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

#include <blocks/api.h>
#include <gr_block.h>
#include <vector>

namespace gr {
  namespace blocks {

    /*!
     * \brief Stream muxing block to multiplex many streams into
     * one with a specified format.
     *
     * Muxes N streams together producing an output stream that
     * contains N0 items from the first stream, N1 items from the second,
     * etc. and repeats:
     *
     * [N0, N1, N2, ..., Nm, N0, N1, ...]
     */
    class BLOCKS_API stream_mux : virtual public gr_block
    {
    public:
      
      // gr::blocks::stream_mux::sptr
      typedef boost::shared_ptr<stream_mux> sptr;

      /*!
       * \brief Creates a stream muxing block to multiplex many streams into
       * one with a specified format.
       * \ingroup converter_blk
       *
       * \param itemsize the item size of the stream
       * \param length   a vector (list/tuple) specifying the number of
       *                 items from each stream the mux together.
       *                 Warning: this requires that at least as many items
       *                 per stream are available or the system will wait
       *                 indefinitely for the items.
       *
       */
      static sptr make(size_t itemsize, const std::vector<int> &lengths);
    };

  } /* namespace blocks */
} /* namespace gr */

#endif /* INCLUDED_BLOCKS_STREAM_MUX_H */