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+/* Definition of the batch_t data structure.
+ * I am not sure yet if this will become a full-blown object. For now, this header just
+ * includes the object definition and is not accompanied by code.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2009 by Rainer Gerhards and Adiscon GmbH.
+ *
+ * This file is part of the rsyslog runtime library.
+ *
+ * The rsyslog runtime library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * The rsyslog runtime library 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 Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with the rsyslog runtime library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * A copy of the GPL can be found in the file "COPYING" in this distribution.
+ * A copy of the LGPL can be found in the file "COPYING.LESSER" in this distribution.
+ */
+
+#ifndef BATCH_H_INCLUDED
+#define BATCH_H_INCLUDED
+
+/* enum for batch states. Actually, we violate a layer here, in that we assume that a batch is used
+ * for action processing. So far, this seems acceptable, the status is simply ignored inside the
+ * main message queue. But over time, it could potentially be useful to split the two.
+ * rgerhad, 2009-05-12
+ */
+typedef enum {
+ BATCH_STATE_RDY = 0, /* object ready for processing */
+ BATCH_STATE_BAD = 1, /* unrecoverable failure while processing, do NOT resubmit to same action */
+ BATCH_STATE_SUB = 2, /* message submitted for processing, outcome yet unkonwn */
+ BATCH_STATE_COMM = 3, /* message successfully commited */
+ BATCH_STATE_DISC = 4, /* discarded - processed OK, but do not submit to any other action */
+} batch_state_t;
+
+
+/* an object inside a batch, including any information (state!) needed for it to "life".
+ */
+struct batch_obj_s {
+ obj_t *pUsrp; /* pointer to user object (most often message) */
+ batch_state_t state; /* associated state */
+};
+
+/* the batch
+ * This object is used to dequeue multiple user pointers which are than handed over
+ * to processing. The size of elements is fixed after queue creation, but may be
+ * modified by config variables (better said: queue properties).
+ * Note that a "user pointer" in rsyslog context so far always is a message
+ * object. We stick to the more generic term because queues may potentially hold
+ * other types of objects, too.
+ * rgerhards, 2009-05-12
+ * Note that nElem is not necessarily equal to nElemDeq. This is the case when we
+ * discard some elements (because of configuration) during dequeue processing. As
+ * all Elements are only deleted when the batch is processed, we can not immediately
+ * delete them. So we need to keep their number that we can delete them when the batch
+ * is completed (else, the whole process does not work correctly).
+ */
+struct batch_s {
+ int nElem; /* actual number of element in this entry */
+ int nElemDeq; /* actual number of elements dequeued (and thus to be deleted) - see comment above! */
+ int iDoneUpTo; /* all messages below this index have state other than RDY */
+ qDeqID deqID; /* ID of dequeue operation that generated this batch */
+ batch_obj_t *pElem; /* batch elements */
+};
+
+#endif /* #ifndef BATCH_H_INCLUDED */