#pragma once 

#include "TypedQueue.h"


/**
 * A wrapper for freertos queues that assumes each element is a pointer
 */
template <class T> class PointerQueue: public TypedQueue<T *> {
public:
    PointerQueue(int maxElements) : TypedQueue<T *>(maxElements) {
    }

    // preturns a ptr or null if the queue was empty
    T *dequeuePtr(TickType_t maxWait = portMAX_DELAY) {
        T *p;
        
        return this->dequeue(&p, maxWait)  == pdTRUE ? p : NULL;
    }
};