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-/*************************************************************************/
-/* spdlog - an extremely fast and easy to use c++11 logging library.     */
-/* Copyright (c) 2014 Gabi Melman.                                       */
-/*                                                                       */
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-/* permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to */
-/* the following conditions:                                             */
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-/*************************************************************************/
-
-#pragma once
-
-// A blocking multi-consumer/multi-producer thread safe queue.
-// Has max capacity and supports timeout on push or pop operations.
-
-#include <chrono>
-#include <memory>
-#include <queue>
-#include <mutex>
-#include <condition_variable>
-
-namespace spdlog
-{
-namespace details
-{
-
-template<typename T>
-class blocking_queue
-{
-public:
-    using queue_type = std::queue<T>;
-    using item_type = T;
-    using size_type = typename queue_type::size_type;
-    using clock = std::chrono::system_clock;
-
-    explicit blocking_queue(size_type max_size) :
-        _max_size(max_size),
-        _q(),
-        _mutex()
-    {
-    }
-    blocking_queue(const blocking_queue&) = delete;
-    blocking_queue& operator=(const blocking_queue&) = delete;
-    ~blocking_queue() = default;
-
-    size_type size()
-    {
-        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_mutex);
-        return _q.size();
-    }
-
-    // Push copy of item into the back of the queue.
-    // If the queue is full, block the calling thread util there is room or timeout have passed.
-    // Return: false on timeout, true on successful push.
-    template<typename Duration_Rep, typename Duration_Period, typename TT>
-    bool push(TT&& item, const std::chrono::duration<Duration_Rep, Duration_Period>& timeout)
-    {
-        {
-            std::unique_lock<std::mutex> ul(_mutex);
-            if (is_full())
-            {
-                if (!_item_popped_cond.wait_until(ul, clock::now() + timeout, [this]()
-            {
-                return !this->is_full();
-                }))
-                return false;
-            }
-            _q.push(std::forward<TT>(item));
-        }
-        _item_pushed_cond.notify_one();
-        return true;
-    }
-
-// Push copy of item into the back of the queue.
-// If the queue is full, block the calling thread until there is room.
-    template<typename TT>
-    void push(TT&& item)
-    {
-        while (!push(std::forward<TT>(item), std::chrono::seconds(60)));
-    }
-
-// Pop a copy of the front item in the queue into the given item ref.
-// If the queue is empty, block the calling thread util there is item to pop or timeout have passed.
-// Return: false on timeout , true on successful pop/
-    template<class Duration_Rep, class Duration_Period>
-    bool pop(T& item, const std::chrono::duration<Duration_Rep, Duration_Period>& timeout)
-    {
-        {
-            std::unique_lock<std::mutex> ul(_mutex);
-            if (is_empty())
-            {
-                if (!_item_pushed_cond.wait_until(ul, clock::now() + timeout, [this]()
-            {
-                return !this->is_empty();
-                }))
-                return false;
-            }
-            item = std::move(_q.front());
-            _q.pop();
-        }
-        _item_popped_cond.notify_one();
-        return true;
-    }
-
-// Pop a copy of the front item in the queue into the given item ref.
-// If the queue is empty, block the calling thread util there is item to pop.
-    void pop(T& item)
-    {
-        while (!pop(item, std::chrono::hours(1)));
-    }
-
-// Clear the queue
-    void clear()
-    {
-        {
-            std::unique_lock<std::mutex> ul(_mutex);
-            queue_type().swap(_q);
-        }
-        _item_popped_cond.notify_all();
-    }
-
-private:
-    size_type _max_size;
-    std::queue<T> _q;
-    std::mutex _mutex;
-    std::condition_variable _item_pushed_cond;
-    std::condition_variable _item_popped_cond;
-
-    inline bool is_full()
-    {
-        return _q.size() >= _max_size;
-    }
-
-    inline bool is_empty()
-    {
-        return _q.size() == 0;
-    }
-};
-
-}
-}