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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2000-2006 the xine project
+ *
+ * This file is part of xine, a free video player.
+ *
+ * xine is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * xine is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110, USA
+ *
+ * Object Pool
+ */
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+
+typedef struct xine_pool_s xine_pool_t;
+
+/* Creates a new pool
+ *   object_size:    sizeof(your struct)
+ *   create_object:  function called to create an object (can be NULL)
+ *   prepare_object: function called to prepare an object to returned to the client (can be NULL)
+ *   return_object:  function called to prepare an object to returned to the pool (can be NULL)
+ *   delete_object:  function called to delete an object (can be NULL)
+ */
+xine_pool_t *xine_pool_new(size_t object_size,
+                           void (create_object)(void *object),
+                           void (prepare_object)(void *object),
+                           void (return_object)(void *object),
+                           void (delete_object)(void *object)) XINE_MALLOC XINE_PROTECTED;
+
+/* Deletes a pool */
+void xine_pool_delete(xine_pool_t *pool) XINE_PROTECTED;
+
+/* Get an object from the pool */
+void *xine_pool_get(xine_pool_t *pool) XINE_PROTECTED;
+
+/* Returns an object to the pool */
+void xine_pool_put(xine_pool_t *pool, void *object) XINE_PROTECTED;