# Understanding decimator block

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**Created:** [August 3, 2015, 3:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/understanding-decimator-block/242858 "2015-08-03T15:10:55Z")\
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On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 9:09 AM, [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> alphonso

The best thing to do is put debug points or print out information about  
your block’s work function. See what you values of noutput\_items, i, and  
k  
are through the loop, and see where it crashes on you. Generally, these  
problems comes from a mishandling of the buffer boundary conditions.

Tom