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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef ANDROID_AUDIO_PIPE_READER_H
+#define ANDROID_AUDIO_PIPE_READER_H
+
+#include "Pipe.h"
+
+namespace android {
+
+// PipeReader is safe for only a single thread
+class PipeReader : public NBAIO_Source {
+
+public:
+
+    // Construct a PipeReader and associate it with a Pipe
+    // FIXME make this constructor a factory method of Pipe.
+    PipeReader(Pipe& pipe);
+    virtual ~PipeReader();
+
+    // NBAIO_Port interface
+
+    //virtual ssize_t negotiate(const NBAIO_Format offers[], size_t numOffers,
+    //                          NBAIO_Format counterOffers[], size_t& numCounterOffers);
+    //virtual NBAIO_Format format() const;
+
+    // NBAIO_Source interface
+
+    //virtual size_t framesRead() const;
+    virtual size_t framesOverrun() { return mFramesOverrun; }
+    virtual size_t overruns()  { return mOverruns; }
+
+    virtual ssize_t availableToRead();
+
+    virtual ssize_t read(void *buffer, size_t count);
+
+    // NBAIO_Source end
+
+#if 0   // until necessary
+    Pipe& pipe() const { return mPipe; }
+#endif
+
+private:
+    Pipe&       mPipe;
+    int32_t     mFront;         // follows behind mPipe.mRear
+    size_t      mFramesOverrun;
+    size_t      mOverruns;
+};
+
+}   // namespace android
+
+#endif  // ANDROID_AUDIO_PIPE_READER_H