# File lib/aws/core/collection/simple.rb, line 40
        def _each_batch options = {}, &block

          limit = _extract_limit(options)
          next_token = _extract_next_token(options)
          offset = next_token ? next_token.to_i - 1 : 0

          total = 0
          skipped = 0
          simulated_next_token = nil

          batch = []
          _each_item(options.dup) do |item|

            total += 1

            # skip until we reach our offset (derived from the "next token")
            if skipped < offset
              skipped += 1
              next
            end

            if limit
              if batch.size < limit
                batch << item
              else
                simulated_next_token = total
                break
              end
            else
              batch << item
            end

          end

          yield(batch)

          simulated_next_token

        end