vlc_picture_fifo.h

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 * vlc_picture_fifo.h: picture fifo definitions
 *****************************************************************************
 * Copyright (C) 2009 VLC authors and VideoLAN
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 * Authors: Laurent Aimar <fenrir _AT_ videolan _DOT_ org>
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#ifndef VLC_PICTURE_FIFO_H
#define VLC_PICTURE_FIFO_H 1
 
/**
 * \file
 * This file defines picture fifo structures and functions in vlc
 */
 
#include <vlc_picture.h>
 
/**
 * Picture fifo handle
 *
 * It is thread safe (push/pop).
 */
typedef struct picture_fifo_t picture_fifo_t;
 
/**
 * It creates an empty picture_fifo_t.
 */
VLC_API picture_fifo_t * picture_fifo_New( void ) VLC_USED;
 
/**
 * It destroys a fifo created by picture_fifo_New.
 *
 * All pictures inside the fifo will be released by picture_Release.
 */
VLC_API void picture_fifo_Delete( picture_fifo_t * );
 
/**
 * Lock the picture_fifo
 *
 * All picture_fifo_t functions, except picture_fifo_Delete(), need to be
 * called with the lock held.
 */
VLC_API void picture_fifo_Lock( picture_fifo_t * );
 
/**
 * Unlock the picture_fifo
 */
VLC_API void picture_fifo_Unlock( picture_fifo_t * );
 
/**
 * It retrieves a picture_t from the fifo.
 *
 * If the fifo is empty, it return NULL without waiting.
 */
VLC_API picture_t * picture_fifo_Pop( picture_fifo_t * ) VLC_USED;
 
/**
 * It returns whether the fifo is empty or not.
 */
VLC_API bool picture_fifo_IsEmpty( picture_fifo_t * );
 
/**
 * It returns the number of pictures queued
 */
VLC_API size_t picture_fifo_GetCount( picture_fifo_t * );
 
/**
 * It saves a picture_t into the fifo.
 */
VLC_API void picture_fifo_Push( picture_fifo_t *, picture_t * );
 
/**
 * It release all picture inside the fifo that have a lower or equal date
 * if flush_before or higher or equal to if not flush_before than the given one.
 * Passing VLC_TICK_INVALID on the date releases all the pictures.
 *
 * All pictures inside the fifo will be released by picture_Release.
 */
VLC_API void picture_fifo_Flush( picture_fifo_t *, vlc_tick_t date, bool flush_before );
 
#endif /* VLC_PICTURE_FIFO_H */