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+#ifndef CAFFE_UTIL_BLOCKING_QUEUE_H_
+#define CAFFE_UTIL_BLOCKING_QUEUE_H_
+
+#include <boost/thread.hpp>
+#include <queue>
+
+namespace caffe {
+
+template<typename T>
+class blocking_queue {
+ public:
+  explicit blocking_queue() { }
+  virtual ~blocking_queue() { }
+
+  void push(const T& t) {
+    boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(mutex_);
+    queue_.push(t);
+    lock.unlock();
+    cond_push_.notify_one();
+  }
+
+  bool empty() const {
+    boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(mutex_);
+    return queue_.empty();
+  }
+
+  void wait_for_empty() {
+    boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(mutex_);
+    while (!queue_.empty()) {
+      cond_empty_.wait(lock);
+    }
+  }
+
+  T pop() {
+    T t = peek();
+    boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(mutex_);
+    queue_.pop();
+    if (queue_.empty()) {
+      cond_empty_.notify_all();
+    }
+    return t;
+  }
+
+  // Return element without removing it
+  T peek() {
+    boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(mutex_);
+    while (queue_.empty()) {
+      cond_push_.wait(lock);
+    }
+    return queue_.front();
+  }
+
+ private:
+  std::queue<T> queue_;
+  mutable boost::mutex mutex_;
+  boost::condition_variable cond_push_;
+  boost::condition_variable cond_empty_;
+
+  DISABLE_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(blocking_queue);
+};
+
+}  // namespace caffe
+
+#endif