
 * @return the message, or NULL
 */
inline
message *
FastQueue::dequeue(bool blocking)
{
  return static_cast<message*>(blocking ? 
                               dequeue_element_wait(queue) :
                               dequeue_element_nonblocking(queue));
}


/**
 * Wait for a message for a given time.
 *
 * If no message arrives in the given time period, NULL is returned.
 *
 * @param tspec the time to wait
 *
 * @return the message, or NULL
 */
inline
message *
FastQueue::dequeue_timedwait(const struct timespec& tspec)
{
  return (message*)dequeue_element_timedwait(queue, &tspec);
}

//@}

} // end namespace protlib

#endif