1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/MessageQueue.hpp b/include/MessageQueue.hpp
index 4f1e036..7c34d51 100644
--- a/include/MessageQueue.hpp
+++ b/include/MessageQueue.hpp
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@ namespace QuickMedia {
             return data;
         }
 
+        std::optional<T> pop_if_available() {
+            std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mutex);
+            if(data_queue.empty())
+                return std::nullopt;
+            T data = std::move(data_queue.front());
+            data_queue.pop_front();
+            return data;
+        }
+
         void close() {
             std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mutex);
             running = false;