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/* mbed Microcontroller Library
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#ifndef MAIL_H
#define MAIL_H

#include <stdint.h>
#include <string.h>

#include "Queue.h"
#include "MemoryPool.h"
#include "cmsis_os2.h"
#include "mbed_rtos_storage.h"
#include "mbed_rtos1_types.h"

#include "platform/NonCopyable.h"

using namespace rtos;

namespace rtos {
/** \addtogroup rtos */
/** @{*/
/**
 * \defgroup rtos_Mail Mail class
 * @{
 */
 
/** The Mail class allow to control, send, receive, or wait for mail.
 A mail is a memory block that is send to a thread or interrupt service routine.
  @tparam  T         data type of a single message element.
  @tparam  queue_sz  maximum number of messages in queue.

 @note
 Memory considerations: The mail data store and control structures will be created on current thread's stack,
 both for the mbed OS and underlying RTOS objects (static or dynamic RTOS memory pools are not being used).
*/
template<typename T, uint32_t queue_sz>
class Mail : private mbed::NonCopyable<Mail<T, queue_sz> > {
public:
    /** Create and Initialize Mail queue.
     *
     * @note You cannot call this function from ISR context.
    */
    Mail() { };

    /** Check if the mail queue is empty
     *
     * @return True if the mail queue is empty, false if not
     *
     * @note You may call this function from ISR context.
     */
    bool empty() const {
        return _queue.empty();
    }

    /** Check if the mail queue is full
     *
     * @return True if the mail queue is full, false if not
     *
     * @note You may call this function from ISR context.
     */
    bool full() const {
        return _queue.full();
    }

    /** Allocate a memory block of type T
      @param   millisec  timeout value or 0 in case of no time-out. (default: 0).
      @return  pointer to memory block that can be filled with mail or NULL in case error.

      @note You may call this function from ISR context if the millisec parameter is set to 0.
    */
    T* alloc(uint32_t millisec=0) {
        return _pool.alloc();
    }

    /** Allocate a memory block of type T and set memory block to zero.
      @param   millisec  timeout value or 0 in case of no time-out.  (default: 0).
      @return  pointer to memory block that can be filled with mail or NULL in case error.

      @note You may call this function from ISR context if the millisec parameter is set to 0.
    */
    T* calloc(uint32_t millisec=0) {
        return _pool.calloc();
    }

    /** Put a mail in the queue.
      @param   mptr  memory block previously allocated with Mail::alloc or Mail::calloc.
      @return  status code that indicates the execution status of the function.

      @note You may call this function from ISR context.
    */
    osStatus put(T *mptr) {
        return _queue.put(mptr);
    }

    /** Get a mail from a queue.
      @param   millisec  timeout value or 0 in case of no time-out. (default: osWaitForever).
      @return  event that contains mail information or error code.

      @note You may call this function from ISR context if the millisec parameter is set to 0.
    */
    osEvent get(uint32_t millisec=osWaitForever) {
        osEvent evt = _queue.get(millisec);
        if (evt.status == osEventMessage) {
            evt.status = osEventMail;
        }
        return evt;
    }

    /** Free a memory block from a mail.
      @param   mptr  pointer to the memory block that was obtained with Mail::get.
      @return  status code that indicates the execution status of the function.

      @note You may call this function from ISR context.
    */
    osStatus free(T *mptr) {
        return _pool.free(mptr);
    }

private:
    Queue<T, queue_sz> _queue;
    MemoryPool<T, queue_sz> _pool;
};

/** @}*/
/** @}*/

}

#endif