/* -*- c++ -*- */
/*
 * Copyright 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 * 
 * This file is part of GNU Radio
 * 
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 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option)
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 * 
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 */
#ifndef INCLUDED_GR_BYTES_TO_SYMS_H
#define INCLUDED_GR_BYTES_TO_SYMS_H

#include <gr_sync_interpolator.h>

class gr_bytes_to_syms;
typedef boost::shared_ptr<gr_bytes_to_syms> gr_bytes_to_syms_sptr;

gr_bytes_to_syms_sptr gr_make_bytes_to_syms ();

/*!
 * \brief Convert stream of bytes to stream of +/- 1 symbols
 * \ingroup converter_blk
 *
 * input: stream of bytes; output: stream of float
 *
 * This block is deprecated.
 *
 * The combination of gr_packed_to_unpacked_bb followed by
 * gr_chunks_to_symbols_bf or gr_chunks_to_symbols_bc handles the
 * general case of mapping from a stream of bytes into arbitrary float
 * or complex symbols.
 *
 * \sa gr_packed_to_unpacked_bb, gr_unpacked_to_packed_bb,
 * \sa gr_chunks_to_symbols_bf, gr_chunks_to_symbols_bc.
 */
class gr_bytes_to_syms : public gr_sync_interpolator
{
  friend gr_bytes_to_syms_sptr gr_make_bytes_to_syms ();

  gr_bytes_to_syms ();

 public:
  int work (int noutput_items,
	    gr_vector_const_void_star &input_items,
	    gr_vector_void_star &output_items);
};

#endif /* INCLUDED_GR_BYTES_TO_SYMS_H */
