MT_buffer.h

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#pragma once

#include <vector>
#include <cstdint>
#include <thread>
#include <mutex>

namespace mrpt::containers
{
/** This class is a bulk sequence of bytes with MultiThread (MT)-safe read and
 * write operations.
 * \ingroup stlext_grp
 */
class MT_buffer
{
   private:
    std::vector<uint8_t> m_data;
    std::mutex m_cs;

   public:
    /** Default constructor */
    MT_buffer() {}
    /** Destructor */
    virtual ~MT_buffer() {}
    /** Empty the buffer */
    void clear()
    {
        m_cs.lock();
        m_data.clear();
        m_cs.unlock();
    }

    /** Return the number of available bytes at this moment. */
    size_t size()
    {
        size_t s;
        m_cs.lock();
        s = m_data.size();
        m_cs.unlock();
        return s;
    }

    /** Append new data to the stream */
    void appendData(const std::vector<uint8_t>& d)
    {
        m_cs.lock();
        m_data.insert(m_data.begin(), d.begin(), d.end());
        m_cs.unlock();
    }

    /** Read the whole buffer and empty it. */
    void readAndClear(std::vector<uint8_t>& d)
    {
        m_cs.lock();
        d.clear();
        m_data.swap(d);
        m_cs.unlock();
    }

    /** Read the whole buffer. */
    void read(std::vector<uint8_t>& d)
    {
        m_cs.lock();
        d = m_data;
        m_cs.unlock();
    }

};  // end of MT_buffer

}