# Membrane Fake Plugin
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This package provides fake sink elements that consume & drop incoming data.
They are particularly useful for testing or when making a filter-oriented pipeline.
It comes in 2 variants: `Membrane.Fake.Sink.Buffers` and
`Membrane.Fake.Sink.Bytes` which differ in units they use when making demands.
It is part of [Membrane Multimedia Framework](https://membraneframework.org).
## Installation
Add the following line to your `deps` in `mix.exs`. Run `mix deps.get`.
```elixir
{:membrane_fake_plugin, "~> 0.10.0"}
```
## Sample Usage
```elixir
defmodule Fake.Pipeline do
use Membrane.Pipeline
alias Membrane.{File, Fake}
@impl true
def handle_init(_) do
links = [child(:file_src,%File.Source{location: "/tmp/some_samples.raw"}) |> child(:fake_sink, Fake.Sink.Buffers)]
{[spec: links], %{}}
end
end
```
## Copyright and License
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Licensed under the [Apache License, Version 2.0](LICENSE)