/*
 * A generic structure queue (a queue for fixed length
 * (generally small) structures.
 * 
 * $Id: BLI_gsqueue.h,v 1.5 2002/12/27 13:10:12 mein Exp $
 *
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#ifndef BLI_GSQUEUE_H
#define BLI_GSQUEUE_H

typedef struct _GSQueue GSQueue;

	/**
	 * Create a new GSQueue.
	 * 
	 * @param elem_size The size of the structures in the queue.
	 * @retval The new queue
	 */
GSQueue*	BLI_gsqueue_new		(int elem_size);

	/**
	 * Query if the queue is empty
	 */
int			BLI_gsqueue_is_empty(GSQueue *gq);

	/**
	 * Access the item at the head of the queue
	 * without removing it.
	 * 
	 * @param item_r A pointer to an appropriatly
	 * sized structure (the size passed to BLI_gsqueue_new)
	 */
void		BLI_gsqueue_peek	(GSQueue *gq, void *item_r);

	/**
	 * Access the item at the head of the queue
	 * and remove it.
	 * 
	 * @param item_r A pointer to an appropriatly
	 * sized structure (the size passed to BLI_gsqueue_new).
	 * Can be NULL if desired.
	 */
void		BLI_gsqueue_pop		(GSQueue *gq, void *item_r);

	/**
	 * Push an element onto the tail of the queue.
	 * 
	 * @param item A pointer to an appropriatly
	 * sized structure (the size passed to BLI_gsqueue_new).
	 */
void		BLI_gsqueue_push	(GSQueue *gq, void *item);

	/**
	 * Push an element back onto the head of the queue (so
	 * it would be returned from the next call to BLI_gsqueue_pop).
	 * 
	 * @param item A pointer to an appropriatly
	 * sized structure (the size passed to BLI_gsqueue_new).
	 */
void		BLI_qsueue_pushback	(GSQueue *gq, void *item);

	/**
	 * Free the queue
	 */
void		BLI_gsqueue_free	(GSQueue *gq);

#endif /* BLI_GSQUEUE_H */

