==== Pipeline (C++11 version, sample code) ====
<code c++ pipe3c11.cpp>
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#include <cstdlib>
#include <cstdio>
#include <ff/pipeline.hpp>

using namespace ff;



int main(int argc, char * argv[]) {
    if (argc!=2) {
        std::cerr << "use: "  << argv[0] << " streamlen\n";
        return -1;
    }

    long streamlen = atol(argv[1]);

    srandom(111);
    auto f = [streamlen](long*, ff_node*const stage) -> long* {
        for(size_t i=0;i<streamlen;++i)
            stage->ff_send_out(new long(random() % 1000000));
        return NULL;
    };

    auto g = [](long *t, ff_node*const=0) -> long* {
        usleep(*t);
        return t;
    };

    auto h = [](long *t, ff_node*const=0) -> long* {
        printf("received %ld\n", *t);
        delete t;        
        return t;
    };
    
    // bild a 2-stage pipeline
    ff_pipe<long> pipe(f,g,h);
    if (pipe.run_and_wait_end()<0) {
        error("running pipeline\n");
        return -1;
    }
    std::cerr << "DONE, pipe  time= " << pipe.ffTime() << " (ms)\n";
    //pipe.ffStats(std::cerr);
    return 0;
}

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