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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_GUI_DUMMYCONSUMER_H
+#define ANDROID_GUI_DUMMYCONSUMER_H
+
+#include <gui/BufferQueue.h>
+
+namespace android {
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+// The DummyConsumer does not keep a reference to BufferQueue
+// unlike SurfaceTexture.  This prevents a circular reference from
+// forming.  The BufferQueue indirectly keeps a DummyConsumer alive
+// through the proxy ConsumerListener.
+class DummyConsumer : public virtual RefBase,
+        protected BufferQueue::ConsumerListener {
+public:
+    DummyConsumer(sp<BufferQueue> bufferQueue);
+    virtual ~DummyConsumer();
+
+protected:
+
+    // Implementation of the BufferQueue::ConsumerListener interface.  These
+    // calls are used to notify the SurfaceTexture of asynchronous events in the
+    // BufferQueue.
+    virtual void onFrameAvailable();
+    virtual void onBuffersReleased();
+
+};
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+}; // namespace android
+
+#endif // ANDROID_GUI_DUMMYCONSUMER_H