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+/*
+ * generic decoding-related code
+ *
+ * This file is part of FFmpeg.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg 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 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg 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 FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef AVCODEC_DECODE_H
+#define AVCODEC_DECODE_H
+
+/**
+ * Called by decoders to get the next packet for decoding.
+ *
+ * @param pkt An empty packet to be filled with data.
+ * @return 0 if a new reference has been successfully written to pkt
+ *         AVERROR(EAGAIN) if no data is currently available
+ *         AVERROR_EOF if and end of stream has been reached, so no more data
+ *                     will be available
+ */
+int ff_decode_get_packet(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVPacket *pkt);
+
+#endif /* AVCODEC_DECODE_H */