# File lib/aws/core/collection/limitable.rb, line 30
        def each_batch options = {}, &block

          each_opts  = options.dup

          ## limit and batch size should accept string values like '10'

          limit = each_opts.delete(:limit) || _limit
          limit = limit.to_i if limit

          batch_size = each_opts.delete(:batch_size)
          batch_size = batch_size.to_i if batch_size

          next_token = each_opts.delete(:next_token)

          total = 0  # count of items yeilded across all batches

          begin

            max = nil
            if limit or batch_size
              max = []
              max << (limit - total) if limit
              max << batch_size if batch_size
              max = max.min
            end

            batch = []
            next_token = _each_item(next_token, max, each_opts.dup) do |item|

              total += 1
              batch << item

            end

            yield(batch)

          end until next_token.nil? or (limit and limit == total)

          next_token

        end