/* -*- c++ -*- */
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#ifndef INCLUDED_GR_HEAD_H
#define INCLUDED_GR_HEAD_H

#include <gr_sync_block.h>
#include <stddef.h>			// size_t

class gr_head;
typedef boost::shared_ptr<gr_head> gr_head_sptr;

/*!
 * \brief copies the first N items to the output then signals done
 * \ingroup slicedice_blk
 *
 * Useful for building test cases
 */

class gr_head : public gr_sync_block
{
  friend gr_head_sptr gr_make_head (size_t sizeof_stream_item, unsigned long long nitems);
  gr_head (size_t sizeof_stream_item, unsigned long long nitems);

  unsigned long long	d_nitems;
  unsigned long long	d_ncopied_items;

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

  void reset() { d_ncopied_items = 0; }
};

gr_head_sptr
gr_make_head (size_t sizeof_stream_item, unsigned long long nitems);


#endif /* INCLUDED_GR_HEAD_H */
