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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import vimbastructure as structs
+from vimbaexception import VimbaException
+from vimbadll import VimbaDLL
+from vimbadll import VimbaC_MemoryBlock
+from ctypes import *
+
+class VimbaFrame(object):
+	"""
+	A Vimba frame.
+	"""
+	def __init__(self, camera):
+		self._camera = camera
+		self._handle = camera.handle
+		
+		# get frame sizes
+		self.payloadSize = self._camera.PayloadSize
+		self.width = self._camera.Width
+		self.height = self._camera.Height
+
+		# frame structure
+		self._frame = structs.VimbaFrame()
+		
+	def announceFrame(self):
+		"""
+		Announce frames to the API that may be queued for frame capturing later.
+		"""
+		# size of expected frame
+		sizeOfFrame = self.payloadSize
+		
+		# keep this reference to keep block alive for life of frame
+		self._cMem = VimbaC_MemoryBlock(sizeOfFrame)
+		# set buffer to have length of expected payload size
+		self._frame.buffer = self._cMem.block
+		
+		# set buffer size to expected payload size
+		self._frame.bufferSize = sizeOfFrame
+		
+		errorCode = VimbaDLL.frameAnnounce(self._handle,
+										   byref(self._frame),
+										   sizeof(self._frame))
+		if errorCode != 0:
+			raise VimbaException(errorCode)
+
+	def revokeFrame(self):
+		"""
+		Revoke a frame from the API.
+		"""
+		errorCode = VimbaDLL.frameRevoke(self._handle,
+										 byref(self._frame))
+		if errorCode != 0:
+			raise VimbaException(errorCode)
+	
+	def queueFrameCapture(self):
+		"""
+		Queue frames that may be ﬁlled during frame capturing.
+		"""
+		errorCode = VimbaDLL.captureFrameQueue(self._handle,
+											   byref(self._frame),
+											   None)	# callback not implemented, callback example in pico?
+		if errorCode != 0:
+			raise VimbaException(errorCode)
+	
+	def waitFrameCapture(self, timeout = 2000):
+		"""
+		Wait for a queued frame to be ﬁlled (or dequeued).
+		"""
+		errorCode = VimbaDLL.captureFrameWait(self._handle,
+											  byref(self._frame),
+											  timeout)
+		if errorCode != 0:
+			raise VimbaException(errorCode)	
+
+	# custom method for simplified usage
+	def getBufferByteData(self):
+		"""
+		Retrieve buffer data in a useful format.
+		
+		:returns: array -- buffer data.
+		"""
+		
+		# cast frame buffer memory contents to a usable type
+		data = cast(self._frame.buffer,
+					POINTER(c_ubyte * self.payloadSize))
+		
+		# make array of c_ubytes from buffer
+		array = (c_ubyte * self.height * self.width).from_address(addressof(data.contents))
+		
+		return array