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/*
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    Copyright (c) 2007-2016 Contributors as noted in the AUTHORS file
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    This file is part of libzmq, the ZeroMQ core engine in C++.
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*/

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#ifndef __ZMQ_MAILBOX_HPP_INCLUDED__
#define __ZMQ_MAILBOX_HPP_INCLUDED__
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#include <stddef.h>

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#include "signaler.hpp"
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#include "fd.hpp"
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#include "config.hpp"
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#include "command.hpp"
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#include "ypipe.hpp"
#include "mutex.hpp"
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#include "i_mailbox.hpp"
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namespace zmq
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{

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    class mailbox_t : public i_mailbox
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    {
    public:

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        mailbox_t ();
        ~mailbox_t ();
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        fd_t get_fd () const;
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        void send (const command_t &cmd_);
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        int recv (command_t *cmd_, int timeout_);
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#ifdef HAVE_FORK
        // close the file descriptors in the signaller. This is used in a forked
        // child process to close the file descriptors so that they do not interfere
        // with the context in the parent process.
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        void forked () { signaler.forked (); }
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#endif

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    private:

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        //  The pipe to store actual commands.
        typedef ypipe_t <command_t, command_pipe_granularity> cpipe_t;
        cpipe_t cpipe;
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        //  Signaler to pass signals from writer thread to reader thread.
        signaler_t signaler;
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        //  There's only one thread receiving from the mailbox, but there
        //  is arbitrary number of threads sending. Given that ypipe requires
        //  synchronised access on both of its endpoints, we have to synchronise
        //  the sending side.
        mutex_t sync;
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        //  True if the underlying pipe is active, ie. when we are allowed to
        //  read commands from it.
        bool active;
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        //  Disable copying of mailbox_t object.
        mailbox_t (const mailbox_t&);
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        const mailbox_t &operator = (const mailbox_t&);
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    };

}

#endif