/* -*- c++ -*- */
/*
 * Copyright 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 * 
 * This file is part of GNU Radio
 * 
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#ifndef INCLUDED_GR_SKIPHEAD_H
#define INCLUDED_GR_SKIPHEAD_H

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

/*!
 * \brief skips the first N items, from then on copies items to the output
 * \ingroup block
 *
 * Useful for building test cases and sources which have metadata or junk at the start
 */

class gr_skiphead : public gr_sync_block
{
  friend gr_block_sptr gr_make_skiphead (size_t sizeof_stream_item, int nitems);
  gr_skiphead (size_t sizeof_stream_item, int nitems);

  int  d_nitems;
  int  d_nskipped_items;

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

gr_block_sptr
gr_make_skiphead (size_t sizeof_stream_item, int nitems);


#endif /* INCLUDED_GR_SKIPHEAD_H */