#ifndef QPID_CLIENT_LOCALQUEUE_H
#define QPID_CLIENT_LOCALQUEUE_H

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#include "qpid/client/Message.h"
#include "qpid/client/Demux.h"
#include "qpid/client/AckPolicy.h"

namespace qpid {
namespace client {

/**
 * A local queue to collect messages retrieved from a remote broker
 * queue. Create a queue and subscribe it using the SubscriptionManager.
 * Messages from the remote queue on the broker will be stored in the
 * local queue until you retrieve them.
 *
 * \ingroup clientapi
 */
class LocalQueue
{
  public:
    /** Create a local queue. Subscribe the local queue to a remote broker
     * queue with a SubscriptionManager.
     * 
     * LocalQueue is an alternative to implementing a MessageListener.
     * 
     *@param ackPolicy Policy for acknowledging messages. @see AckPolicy.
     */
    LocalQueue(AckPolicy ackPolicy=AckPolicy());

    ~LocalQueue();

    /** Pop the next message off the local queue.
     *@exception ClosedException if subscription has been closed.
     */
    Message pop();

    /** Synonym for get(). */
    Message get() { return pop(); }
    
    /** Return true if local queue is empty. */
    bool empty() const;

    /** Number of messages on the local queue */
    size_t size() const;

    /** Set the message acknowledgement policy. @see AckPolicy. */
    void setAckPolicy(AckPolicy);

    /** Get the message acknowledgement policy. @see AckPolicy. */
    AckPolicy& getAckPolicy();

  private:
    friend class SubscriptionManager;
    Session session;
    Demux::QueuePtr queue;
    AckPolicy autoAck;
};

}} // namespace qpid::client

#endif  /*!QPID_CLIENT_LOCALQUEUE_H*/