def dump_dataflow_images(df, index=0, batched=True,
                         number=1000, output_dir=None,
                         scale=1, resize=None, viz=None,
                         flipRGB=False):
    """
    Dump or visualize images of a :class:`DataFlow`.

    Args:
        df (DataFlow): the DataFlow.
        index (int): the index of the image component.
        batched (bool): whether the component contains batched images (NHW or
            NHWC) or not (HW or HWC).
        number (int): how many datapoint to take from the DataFlow.
        output_dir (str): output directory to save images, default to not save.
        scale (float): scale the value, usually either 1 or 255.
        resize (tuple or None): tuple of (h, w) to resize the images to.
        viz (tuple or None): tuple of (h, w) determining the grid size to use
            with :func:`gen_stack_patches` for visualization. No visualization will happen by
            default.
        flipRGB (bool): apply a RGB<->BGR conversion or not.
    """
    if output_dir:
        mkdir_p(output_dir)
    if viz is not None:
        viz = shape2d(viz)
        vizsize = viz[0] * viz[1]
    if resize is not None:
        resize = tuple(shape2d(resize))
    vizlist = []

    df.reset_state()
    cnt = 0
    while True:
        for dp in df:
            if not batched:
                imgbatch = [dp[index]]
            else:
                imgbatch = dp[index]
            for img in imgbatch:
                cnt += 1
                if cnt == number:
                    return
                if scale != 1:
                    img = img * scale
                if resize is not None:
                    img = cv2.resize(img, resize)
                if flipRGB:
                    img = img[:, :, ::-1]
                if output_dir:
                    fname = os.path.join(output_dir, '{:03d}.jpg'.format(cnt))
                    cv2.imwrite(fname, img)
                if viz is not None:
                    vizlist.append(img)
            if viz is not None and len(vizlist) >= vizsize:
                stack_patches(
                    vizlist[:vizsize],
                    nr_row=viz[0], nr_col=viz[1], viz=True)
                vizlist = vizlist[vizsize:]