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00001 /* -*- c++ -*- */
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00022 
00023 #ifndef INCLUDED_GR_BLOCK_H
00024 #define INCLUDED_GR_BLOCK_H
00025 
00026 #include <gr_runtime.h>
00027 #include <string>
00028 
00052 class gr_block {
00053 
00054  public:
00055   
00056   virtual ~gr_block ();
00057   
00058   std::string name () const { return d_name; }
00059   gr_io_signature_sptr input_signature () const  { return d_input_signature; }
00060   gr_io_signature_sptr output_signature () const { return d_output_signature; }
00061   long unique_id () const { return d_unique_id; }
00062 
00063   // ----------------------------------------------------------------
00064   //            override these to define your behavior
00065   // ----------------------------------------------------------------
00066 
00074   virtual void forecast (int noutput_items, gr_vector_int &ninput_items_required);
00075 
00090   virtual int general_work (int noutput_items,
00091                             gr_vector_int &ninput_items,
00092                             gr_vector_const_void_star &input_items,
00093                             gr_vector_void_star &output_items) = 0;
00094 
00108   virtual bool check_topology (int ninputs, int noutputs);
00109 
00110   // ----------------------------------------------------------------
00111 
00119   void set_output_multiple (int multiple);
00120   int  output_multiple () const { return d_output_multiple; }
00121 
00125   void consume (int which_input, int how_many_items);
00126 
00130   void consume_each (int how_many_items);
00131 
00141   void  set_relative_rate (double relative_rate);
00142 
00146   double relative_rate () const { return d_relative_rate; }
00147 
00148 
00149   // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
00150 
00151  private:
00152 
00153   std::string           d_name;
00154   gr_io_signature_sptr  d_input_signature;
00155   gr_io_signature_sptr  d_output_signature;
00156   int                   d_output_multiple;
00157   double                d_relative_rate;        // approx output_rate / input_rate
00158   gr_block_detail_sptr  d_detail;               // implementation details
00159   long                  d_unique_id;            // convenient for debugging
00160   
00161  protected:
00162 
00163   gr_block (const std::string &name,
00164              gr_io_signature_sptr input_signature,
00165              gr_io_signature_sptr output_signature);
00166 
00167   // These are really only for internal use, but leaving them public avoids
00168   // having to work up an ever-varying list of friends
00169 
00170  public:
00171   gr_block_detail_sptr detail () const { return d_detail; }
00172   void set_detail (gr_block_detail_sptr detail) { d_detail = detail; }
00173 };
00174 
00175 long gr_block_ncurrently_allocated ();
00176 
00177 #endif /* INCLUDED_GR_BLOCK_H */

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