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26 #ifndef EVENT2_BUFFER_H_INCLUDED_
27 #define EVENT2_BUFFER_H_INCLUDED_
28 
29 /** @file event2/buffer.h
30 
31   Functions for buffering data for network sending or receiving.
32 
33   An evbuffer can be used for preparing data before sending it to
34   the network or conversely for reading data from the network.
35   Evbuffers try to avoid memory copies as much as possible.  As a
36   result, evbuffers can be used to pass data around without actually
37   incurring the overhead of copying the data.
38 
39   A new evbuffer can be allocated with evbuffer_new(), and can be
40   freed with evbuffer_free().  Most users will be using evbuffers via
41   the bufferevent interface.  To access a bufferevent's evbuffers, use
42   bufferevent_get_input() and bufferevent_get_output().
43 
44   There are several guidelines for using evbuffers.
45 
46   - if you already know how much data you are going to add as a result
47     of calling evbuffer_add() multiple times, it makes sense to use
48     evbuffer_expand() first to make sure that enough memory is allocated
49     before hand.
50 
51   - evbuffer_add_buffer() adds the contents of one buffer to the other
52     without incurring any unnecessary memory copies.
53 
54   - evbuffer_add() and evbuffer_add_buffer() do not mix very well:
55     if you use them, you will wind up with fragmented memory in your
56 	buffer.
57 
58   - For high-performance code, you may want to avoid copying data into and out
59     of buffers.  You can skip the copy step by using
60     evbuffer_reserve_space()/evbuffer_commit_space() when writing into a
61     buffer, and evbuffer_peek() when reading.
62 
63   In Libevent 2.0 and later, evbuffers are represented using a linked
64   list of memory chunks, with pointers to the first and last chunk in
65   the chain.
66 
67   As the contents of an evbuffer can be stored in multiple different
68   memory blocks, it cannot be accessed directly.  Instead, evbuffer_pullup()
69   can be used to force a specified number of bytes to be contiguous. This
70   will cause memory reallocation and memory copies if the data is split
71   across multiple blocks.  It is more efficient, however, to use
72   evbuffer_peek() if you don't require that the memory to be contiguous.
73  */
74 
75 #ifdef __cplusplus
76 extern "C" {
77 #endif
78 
79 #include <event2/event-config.h>
80 #include <stdarg.h>
81 #ifdef EVENT__HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H
82 #include <sys/types.h>
83 #endif
84 #ifdef EVENT__HAVE_SYS_UIO_H
85 #include <sys/uio.h>
86 #endif
87 #include <event2/util.h>
88 
89 /**
90    An evbuffer is an opaque data type for efficiently buffering data to be
91    sent or received on the network.
92 
93    @see event2/event.h for more information
94 */
95 struct evbuffer
96 #ifdef EVENT_IN_DOXYGEN_
97 {}
98 #endif
99 ;
100 
101 /**
102     Pointer to a position within an evbuffer.
103 
104     Used when repeatedly searching through a buffer.  Calling any function
105     that modifies or re-packs the buffer contents may invalidate all
106     evbuffer_ptrs for that buffer.  Do not modify these values except with
107     evbuffer_ptr_set.
108 
109     Used when repeatedly searching through a buffer.  Calls to any function
110     that modifies or re-packs the buffer contents may invalidate all
111     evbuffer_ptrs for that buffer.  Do not modify these values except with
112     evbuffer_ptr_set.
113 
114     An evbuffer_ptr can represent any position from the start of a buffer up
115     to a position immediately after the end of a buffer.
116 
117     @see evbuffer_ptr_set()
118  */
119 struct evbuffer_ptr {
120 	ev_ssize_t pos;
121 
122 	/* Do not alter or rely on the values of fields: they are for internal
123 	 * use */
124 	struct {
125 		void *chain;
126 		size_t pos_in_chain;
127 	} internal_;
128 };
129 
130 /** Describes a single extent of memory inside an evbuffer.  Used for
131     direct-access functions.
132 
133     @see evbuffer_reserve_space, evbuffer_commit_space, evbuffer_peek
134  */
135 #ifdef EVENT__HAVE_SYS_UIO_H
136 #define evbuffer_iovec iovec
137 /* Internal use -- defined only if we are using the native struct iovec */
138 #define EVBUFFER_IOVEC_IS_NATIVE_
139 #else
140 struct evbuffer_iovec {
141 	/** The start of the extent of memory. */
142 	void *iov_base;
143 	/** The length of the extent of memory. */
144 	size_t iov_len;
145 };
146 #endif
147 
148 /**
149   Allocate storage for a new evbuffer.
150 
151   @return a pointer to a newly allocated evbuffer struct, or NULL if an error
152 	occurred
153  */
154 struct evbuffer *evbuffer_new(void);
155 /**
156   Deallocate storage for an evbuffer.
157 
158   @param buf pointer to the evbuffer to be freed
159  */
160 void evbuffer_free(struct evbuffer *buf);
161 
162 /**
163    Enable locking on an evbuffer so that it can safely be used by multiple
164    threads at the same time.
165 
166    NOTE: when locking is enabled, the lock will be held when callbacks are
167    invoked.  This could result in deadlock if you aren't careful.  Plan
168    accordingly!
169 
170    @param buf An evbuffer to make lockable.
171    @param lock A lock object, or NULL if we should allocate our own.
172    @return 0 on success, -1 on failure.
173  */
174 int evbuffer_enable_locking(struct evbuffer *buf, void *lock);
175 
176 /**
177    Acquire the lock on an evbuffer.  Has no effect if locking was not enabled
178    with evbuffer_enable_locking.
179 */
180 void evbuffer_lock(struct evbuffer *buf);
181 
182 /**
183    Release the lock on an evbuffer.  Has no effect if locking was not enabled
184    with evbuffer_enable_locking.
185 */
186 void evbuffer_unlock(struct evbuffer *buf);
187 
188 
189 /** If this flag is set, then we will not use evbuffer_peek(),
190  * evbuffer_remove(), evbuffer_remove_buffer(), and so on to read bytes
191  * from this buffer: we'll only take bytes out of this buffer by
192  * writing them to the network (as with evbuffer_write_atmost), by
193  * removing them without observing them (as with evbuffer_drain),
194  * or by copying them all out at once (as with evbuffer_add_buffer).
195  *
196  * Using this option allows the implementation to use sendfile-based
197  * operations for evbuffer_add_file(); see that function for more
198  * information.
199  *
200  * This flag is on by default for bufferevents that can take advantage
201  * of it; you should never actually need to set it on a bufferevent's
202  * output buffer.
203  */
204 #define EVBUFFER_FLAG_DRAINS_TO_FD 1
205 
206 /** Change the flags that are set for an evbuffer by adding more.
207  *
208  * @param buffer the evbuffer that the callback is watching.
209  * @param cb the callback whose status we want to change.
210  * @param flags One or more EVBUFFER_FLAG_* options
211  * @return 0 on success, -1 on failure.
212  */
213 int evbuffer_set_flags(struct evbuffer *buf, ev_uint64_t flags);
214 /** Change the flags that are set for an evbuffer by removing some.
215  *
216  * @param buffer the evbuffer that the callback is watching.
217  * @param cb the callback whose status we want to change.
218  * @param flags One or more EVBUFFER_FLAG_* options
219  * @return 0 on success, -1 on failure.
220  */
221 int evbuffer_clear_flags(struct evbuffer *buf, ev_uint64_t flags);
222 
223 /**
224   Returns the total number of bytes stored in the evbuffer
225 
226   @param buf pointer to the evbuffer
227   @return the number of bytes stored in the evbuffer
228 */
229 size_t evbuffer_get_length(const struct evbuffer *buf);
230 
231 /**
232    Returns the number of contiguous available bytes in the first buffer chain.
233 
234    This is useful when processing data that might be split into multiple
235    chains, or that might all be in the first chain.  Calls to
236    evbuffer_pullup() that cause reallocation and copying of data can thus be
237    avoided.
238 
239    @param buf pointer to the evbuffer
240    @return 0 if no data is available, otherwise the number of available bytes
241      in the first buffer chain.
242 */
243 size_t evbuffer_get_contiguous_space(const struct evbuffer *buf);
244 
245 /**
246   Expands the available space in an evbuffer.
247 
248   Expands the available space in the evbuffer to at least datlen, so that
249   appending datlen additional bytes will not require any new allocations.
250 
251   @param buf the evbuffer to be expanded
252   @param datlen the new minimum length requirement
253   @return 0 if successful, or -1 if an error occurred
254 */
255 int evbuffer_expand(struct evbuffer *buf, size_t datlen);
256 
257 /**
258    Reserves space in the last chain or chains of an evbuffer.
259 
260    Makes space available in the last chain or chains of an evbuffer that can
261    be arbitrarily written to by a user.  The space does not become
262    available for reading until it has been committed with
263    evbuffer_commit_space().
264 
265    The space is made available as one or more extents, represented by
266    an initial pointer and a length.  You can force the memory to be
267    available as only one extent.  Allowing more extents, however, makes the
268    function more efficient.
269 
270    Multiple subsequent calls to this function will make the same space
271    available until evbuffer_commit_space() has been called.
272 
273    It is an error to do anything that moves around the buffer's internal
274    memory structures before committing the space.
275 
276    NOTE: The code currently does not ever use more than two extents.
277    This may change in future versions.
278 
279    @param buf the evbuffer in which to reserve space.
280    @param size how much space to make available, at minimum.  The
281       total length of the extents may be greater than the requested
282       length.
283    @param vec an array of one or more evbuffer_iovec structures to
284       hold pointers to the reserved extents of memory.
285    @param n_vec The length of the vec array.  Must be at least 1;
286        2 is more efficient.
287    @return the number of provided extents, or -1 on error.
288    @see evbuffer_commit_space()
289 */
290 int
291 evbuffer_reserve_space(struct evbuffer *buf, ev_ssize_t size,
292     struct evbuffer_iovec *vec, int n_vec);
293 
294 /**
295    Commits previously reserved space.
296 
297    Commits some of the space previously reserved with
298    evbuffer_reserve_space().  It then becomes available for reading.
299 
300    This function may return an error if the pointer in the extents do
301    not match those returned from evbuffer_reserve_space, or if data
302    has been added to the buffer since the space was reserved.
303 
304    If you want to commit less data than you got reserved space for,
305    modify the iov_len pointer of the appropriate extent to a smaller
306    value.  Note that you may have received more space than you
307    requested if it was available!
308 
309    @param buf the evbuffer in which to reserve space.
310    @param vec one or two extents returned by evbuffer_reserve_space.
311    @param n_vecs the number of extents.
312    @return 0 on success, -1 on error
313    @see evbuffer_reserve_space()
314 */
315 int evbuffer_commit_space(struct evbuffer *buf,
316     struct evbuffer_iovec *vec, int n_vecs);
317 
318 /**
319   Append data to the end of an evbuffer.
320 
321   @param buf the evbuffer to be appended to
322   @param data pointer to the beginning of the data buffer
323   @param datlen the number of bytes to be copied from the data buffer
324   @return 0 on success, -1 on failure.
325  */
326 int evbuffer_add(struct evbuffer *buf, const void *data, size_t datlen);
327 
328 
329 /**
330   Read data from an evbuffer and drain the bytes read.
331 
332   If more bytes are requested than are available in the evbuffer, we
333   only extract as many bytes as were available.
334 
335   @param buf the evbuffer to be read from
336   @param data the destination buffer to store the result
337   @param datlen the maximum size of the destination buffer
338   @return the number of bytes read, or -1 if we can't drain the buffer.
339  */
340 int evbuffer_remove(struct evbuffer *buf, void *data, size_t datlen);
341 
342 /**
343   Read data from an evbuffer, and leave the buffer unchanged.
344 
345   If more bytes are requested than are available in the evbuffer, we
346   only extract as many bytes as were available.
347 
348   @param buf the evbuffer to be read from
349   @param data_out the destination buffer to store the result
350   @param datlen the maximum size of the destination buffer
351   @return the number of bytes read, or -1 if we can't drain the buffer.
352  */
353 ev_ssize_t evbuffer_copyout(struct evbuffer *buf, void *data_out, size_t datlen);
354 
355 /**
356   Read data from the middle of an evbuffer, and leave the buffer unchanged.
357 
358   If more bytes are requested than are available in the evbuffer, we
359   only extract as many bytes as were available.
360 
361   @param buf the evbuffer to be read from
362   @param pos the position to start reading from
363   @param data_out the destination buffer to store the result
364   @param datlen the maximum size of the destination buffer
365   @return the number of bytes read, or -1 if we can't drain the buffer.
366  */
367 ev_ssize_t evbuffer_copyout_from(struct evbuffer *buf, const struct evbuffer_ptr *pos, void *data_out, size_t datlen);
368 
369 /**
370   Read data from an evbuffer into another evbuffer, draining
371   the bytes from the source buffer.  This function avoids copy
372   operations to the extent possible.
373 
374   If more bytes are requested than are available in src, the src
375   buffer is drained completely.
376 
377   @param src the evbuffer to be read from
378   @param dst the destination evbuffer to store the result into
379   @param datlen the maximum numbers of bytes to transfer
380   @return the number of bytes read
381  */
382 int evbuffer_remove_buffer(struct evbuffer *src, struct evbuffer *dst,
383     size_t datlen);
384 
385 /** Used to tell evbuffer_readln what kind of line-ending to look for.
386  */
387 enum evbuffer_eol_style {
388 	/** Any sequence of CR and LF characters is acceptable as an
389 	 * EOL.
390 	 *
391 	 * Note that this style can produce ambiguous results: the
392 	 * sequence "CRLF" will be treated as a single EOL if it is
393 	 * all in the buffer at once, but if you first read a CR from
394 	 * the network and later read an LF from the network, it will
395 	 * be treated as two EOLs.
396 	 */
397 	EVBUFFER_EOL_ANY,
398 	/** An EOL is an LF, optionally preceded by a CR.  This style is
399 	 * most useful for implementing text-based internet protocols. */
400 	EVBUFFER_EOL_CRLF,
401 	/** An EOL is a CR followed by an LF. */
402 	EVBUFFER_EOL_CRLF_STRICT,
403 	/** An EOL is a LF. */
404 	EVBUFFER_EOL_LF,
405 	/** An EOL is a NUL character (that is, a single byte with value 0) */
406 	EVBUFFER_EOL_NUL
407 };
408 
409 /**
410  * Read a single line from an evbuffer.
411  *
412  * Reads a line terminated by an EOL as determined by the evbuffer_eol_style
413  * argument.  Returns a newly allocated nul-terminated string; the caller must
414  * free the returned value.  The EOL is not included in the returned string.
415  *
416  * @param buffer the evbuffer to read from
417  * @param n_read_out if non-NULL, points to a size_t that is set to the
418  *       number of characters in the returned string.  This is useful for
419  *       strings that can contain NUL characters.
420  * @param eol_style the style of line-ending to use.
421  * @return pointer to a single line, or NULL if an error occurred
422  */
423 char *evbuffer_readln(struct evbuffer *buffer, size_t *n_read_out,
424     enum evbuffer_eol_style eol_style);
425 
426 /**
427   Move all data from one evbuffer into another evbuffer.
428 
429   This is a destructive add.  The data from one buffer moves into
430   the other buffer.  However, no unnecessary memory copies occur.
431 
432   @param outbuf the output buffer
433   @param inbuf the input buffer
434   @return 0 if successful, or -1 if an error occurred
435 
436   @see evbuffer_remove_buffer()
437  */
438 int evbuffer_add_buffer(struct evbuffer *outbuf, struct evbuffer *inbuf);
439 
440 /**
441   Copy data from one evbuffer into another evbuffer.
442 
443   This is a non-destructive add.  The data from one buffer is copied
444   into the other buffer.  However, no unnecessary memory copies occur.
445 
446   Note that buffers already containing buffer references can't be added
447   to other buffers.
448 
449   @param outbuf the output buffer
450   @param inbuf the input buffer
451   @return 0 if successful, or -1 if an error occurred
452  */
453 int evbuffer_add_buffer_reference(struct evbuffer *outbuf,
454     struct evbuffer *inbuf);
455 
456 /**
457    A cleanup function for a piece of memory added to an evbuffer by
458    reference.
459 
460    @see evbuffer_add_reference()
461  */
462 typedef void (*evbuffer_ref_cleanup_cb)(const void *data,
463     size_t datalen, void *extra);
464 
465 /**
466   Reference memory into an evbuffer without copying.
467 
468   The memory needs to remain valid until all the added data has been
469   read.  This function keeps just a reference to the memory without
470   actually incurring the overhead of a copy.
471 
472   @param outbuf the output buffer
473   @param data the memory to reference
474   @param datlen how memory to reference
475   @param cleanupfn callback to be invoked when the memory is no longer
476 	referenced by this evbuffer.
477   @param cleanupfn_arg optional argument to the cleanup callback
478   @return 0 if successful, or -1 if an error occurred
479  */
480 int evbuffer_add_reference(struct evbuffer *outbuf,
481     const void *data, size_t datlen,
482     evbuffer_ref_cleanup_cb cleanupfn, void *cleanupfn_arg);
483 
484 /**
485   Copy data from a file into the evbuffer for writing to a socket.
486 
487   This function avoids unnecessary data copies between userland and
488   kernel.  If sendfile is available and the EVBUFFER_FLAG_DRAINS_TO_FD
489   flag is set, it uses those functions.  Otherwise, it tries to use
490   mmap (or CreateFileMapping on Windows).
491 
492   The function owns the resulting file descriptor and will close it
493   when finished transferring data.
494 
495   The results of using evbuffer_remove() or evbuffer_pullup() on
496   evbuffers whose data was added using this function are undefined.
497 
498   For more fine-grained control, use evbuffer_add_file_segment.
499 
500   @param outbuf the output buffer
501   @param fd the file descriptor
502   @param offset the offset from which to read data
503   @param length how much data to read, or -1 to read as much as possible.
504     (-1 requires that 'fd' support fstat.)
505   @return 0 if successful, or -1 if an error occurred
506 */
507 
508 int evbuffer_add_file(struct evbuffer *outbuf, int fd, ev_off_t offset,
509     ev_off_t length);
510 
511 /**
512   An evbuffer_file_segment holds a reference to a range of a file --
513   possibly the whole file! -- for use in writing from an evbuffer to a
514   socket.  It could be implemented with mmap, sendfile, splice, or (if all
515   else fails) by just pulling all the data into RAM.  A single
516   evbuffer_file_segment can be added more than once, and to more than one
517   evbuffer.
518  */
519 struct evbuffer_file_segment;
520 
521 /**
522     Flag for creating evbuffer_file_segment: If this flag is set, then when
523     the evbuffer_file_segment is freed and no longer in use by any
524     evbuffer, the underlying fd is closed.
525  */
526 #define EVBUF_FS_CLOSE_ON_FREE    0x01
527 /**
528    Flag for creating evbuffer_file_segment: Disable memory-map based
529    implementations.
530  */
531 #define EVBUF_FS_DISABLE_MMAP     0x02
532 /**
533    Flag for creating evbuffer_file_segment: Disable direct fd-to-fd
534    implementations (including sendfile and splice).
535 
536    You might want to use this option if data needs to be taken from the
537    evbuffer by any means other than writing it to the network: the sendfile
538    backend is fast, but it only works for sending files directly to the
539    network.
540  */
541 #define EVBUF_FS_DISABLE_SENDFILE 0x04
542 /**
543    Flag for creating evbuffer_file_segment: Do not allocate a lock for this
544    segment.  If this option is set, then neither the segment nor any
545    evbuffer it is added to may ever be accessed from more than one thread
546    at a time.
547  */
548 #define EVBUF_FS_DISABLE_LOCKING  0x08
549 
550 /**
551    A cleanup function for a evbuffer_file_segment added to an evbuffer
552    for reference.
553  */
554 typedef void (*evbuffer_file_segment_cleanup_cb)(
555     struct evbuffer_file_segment const* seg, int flags, void* arg);
556 
557 /**
558    Create and return a new evbuffer_file_segment for reading data from a
559    file and sending it out via an evbuffer.
560 
561    This function avoids unnecessary data copies between userland and
562    kernel.  Where available, it uses sendfile or splice.
563 
564    The file descriptor must not be closed so long as any evbuffer is using
565    this segment.
566 
567    The results of using evbuffer_remove() or evbuffer_pullup() or any other
568    function that reads bytes from an evbuffer on any evbuffer containing
569    the newly returned segment are undefined, unless you pass the
570    EVBUF_FS_DISABLE_SENDFILE flag to this function.
571 
572    @param fd an open file to read from.
573    @param offset an index within the file at which to start reading
574    @param length how much data to read, or -1 to read as much as possible.
575       (-1 requires that 'fd' support fstat.)
576    @param flags any number of the EVBUF_FS_* flags
577    @return a new evbuffer_file_segment, or NULL on failure.
578  **/
579 struct evbuffer_file_segment *evbuffer_file_segment_new(
580 	int fd, ev_off_t offset, ev_off_t length, unsigned flags);
581 
582 /**
583    Free an evbuffer_file_segment
584 
585    It is safe to call this function even if the segment has been added to
586    one or more evbuffers.  The evbuffer_file_segment will not be freed
587    until no more references to it exist.
588  */
589 void evbuffer_file_segment_free(struct evbuffer_file_segment *seg);
590 
591 /**
592    Add cleanup callback and argument for the callback to an
593    evbuffer_file_segment.
594 
595    The cleanup callback will be invoked when no more references to the
596    evbuffer_file_segment exist.
597  **/
598 void evbuffer_file_segment_add_cleanup_cb(struct evbuffer_file_segment *seg,
599 	evbuffer_file_segment_cleanup_cb cb, void* arg);
600 
601 /**
602    Insert some or all of an evbuffer_file_segment at the end of an evbuffer
603 
604    Note that the offset and length parameters of this function have a
605    different meaning from those provided to evbuffer_file_segment_new: When
606    you create the segment, the offset is the offset _within the file_, and
607    the length is the length _of the segment_, whereas when you add a
608    segment to an evbuffer, the offset is _within the segment_ and the
609    length is the length of the _part of the segment you want to use.
610 
611    In other words, if you have a 10 KiB file, and you create an
612    evbuffer_file_segment for it with offset 20 and length 1000, it will
613    refer to bytes 20..1019 inclusive.  If you then pass this segment to
614    evbuffer_add_file_segment and specify an offset of 20 and a length of
615    50, you will be adding bytes 40..99 inclusive.
616 
617    @param buf the evbuffer to append to
618    @param seg the segment to add
619    @param offset the offset within the segment to start from
620    @param length the amount of data to add, or -1 to add it all.
621    @return 0 on success, -1 on failure.
622  */
623 int evbuffer_add_file_segment(struct evbuffer *buf,
624     struct evbuffer_file_segment *seg, ev_off_t offset, ev_off_t length);
625 
626 /**
627   Append a formatted string to the end of an evbuffer.
628 
629   The string is formated as printf.
630 
631   @param buf the evbuffer that will be appended to
632   @param fmt a format string
633   @param ... arguments that will be passed to printf(3)
634   @return The number of bytes added if successful, or -1 if an error occurred.
635 
636   @see evutil_printf(), evbuffer_add_vprintf()
637  */
638 int evbuffer_add_printf(struct evbuffer *buf, const char *fmt, ...)
639 #ifdef __GNUC__
640   __attribute__((format(printf, 2, 3)))
641 #endif
642 ;
643 
644 /**
645   Append a va_list formatted string to the end of an evbuffer.
646 
647   @param buf the evbuffer that will be appended to
648   @param fmt a format string
649   @param ap a varargs va_list argument array that will be passed to vprintf(3)
650   @return The number of bytes added if successful, or -1 if an error occurred.
651  */
652 int evbuffer_add_vprintf(struct evbuffer *buf, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
653 #ifdef __GNUC__
654 	__attribute__((format(printf, 2, 0)))
655 #endif
656 ;
657 
658 
659 /**
660   Remove a specified number of bytes data from the beginning of an evbuffer.
661 
662   @param buf the evbuffer to be drained
663   @param len the number of bytes to drain from the beginning of the buffer
664   @return 0 on success, -1 on failure.
665  */
666 int evbuffer_drain(struct evbuffer *buf, size_t len);
667 
668 
669 /**
670   Write the contents of an evbuffer to a file descriptor.
671 
672   The evbuffer will be drained after the bytes have been successfully written.
673 
674   @param buffer the evbuffer to be written and drained
675   @param fd the file descriptor to be written to
676   @return the number of bytes written, or -1 if an error occurred
677   @see evbuffer_read()
678  */
679 int evbuffer_write(struct evbuffer *buffer, evutil_socket_t fd);
680 
681 /**
682   Write some of the contents of an evbuffer to a file descriptor.
683 
684   The evbuffer will be drained after the bytes have been successfully written.
685 
686   @param buffer the evbuffer to be written and drained
687   @param fd the file descriptor to be written to
688   @param howmuch the largest allowable number of bytes to write, or -1
689 	to write as many bytes as we can.
690   @return the number of bytes written, or -1 if an error occurred
691   @see evbuffer_read()
692  */
693 int evbuffer_write_atmost(struct evbuffer *buffer, evutil_socket_t fd,
694 						  ev_ssize_t howmuch);
695 
696 /**
697   Read from a file descriptor and store the result in an evbuffer.
698 
699   @param buffer the evbuffer to store the result
700   @param fd the file descriptor to read from
701   @param howmuch the number of bytes to be read
702   @return the number of bytes read, or -1 if an error occurred
703   @see evbuffer_write()
704  */
705 int evbuffer_read(struct evbuffer *buffer, evutil_socket_t fd, int howmuch);
706 
707 /**
708    Search for a string within an evbuffer.
709 
710    @param buffer the evbuffer to be searched
711    @param what the string to be searched for
712    @param len the length of the search string
713    @param start NULL or a pointer to a valid struct evbuffer_ptr.
714    @return a struct evbuffer_ptr whose 'pos' field has the offset of the
715      first occurrence of the string in the buffer after 'start'.  The 'pos'
716      field of the result is -1 if the string was not found.
717  */
718 struct evbuffer_ptr evbuffer_search(struct evbuffer *buffer, const char *what, size_t len, const struct evbuffer_ptr *start);
719 
720 /**
721    Search for a string within part of an evbuffer.
722 
723    @param buffer the evbuffer to be searched
724    @param what the string to be searched for
725    @param len the length of the search string
726    @param start NULL or a pointer to a valid struct evbuffer_ptr that
727      indicates where we should start searching.
728    @param end NULL or a pointer to a valid struct evbuffer_ptr that
729      indicates where we should stop searching.
730    @return a struct evbuffer_ptr whose 'pos' field has the offset of the
731      first occurrence of the string in the buffer after 'start'.  The 'pos'
732      field of the result is -1 if the string was not found.
733  */
734 struct evbuffer_ptr evbuffer_search_range(struct evbuffer *buffer, const char *what, size_t len, const struct evbuffer_ptr *start, const struct evbuffer_ptr *end);
735 
736 /**
737    Defines how to adjust an evbuffer_ptr by evbuffer_ptr_set()
738 
739    @see evbuffer_ptr_set() */
740 enum evbuffer_ptr_how {
741 	/** Sets the pointer to the position; can be called on with an
742 	    uninitialized evbuffer_ptr. */
743 	EVBUFFER_PTR_SET,
744 	/** Advances the pointer by adding to the current position. */
745 	EVBUFFER_PTR_ADD
746 };
747 
748 /**
749    Sets the search pointer in the buffer to position.
750 
751    There are two ways to use this function: you can call
752       evbuffer_ptr_set(buf, &pos, N, EVBUFFER_PTR_SET)
753    to move 'pos' to a position 'N' bytes after the start of the buffer, or
754       evbuffer_ptr_set(buf, &pos, N, EVBUFFER_PTR_SET)
755    to move 'pos' forward by 'N' bytes.
756 
757    If evbuffer_ptr is not initialized, this function can only be called
758    with EVBUFFER_PTR_SET.
759 
760    An evbuffer_ptr can represent any position from the start of the buffer to
761    a position immediately after the end of the buffer.
762 
763    @param buffer the evbuffer to be search
764    @param ptr a pointer to a struct evbuffer_ptr
765    @param position the position at which to start the next search
766    @param how determines how the pointer should be manipulated.
767    @returns 0 on success or -1 otherwise
768 */
769 int
770 evbuffer_ptr_set(struct evbuffer *buffer, struct evbuffer_ptr *ptr,
771     size_t position, enum evbuffer_ptr_how how);
772 
773 /**
774    Search for an end-of-line string within an evbuffer.
775 
776    @param buffer the evbuffer to be searched
777    @param start NULL or a pointer to a valid struct evbuffer_ptr to start
778       searching at.
779    @param eol_len_out If non-NULL, the pointed-to value will be set to
780       the length of the end-of-line string.
781    @param eol_style The kind of EOL to look for; see evbuffer_readln() for
782       more information
783    @return a struct evbuffer_ptr whose 'pos' field has the offset of the
784      first occurrence EOL in the buffer after 'start'.  The 'pos'
785      field of the result is -1 if the string was not found.
786  */
787 struct evbuffer_ptr evbuffer_search_eol(struct evbuffer *buffer,
788     struct evbuffer_ptr *start, size_t *eol_len_out,
789     enum evbuffer_eol_style eol_style);
790 
791 /** Function to peek at data inside an evbuffer without removing it or
792     copying it out.
793 
794     Pointers to the data are returned by filling the 'vec_out' array
795     with pointers to one or more extents of data inside the buffer.
796 
797     The total data in the extents that you get back may be more than
798     you requested (if there is more data last extent than you asked
799     for), or less (if you do not provide enough evbuffer_iovecs, or if
800     the buffer does not have as much data as you asked to see).
801 
802     @param buffer the evbuffer to peek into,
803     @param len the number of bytes to try to peek.  If len is negative, we
804        will try to fill as much of vec_out as we can.  If len is negative
805        and vec_out is not provided, we return the number of evbuffer_iovecs
806        that would be needed to get all the data in the buffer.
807     @param start_at an evbuffer_ptr indicating the point at which we
808        should start looking for data.  NULL means, "At the start of the
809        buffer."
810     @param vec_out an array of evbuffer_iovec
811     @param n_vec the length of vec_out.  If 0, we only count how many
812        extents would be necessary to point to the requested amount of
813        data.
814     @return The number of extents needed.  This may be less than n_vec
815        if we didn't need all the evbuffer_iovecs we were given, or more
816        than n_vec if we would need more to return all the data that was
817        requested.
818  */
819 int evbuffer_peek(struct evbuffer *buffer, ev_ssize_t len,
820     struct evbuffer_ptr *start_at,
821     struct evbuffer_iovec *vec_out, int n_vec);
822 
823 
824 /** Structure passed to an evbuffer_cb_func evbuffer callback
825 
826     @see evbuffer_cb_func, evbuffer_add_cb()
827  */
828 struct evbuffer_cb_info {
829 	/** The number of bytes in this evbuffer when callbacks were last
830 	 * invoked. */
831 	size_t orig_size;
832 	/** The number of bytes added since callbacks were last invoked. */
833 	size_t n_added;
834 	/** The number of bytes removed since callbacks were last invoked. */
835 	size_t n_deleted;
836 };
837 
838 /** Type definition for a callback that is invoked whenever data is added or
839     removed from an evbuffer.
840 
841     An evbuffer may have one or more callbacks set at a time.  The order
842     in which they are executed is undefined.
843 
844     A callback function may add more callbacks, or remove itself from the
845     list of callbacks, or add or remove data from the buffer.  It may not
846     remove another callback from the list.
847 
848     If a callback adds or removes data from the buffer or from another
849     buffer, this can cause a recursive invocation of your callback or
850     other callbacks.  If you ask for an infinite loop, you might just get
851     one: watch out!
852 
853     @param buffer the buffer whose size has changed
854     @param info a structure describing how the buffer changed.
855     @param arg a pointer to user data
856 */
857 typedef void (*evbuffer_cb_func)(struct evbuffer *buffer, const struct evbuffer_cb_info *info, void *arg);
858 
859 struct evbuffer_cb_entry;
860 /** Add a new callback to an evbuffer.
861 
862   Subsequent calls to evbuffer_add_cb() add new callbacks.  To remove this
863   callback, call evbuffer_remove_cb or evbuffer_remove_cb_entry.
864 
865   @param buffer the evbuffer to be monitored
866   @param cb the callback function to invoke when the evbuffer is modified,
867 	or NULL to remove all callbacks.
868   @param cbarg an argument to be provided to the callback function
869   @return a handle to the callback on success, or NULL on failure.
870  */
871 struct evbuffer_cb_entry *evbuffer_add_cb(struct evbuffer *buffer, evbuffer_cb_func cb, void *cbarg);
872 
873 /** Remove a callback from an evbuffer, given a handle returned from
874     evbuffer_add_cb.
875 
876     Calling this function invalidates the handle.
877 
878     @return 0 if a callback was removed, or -1 if no matching callback was
879     found.
880  */
881 int evbuffer_remove_cb_entry(struct evbuffer *buffer,
882 			     struct evbuffer_cb_entry *ent);
883 
884 /** Remove a callback from an evbuffer, given the function and argument
885     used to add it.
886 
887     @return 0 if a callback was removed, or -1 if no matching callback was
888     found.
889  */
890 int evbuffer_remove_cb(struct evbuffer *buffer, evbuffer_cb_func cb, void *cbarg);
891 
892 /** If this flag is not set, then a callback is temporarily disabled, and
893  * should not be invoked.
894  *
895  * @see evbuffer_cb_set_flags(), evbuffer_cb_clear_flags()
896  */
897 #define EVBUFFER_CB_ENABLED 1
898 
899 /** Change the flags that are set for a callback on a buffer by adding more.
900 
901     @param buffer the evbuffer that the callback is watching.
902     @param cb the callback whose status we want to change.
903     @param flags EVBUFFER_CB_ENABLED to re-enable the callback.
904     @return 0 on success, -1 on failure.
905  */
906 int evbuffer_cb_set_flags(struct evbuffer *buffer,
907 			  struct evbuffer_cb_entry *cb, ev_uint32_t flags);
908 
909 /** Change the flags that are set for a callback on a buffer by removing some
910 
911     @param buffer the evbuffer that the callback is watching.
912     @param cb the callback whose status we want to change.
913     @param flags EVBUFFER_CB_ENABLED to disable the callback.
914     @return 0 on success, -1 on failure.
915  */
916 int evbuffer_cb_clear_flags(struct evbuffer *buffer,
917 			  struct evbuffer_cb_entry *cb, ev_uint32_t flags);
918 
919 #if 0
920 /** Postpone calling a given callback until unsuspend is called later.
921 
922     This is different from disabling the callback, since the callback will get
923 	invoked later if the buffer size changes between now and when we unsuspend
924 	it.
925 
926 	@param the buffer that the callback is watching.
927 	@param cb the callback we want to suspend.
928  */
929 void evbuffer_cb_suspend(struct evbuffer *buffer, struct evbuffer_cb_entry *cb);
930 /** Stop postponing a callback that we postponed with evbuffer_cb_suspend.
931 
932 	If data was added to or removed from the buffer while the callback was
933 	suspended, the callback will get called once now.
934 
935 	@param the buffer that the callback is watching.
936 	@param cb the callback we want to stop suspending.
937  */
938 void evbuffer_cb_unsuspend(struct evbuffer *buffer, struct evbuffer_cb_entry *cb);
939 #endif
940 
941 /**
942   Makes the data at the begging of an evbuffer contiguous.
943 
944   @param buf the evbuffer to make contiguous
945   @param size the number of bytes to make contiguous, or -1 to make the
946 	entire buffer contiguous.
947   @return a pointer to the contiguous memory array
948 */
949 
950 unsigned char *evbuffer_pullup(struct evbuffer *buf, ev_ssize_t size);
951 
952 /**
953   Prepends data to the beginning of the evbuffer
954 
955   @param buf the evbuffer to which to prepend data
956   @param data a pointer to the memory to prepend
957   @param size the number of bytes to prepend
958   @return 0 if successful, or -1 otherwise
959 */
960 
961 int evbuffer_prepend(struct evbuffer *buf, const void *data, size_t size);
962 
963 /**
964   Prepends all data from the src evbuffer to the beginning of the dst
965   evbuffer.
966 
967   @param dst the evbuffer to which to prepend data
968   @param src the evbuffer to prepend; it will be emptied as a result
969   @return 0 if successful, or -1 otherwise
970 */
971 int evbuffer_prepend_buffer(struct evbuffer *dst, struct evbuffer* src);
972 
973 /**
974    Prevent calls that modify an evbuffer from succeeding. A buffer may
975    frozen at the front, at the back, or at both the front and the back.
976 
977    If the front of a buffer is frozen, operations that drain data from
978    the front of the buffer, or that prepend data to the buffer, will
979    fail until it is unfrozen.   If the back a buffer is frozen, operations
980    that append data from the buffer will fail until it is unfrozen.
981 
982    @param buf The buffer to freeze
983    @param at_front If true, we freeze the front of the buffer.  If false,
984       we freeze the back.
985    @return 0 on success, -1 on failure.
986 */
987 int evbuffer_freeze(struct evbuffer *buf, int at_front);
988 /**
989    Re-enable calls that modify an evbuffer.
990 
991    @param buf The buffer to un-freeze
992    @param at_front If true, we unfreeze the front of the buffer.  If false,
993       we unfreeze the back.
994    @return 0 on success, -1 on failure.
995  */
996 int evbuffer_unfreeze(struct evbuffer *buf, int at_front);
997 
998 struct event_base;
999 /**
1000    Force all the callbacks on an evbuffer to be run, not immediately after
1001    the evbuffer is altered, but instead from inside the event loop.
1002 
1003    This can be used to serialize all the callbacks to a single thread
1004    of execution.
1005  */
1006 int evbuffer_defer_callbacks(struct evbuffer *buffer, struct event_base *base);
1007 
1008 /**
1009   Append data from 1 or more iovec's to an evbuffer
1010 
1011   Calculates the number of bytes needed for an iovec structure and guarantees
1012   all data will fit into a single chain. Can be used in lieu of functionality
1013   which calls evbuffer_add() constantly before being used to increase
1014   performance.
1015 
1016   @param buffer the destination buffer
1017   @param vec the source iovec
1018   @param n_vec the number of iovec structures.
1019   @return the number of bytes successfully written to the output buffer.
1020 */
1021 size_t evbuffer_add_iovec(struct evbuffer * buffer, struct evbuffer_iovec * vec, int n_vec);
1022 
1023 #ifdef __cplusplus
1024 }
1025 #endif
1026 
1027 #endif /* EVENT2_BUFFER_H_INCLUDED_ */
1028