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      1 /*	$NetBSD: buffer.h,v 1.2 2014/12/19 20:43:19 christos Exp $	*/
      2 
      3 /*
      4  * Copyright (c) 2007-2012 Niels Provos and Nick Mathewson
      5  *
      6  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
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      8  * are met:
      9  * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
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     26  * THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
     27  */
     28 #ifndef EVENT2_BUFFER_H_INCLUDED_
     29 #define EVENT2_BUFFER_H_INCLUDED_
     30 
     31 /** @file event2/buffer.h
     32 
     33   Functions for buffering data for network sending or receiving.
     34 
     35   An evbuffer can be used for preparing data before sending it to
     36   the network or conversely for reading data from the network.
     37   Evbuffers try to avoid memory copies as much as possible.  As a
     38   result, evbuffers can be used to pass data around without actually
     39   incurring the overhead of copying the data.
     40 
     41   A new evbuffer can be allocated with evbuffer_new(), and can be
     42   freed with evbuffer_free().  Most users will be using evbuffers via
     43   the bufferevent interface.  To access a bufferevent's evbuffers, use
     44   bufferevent_get_input() and bufferevent_get_output().
     45 
     46   There are several guidelines for using evbuffers.
     47 
     48   - if you already know how much data you are going to add as a result
     49     of calling evbuffer_add() multiple times, it makes sense to use
     50     evbuffer_expand() first to make sure that enough memory is allocated
     51     before hand.
     52 
     53   - evbuffer_add_buffer() adds the contents of one buffer to the other
     54     without incurring any unnecessary memory copies.
     55 
     56   - evbuffer_add() and evbuffer_add_buffer() do not mix very well:
     57     if you use them, you will wind up with fragmented memory in your
     58 	buffer.
     59 
     60   - For high-performance code, you may want to avoid copying data into and out
     61     of buffers.  You can skip the copy step by using
     62     evbuffer_reserve_space()/evbuffer_commit_space() when writing into a
     63     buffer, and evbuffer_peek() when reading.
     64 
     65   In Libevent 2.0 and later, evbuffers are represented using a linked
     66   list of memory chunks, with pointers to the first and last chunk in
     67   the chain.
     68 
     69   As the contents of an evbuffer can be stored in multiple different
     70   memory blocks, it cannot be accessed directly.  Instead, evbuffer_pullup()
     71   can be used to force a specified number of bytes to be contiguous. This
     72   will cause memory reallocation and memory copies if the data is split
     73   across multiple blocks.  It is more efficient, however, to use
     74   evbuffer_peek() if you don't require that the memory to be contiguous.
     75  */
     76 
     77 #include <event2/visibility.h>
     78 
     79 #ifdef __cplusplus
     80 extern "C" {
     81 #endif
     82 
     83 #include <event2/event-config.h>
     84 #include <stdarg.h>
     85 #ifdef EVENT__HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H
     86 #include <sys/types.h>
     87 #endif
     88 #ifdef EVENT__HAVE_SYS_UIO_H
     89 #include <sys/uio.h>
     90 #endif
     91 #include <event2/util.h>
     92 
     93 /**
     94    An evbuffer is an opaque data type for efficiently buffering data to be
     95    sent or received on the network.
     96 
     97    @see event2/event.h for more information
     98 */
     99 struct evbuffer
    100 #ifdef EVENT_IN_DOXYGEN_
    101 {}
    102 #endif
    103 ;
    104 
    105 /**
    106     Pointer to a position within an evbuffer.
    107 
    108     Used when repeatedly searching through a buffer.  Calling any function
    109     that modifies or re-packs the buffer contents may invalidate all
    110     evbuffer_ptrs for that buffer.  Do not modify these values except with
    111     evbuffer_ptr_set.
    112 
    113     Used when repeatedly searching through a buffer.  Calls to any function
    114     that modifies or re-packs the buffer contents may invalidate all
    115     evbuffer_ptrs for that buffer.  Do not modify these values except with
    116     evbuffer_ptr_set.
    117 
    118     An evbuffer_ptr can represent any position from the start of a buffer up
    119     to a position immediately after the end of a buffer.
    120 
    121     @see evbuffer_ptr_set()
    122  */
    123 struct evbuffer_ptr {
    124 	ev_ssize_t pos;
    125 
    126 	/* Do not alter or rely on the values of fields: they are for internal
    127 	 * use */
    128 	struct {
    129 		void *chain;
    130 		size_t pos_in_chain;
    131 	} internal_;
    132 };
    133 
    134 /** Describes a single extent of memory inside an evbuffer.  Used for
    135     direct-access functions.
    136 
    137     @see evbuffer_reserve_space, evbuffer_commit_space, evbuffer_peek
    138  */
    139 #ifdef EVENT__HAVE_SYS_UIO_H
    140 #define evbuffer_iovec iovec
    141 /* Internal use -- defined only if we are using the native struct iovec */
    142 #define EVBUFFER_IOVEC_IS_NATIVE_
    143 #else
    144 struct evbuffer_iovec {
    145 	/** The start of the extent of memory. */
    146 	void *iov_base;
    147 	/** The length of the extent of memory. */
    148 	size_t iov_len;
    149 };
    150 #endif
    151 
    152 /**
    153   Allocate storage for a new evbuffer.
    154 
    155   @return a pointer to a newly allocated evbuffer struct, or NULL if an error
    156 	occurred
    157  */
    158 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    159 struct evbuffer *evbuffer_new(void);
    160 /**
    161   Deallocate storage for an evbuffer.
    162 
    163   @param buf pointer to the evbuffer to be freed
    164  */
    165 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    166 void evbuffer_free(struct evbuffer *buf);
    167 
    168 /**
    169    Enable locking on an evbuffer so that it can safely be used by multiple
    170    threads at the same time.
    171 
    172    NOTE: when locking is enabled, the lock will be held when callbacks are
    173    invoked.  This could result in deadlock if you aren't careful.  Plan
    174    accordingly!
    175 
    176    @param buf An evbuffer to make lockable.
    177    @param lock A lock object, or NULL if we should allocate our own.
    178    @return 0 on success, -1 on failure.
    179  */
    180 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    181 int evbuffer_enable_locking(struct evbuffer *buf, void *lock);
    182 
    183 /**
    184    Acquire the lock on an evbuffer.  Has no effect if locking was not enabled
    185    with evbuffer_enable_locking.
    186 */
    187 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    188 void evbuffer_lock(struct evbuffer *buf);
    189 
    190 /**
    191    Release the lock on an evbuffer.  Has no effect if locking was not enabled
    192    with evbuffer_enable_locking.
    193 */
    194 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    195 void evbuffer_unlock(struct evbuffer *buf);
    196 
    197 
    198 /** If this flag is set, then we will not use evbuffer_peek(),
    199  * evbuffer_remove(), evbuffer_remove_buffer(), and so on to read bytes
    200  * from this buffer: we'll only take bytes out of this buffer by
    201  * writing them to the network (as with evbuffer_write_atmost), by
    202  * removing them without observing them (as with evbuffer_drain),
    203  * or by copying them all out at once (as with evbuffer_add_buffer).
    204  *
    205  * Using this option allows the implementation to use sendfile-based
    206  * operations for evbuffer_add_file(); see that function for more
    207  * information.
    208  *
    209  * This flag is on by default for bufferevents that can take advantage
    210  * of it; you should never actually need to set it on a bufferevent's
    211  * output buffer.
    212  */
    213 #define EVBUFFER_FLAG_DRAINS_TO_FD 1
    214 
    215 /** Change the flags that are set for an evbuffer by adding more.
    216  *
    217  * @param buffer the evbuffer that the callback is watching.
    218  * @param cb the callback whose status we want to change.
    219  * @param flags One or more EVBUFFER_FLAG_* options
    220  * @return 0 on success, -1 on failure.
    221  */
    222 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    223 int evbuffer_set_flags(struct evbuffer *buf, ev_uint64_t flags);
    224 /** Change the flags that are set for an evbuffer by removing some.
    225  *
    226  * @param buffer the evbuffer that the callback is watching.
    227  * @param cb the callback whose status we want to change.
    228  * @param flags One or more EVBUFFER_FLAG_* options
    229  * @return 0 on success, -1 on failure.
    230  */
    231 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    232 int evbuffer_clear_flags(struct evbuffer *buf, ev_uint64_t flags);
    233 
    234 /**
    235   Returns the total number of bytes stored in the evbuffer
    236 
    237   @param buf pointer to the evbuffer
    238   @return the number of bytes stored in the evbuffer
    239 */
    240 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    241 size_t evbuffer_get_length(const struct evbuffer *buf);
    242 
    243 /**
    244    Returns the number of contiguous available bytes in the first buffer chain.
    245 
    246    This is useful when processing data that might be split into multiple
    247    chains, or that might all be in the first chain.  Calls to
    248    evbuffer_pullup() that cause reallocation and copying of data can thus be
    249    avoided.
    250 
    251    @param buf pointer to the evbuffer
    252    @return 0 if no data is available, otherwise the number of available bytes
    253      in the first buffer chain.
    254 */
    255 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    256 size_t evbuffer_get_contiguous_space(const struct evbuffer *buf);
    257 
    258 /**
    259   Expands the available space in an evbuffer.
    260 
    261   Expands the available space in the evbuffer to at least datlen, so that
    262   appending datlen additional bytes will not require any new allocations.
    263 
    264   @param buf the evbuffer to be expanded
    265   @param datlen the new minimum length requirement
    266   @return 0 if successful, or -1 if an error occurred
    267 */
    268 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    269 int evbuffer_expand(struct evbuffer *buf, size_t datlen);
    270 
    271 /**
    272    Reserves space in the last chain or chains of an evbuffer.
    273 
    274    Makes space available in the last chain or chains of an evbuffer that can
    275    be arbitrarily written to by a user.  The space does not become
    276    available for reading until it has been committed with
    277    evbuffer_commit_space().
    278 
    279    The space is made available as one or more extents, represented by
    280    an initial pointer and a length.  You can force the memory to be
    281    available as only one extent.  Allowing more extents, however, makes the
    282    function more efficient.
    283 
    284    Multiple subsequent calls to this function will make the same space
    285    available until evbuffer_commit_space() has been called.
    286 
    287    It is an error to do anything that moves around the buffer's internal
    288    memory structures before committing the space.
    289 
    290    NOTE: The code currently does not ever use more than two extents.
    291    This may change in future versions.
    292 
    293    @param buf the evbuffer in which to reserve space.
    294    @param size how much space to make available, at minimum.  The
    295       total length of the extents may be greater than the requested
    296       length.
    297    @param vec an array of one or more evbuffer_iovec structures to
    298       hold pointers to the reserved extents of memory.
    299    @param n_vec The length of the vec array.  Must be at least 1;
    300        2 is more efficient.
    301    @return the number of provided extents, or -1 on error.
    302    @see evbuffer_commit_space()
    303 */
    304 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    305 int
    306 evbuffer_reserve_space(struct evbuffer *buf, ev_ssize_t size,
    307     struct evbuffer_iovec *vec, int n_vec);
    308 
    309 /**
    310    Commits previously reserved space.
    311 
    312    Commits some of the space previously reserved with
    313    evbuffer_reserve_space().  It then becomes available for reading.
    314 
    315    This function may return an error if the pointer in the extents do
    316    not match those returned from evbuffer_reserve_space, or if data
    317    has been added to the buffer since the space was reserved.
    318 
    319    If you want to commit less data than you got reserved space for,
    320    modify the iov_len pointer of the appropriate extent to a smaller
    321    value.  Note that you may have received more space than you
    322    requested if it was available!
    323 
    324    @param buf the evbuffer in which to reserve space.
    325    @param vec one or two extents returned by evbuffer_reserve_space.
    326    @param n_vecs the number of extents.
    327    @return 0 on success, -1 on error
    328    @see evbuffer_reserve_space()
    329 */
    330 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    331 int evbuffer_commit_space(struct evbuffer *buf,
    332     struct evbuffer_iovec *vec, int n_vecs);
    333 
    334 /**
    335   Append data to the end of an evbuffer.
    336 
    337   @param buf the evbuffer to be appended to
    338   @param data pointer to the beginning of the data buffer
    339   @param datlen the number of bytes to be copied from the data buffer
    340   @return 0 on success, -1 on failure.
    341  */
    342 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    343 int evbuffer_add(struct evbuffer *buf, const void *data, size_t datlen);
    344 
    345 
    346 /**
    347   Read data from an evbuffer and drain the bytes read.
    348 
    349   If more bytes are requested than are available in the evbuffer, we
    350   only extract as many bytes as were available.
    351 
    352   @param buf the evbuffer to be read from
    353   @param data the destination buffer to store the result
    354   @param datlen the maximum size of the destination buffer
    355   @return the number of bytes read, or -1 if we can't drain the buffer.
    356  */
    357 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    358 int evbuffer_remove(struct evbuffer *buf, void *data, size_t datlen);
    359 
    360 /**
    361   Read data from an evbuffer, and leave the buffer unchanged.
    362 
    363   If more bytes are requested than are available in the evbuffer, we
    364   only extract as many bytes as were available.
    365 
    366   @param buf the evbuffer to be read from
    367   @param data_out the destination buffer to store the result
    368   @param datlen the maximum size of the destination buffer
    369   @return the number of bytes read, or -1 if we can't drain the buffer.
    370  */
    371 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    372 ev_ssize_t evbuffer_copyout(struct evbuffer *buf, void *data_out, size_t datlen);
    373 
    374 /**
    375   Read data from the middle of an evbuffer, and leave the buffer unchanged.
    376 
    377   If more bytes are requested than are available in the evbuffer, we
    378   only extract as many bytes as were available.
    379 
    380   @param buf the evbuffer to be read from
    381   @param pos the position to start reading from
    382   @param data_out the destination buffer to store the result
    383   @param datlen the maximum size of the destination buffer
    384   @return the number of bytes read, or -1 if we can't drain the buffer.
    385  */
    386 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    387 ev_ssize_t evbuffer_copyout_from(struct evbuffer *buf, const struct evbuffer_ptr *pos, void *data_out, size_t datlen);
    388 
    389 /**
    390   Read data from an evbuffer into another evbuffer, draining
    391   the bytes from the source buffer.  This function avoids copy
    392   operations to the extent possible.
    393 
    394   If more bytes are requested than are available in src, the src
    395   buffer is drained completely.
    396 
    397   @param src the evbuffer to be read from
    398   @param dst the destination evbuffer to store the result into
    399   @param datlen the maximum numbers of bytes to transfer
    400   @return the number of bytes read
    401  */
    402 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    403 int evbuffer_remove_buffer(struct evbuffer *src, struct evbuffer *dst,
    404     size_t datlen);
    405 
    406 /** Used to tell evbuffer_readln what kind of line-ending to look for.
    407  */
    408 enum evbuffer_eol_style {
    409 	/** Any sequence of CR and LF characters is acceptable as an
    410 	 * EOL.
    411 	 *
    412 	 * Note that this style can produce ambiguous results: the
    413 	 * sequence "CRLF" will be treated as a single EOL if it is
    414 	 * all in the buffer at once, but if you first read a CR from
    415 	 * the network and later read an LF from the network, it will
    416 	 * be treated as two EOLs.
    417 	 */
    418 	EVBUFFER_EOL_ANY,
    419 	/** An EOL is an LF, optionally preceded by a CR.  This style is
    420 	 * most useful for implementing text-based internet protocols. */
    421 	EVBUFFER_EOL_CRLF,
    422 	/** An EOL is a CR followed by an LF. */
    423 	EVBUFFER_EOL_CRLF_STRICT,
    424 	/** An EOL is a LF. */
    425 	EVBUFFER_EOL_LF,
    426 	/** An EOL is a NUL character (that is, a single byte with value 0) */
    427 	EVBUFFER_EOL_NUL
    428 };
    429 
    430 /**
    431  * Read a single line from an evbuffer.
    432  *
    433  * Reads a line terminated by an EOL as determined by the evbuffer_eol_style
    434  * argument.  Returns a newly allocated nul-terminated string; the caller must
    435  * free the returned value.  The EOL is not included in the returned string.
    436  *
    437  * @param buffer the evbuffer to read from
    438  * @param n_read_out if non-NULL, points to a size_t that is set to the
    439  *       number of characters in the returned string.  This is useful for
    440  *       strings that can contain NUL characters.
    441  * @param eol_style the style of line-ending to use.
    442  * @return pointer to a single line, or NULL if an error occurred
    443  */
    444 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    445 char *evbuffer_readln(struct evbuffer *buffer, size_t *n_read_out,
    446     enum evbuffer_eol_style eol_style);
    447 
    448 /**
    449   Move all data from one evbuffer into another evbuffer.
    450 
    451   This is a destructive add.  The data from one buffer moves into
    452   the other buffer.  However, no unnecessary memory copies occur.
    453 
    454   @param outbuf the output buffer
    455   @param inbuf the input buffer
    456   @return 0 if successful, or -1 if an error occurred
    457 
    458   @see evbuffer_remove_buffer()
    459  */
    460 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    461 int evbuffer_add_buffer(struct evbuffer *outbuf, struct evbuffer *inbuf);
    462 
    463 /**
    464   Copy data from one evbuffer into another evbuffer.
    465 
    466   This is a non-destructive add.  The data from one buffer is copied
    467   into the other buffer.  However, no unnecessary memory copies occur.
    468 
    469   Note that buffers already containing buffer references can't be added
    470   to other buffers.
    471 
    472   @param outbuf the output buffer
    473   @param inbuf the input buffer
    474   @return 0 if successful, or -1 if an error occurred
    475  */
    476 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    477 int evbuffer_add_buffer_reference(struct evbuffer *outbuf,
    478     struct evbuffer *inbuf);
    479 
    480 /**
    481    A cleanup function for a piece of memory added to an evbuffer by
    482    reference.
    483 
    484    @see evbuffer_add_reference()
    485  */
    486 typedef void (*evbuffer_ref_cleanup_cb)(const void *data,
    487     size_t datalen, void *extra);
    488 
    489 /**
    490   Reference memory into an evbuffer without copying.
    491 
    492   The memory needs to remain valid until all the added data has been
    493   read.  This function keeps just a reference to the memory without
    494   actually incurring the overhead of a copy.
    495 
    496   @param outbuf the output buffer
    497   @param data the memory to reference
    498   @param datlen how memory to reference
    499   @param cleanupfn callback to be invoked when the memory is no longer
    500 	referenced by this evbuffer.
    501   @param cleanupfn_arg optional argument to the cleanup callback
    502   @return 0 if successful, or -1 if an error occurred
    503  */
    504 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    505 int evbuffer_add_reference(struct evbuffer *outbuf,
    506     const void *data, size_t datlen,
    507     evbuffer_ref_cleanup_cb cleanupfn, void *cleanupfn_arg);
    508 
    509 /**
    510   Copy data from a file into the evbuffer for writing to a socket.
    511 
    512   This function avoids unnecessary data copies between userland and
    513   kernel.  If sendfile is available and the EVBUFFER_FLAG_DRAINS_TO_FD
    514   flag is set, it uses those functions.  Otherwise, it tries to use
    515   mmap (or CreateFileMapping on Windows).
    516 
    517   The function owns the resulting file descriptor and will close it
    518   when finished transferring data.
    519 
    520   The results of using evbuffer_remove() or evbuffer_pullup() on
    521   evbuffers whose data was added using this function are undefined.
    522 
    523   For more fine-grained control, use evbuffer_add_file_segment.
    524 
    525   @param outbuf the output buffer
    526   @param fd the file descriptor
    527   @param offset the offset from which to read data
    528   @param length how much data to read, or -1 to read as much as possible.
    529     (-1 requires that 'fd' support fstat.)
    530   @return 0 if successful, or -1 if an error occurred
    531 */
    532 
    533 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    534 int evbuffer_add_file(struct evbuffer *outbuf, int fd, ev_off_t offset,
    535     ev_off_t length);
    536 
    537 /**
    538   An evbuffer_file_segment holds a reference to a range of a file --
    539   possibly the whole file! -- for use in writing from an evbuffer to a
    540   socket.  It could be implemented with mmap, sendfile, splice, or (if all
    541   else fails) by just pulling all the data into RAM.  A single
    542   evbuffer_file_segment can be added more than once, and to more than one
    543   evbuffer.
    544  */
    545 struct evbuffer_file_segment;
    546 
    547 /**
    548     Flag for creating evbuffer_file_segment: If this flag is set, then when
    549     the evbuffer_file_segment is freed and no longer in use by any
    550     evbuffer, the underlying fd is closed.
    551  */
    552 #define EVBUF_FS_CLOSE_ON_FREE    0x01
    553 /**
    554    Flag for creating evbuffer_file_segment: Disable memory-map based
    555    implementations.
    556  */
    557 #define EVBUF_FS_DISABLE_MMAP     0x02
    558 /**
    559    Flag for creating evbuffer_file_segment: Disable direct fd-to-fd
    560    implementations (including sendfile and splice).
    561 
    562    You might want to use this option if data needs to be taken from the
    563    evbuffer by any means other than writing it to the network: the sendfile
    564    backend is fast, but it only works for sending files directly to the
    565    network.
    566  */
    567 #define EVBUF_FS_DISABLE_SENDFILE 0x04
    568 /**
    569    Flag for creating evbuffer_file_segment: Do not allocate a lock for this
    570    segment.  If this option is set, then neither the segment nor any
    571    evbuffer it is added to may ever be accessed from more than one thread
    572    at a time.
    573  */
    574 #define EVBUF_FS_DISABLE_LOCKING  0x08
    575 
    576 /**
    577    A cleanup function for a evbuffer_file_segment added to an evbuffer
    578    for reference.
    579  */
    580 typedef void (*evbuffer_file_segment_cleanup_cb)(
    581     struct evbuffer_file_segment const* seg, int flags, void* arg);
    582 
    583 /**
    584    Create and return a new evbuffer_file_segment for reading data from a
    585    file and sending it out via an evbuffer.
    586 
    587    This function avoids unnecessary data copies between userland and
    588    kernel.  Where available, it uses sendfile or splice.
    589 
    590    The file descriptor must not be closed so long as any evbuffer is using
    591    this segment.
    592 
    593    The results of using evbuffer_remove() or evbuffer_pullup() or any other
    594    function that reads bytes from an evbuffer on any evbuffer containing
    595    the newly returned segment are undefined, unless you pass the
    596    EVBUF_FS_DISABLE_SENDFILE flag to this function.
    597 
    598    @param fd an open file to read from.
    599    @param offset an index within the file at which to start reading
    600    @param length how much data to read, or -1 to read as much as possible.
    601       (-1 requires that 'fd' support fstat.)
    602    @param flags any number of the EVBUF_FS_* flags
    603    @return a new evbuffer_file_segment, or NULL on failure.
    604  **/
    605 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    606 struct evbuffer_file_segment *evbuffer_file_segment_new(
    607 	int fd, ev_off_t offset, ev_off_t length, unsigned flags);
    608 
    609 /**
    610    Free an evbuffer_file_segment
    611 
    612    It is safe to call this function even if the segment has been added to
    613    one or more evbuffers.  The evbuffer_file_segment will not be freed
    614    until no more references to it exist.
    615  */
    616 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    617 void evbuffer_file_segment_free(struct evbuffer_file_segment *seg);
    618 
    619 /**
    620    Add cleanup callback and argument for the callback to an
    621    evbuffer_file_segment.
    622 
    623    The cleanup callback will be invoked when no more references to the
    624    evbuffer_file_segment exist.
    625  **/
    626 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    627 void evbuffer_file_segment_add_cleanup_cb(struct evbuffer_file_segment *seg,
    628 	evbuffer_file_segment_cleanup_cb cb, void* arg);
    629 
    630 /**
    631    Insert some or all of an evbuffer_file_segment at the end of an evbuffer
    632 
    633    Note that the offset and length parameters of this function have a
    634    different meaning from those provided to evbuffer_file_segment_new: When
    635    you create the segment, the offset is the offset _within the file_, and
    636    the length is the length _of the segment_, whereas when you add a
    637    segment to an evbuffer, the offset is _within the segment_ and the
    638    length is the length of the _part of the segment you want to use.
    639 
    640    In other words, if you have a 10 KiB file, and you create an
    641    evbuffer_file_segment for it with offset 20 and length 1000, it will
    642    refer to bytes 20..1019 inclusive.  If you then pass this segment to
    643    evbuffer_add_file_segment and specify an offset of 20 and a length of
    644    50, you will be adding bytes 40..99 inclusive.
    645 
    646    @param buf the evbuffer to append to
    647    @param seg the segment to add
    648    @param offset the offset within the segment to start from
    649    @param length the amount of data to add, or -1 to add it all.
    650    @return 0 on success, -1 on failure.
    651  */
    652 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    653 int evbuffer_add_file_segment(struct evbuffer *buf,
    654     struct evbuffer_file_segment *seg, ev_off_t offset, ev_off_t length);
    655 
    656 /**
    657   Append a formatted string to the end of an evbuffer.
    658 
    659   The string is formated as printf.
    660 
    661   @param buf the evbuffer that will be appended to
    662   @param fmt a format string
    663   @param ... arguments that will be passed to printf(3)
    664   @return The number of bytes added if successful, or -1 if an error occurred.
    665 
    666   @see evutil_printf(), evbuffer_add_vprintf()
    667  */
    668 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    669 int evbuffer_add_printf(struct evbuffer *buf, const char *fmt, ...)
    670 #ifdef __GNUC__
    671   __attribute__((format(printf, 2, 3)))
    672 #endif
    673 ;
    674 
    675 /**
    676   Append a va_list formatted string to the end of an evbuffer.
    677 
    678   @param buf the evbuffer that will be appended to
    679   @param fmt a format string
    680   @param ap a varargs va_list argument array that will be passed to vprintf(3)
    681   @return The number of bytes added if successful, or -1 if an error occurred.
    682  */
    683 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    684 int evbuffer_add_vprintf(struct evbuffer *buf, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
    685 #ifdef __GNUC__
    686 	__attribute__((format(printf, 2, 0)))
    687 #endif
    688 ;
    689 
    690 
    691 /**
    692   Remove a specified number of bytes data from the beginning of an evbuffer.
    693 
    694   @param buf the evbuffer to be drained
    695   @param len the number of bytes to drain from the beginning of the buffer
    696   @return 0 on success, -1 on failure.
    697  */
    698 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    699 int evbuffer_drain(struct evbuffer *buf, size_t len);
    700 
    701 
    702 /**
    703   Write the contents of an evbuffer to a file descriptor.
    704 
    705   The evbuffer will be drained after the bytes have been successfully written.
    706 
    707   @param buffer the evbuffer to be written and drained
    708   @param fd the file descriptor to be written to
    709   @return the number of bytes written, or -1 if an error occurred
    710   @see evbuffer_read()
    711  */
    712 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    713 int evbuffer_write(struct evbuffer *buffer, evutil_socket_t fd);
    714 
    715 /**
    716   Write some of the contents of an evbuffer to a file descriptor.
    717 
    718   The evbuffer will be drained after the bytes have been successfully written.
    719 
    720   @param buffer the evbuffer to be written and drained
    721   @param fd the file descriptor to be written to
    722   @param howmuch the largest allowable number of bytes to write, or -1
    723 	to write as many bytes as we can.
    724   @return the number of bytes written, or -1 if an error occurred
    725   @see evbuffer_read()
    726  */
    727 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    728 int evbuffer_write_atmost(struct evbuffer *buffer, evutil_socket_t fd,
    729 						  ev_ssize_t howmuch);
    730 
    731 /**
    732   Read from a file descriptor and store the result in an evbuffer.
    733 
    734   @param buffer the evbuffer to store the result
    735   @param fd the file descriptor to read from
    736   @param howmuch the number of bytes to be read
    737   @return the number of bytes read, or -1 if an error occurred
    738   @see evbuffer_write()
    739  */
    740 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    741 int evbuffer_read(struct evbuffer *buffer, evutil_socket_t fd, int howmuch);
    742 
    743 /**
    744    Search for a string within an evbuffer.
    745 
    746    @param buffer the evbuffer to be searched
    747    @param what the string to be searched for
    748    @param len the length of the search string
    749    @param start NULL or a pointer to a valid struct evbuffer_ptr.
    750    @return a struct evbuffer_ptr whose 'pos' field has the offset of the
    751      first occurrence of the string in the buffer after 'start'.  The 'pos'
    752      field of the result is -1 if the string was not found.
    753  */
    754 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    755 struct evbuffer_ptr evbuffer_search(struct evbuffer *buffer, const char *what, size_t len, const struct evbuffer_ptr *start);
    756 
    757 /**
    758    Search for a string within part of an evbuffer.
    759 
    760    @param buffer the evbuffer to be searched
    761    @param what the string to be searched for
    762    @param len the length of the search string
    763    @param start NULL or a pointer to a valid struct evbuffer_ptr that
    764      indicates where we should start searching.
    765    @param end NULL or a pointer to a valid struct evbuffer_ptr that
    766      indicates where we should stop searching.
    767    @return a struct evbuffer_ptr whose 'pos' field has the offset of the
    768      first occurrence of the string in the buffer after 'start'.  The 'pos'
    769      field of the result is -1 if the string was not found.
    770  */
    771 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    772 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);
    773 
    774 /**
    775    Defines how to adjust an evbuffer_ptr by evbuffer_ptr_set()
    776 
    777    @see evbuffer_ptr_set() */
    778 enum evbuffer_ptr_how {
    779 	/** Sets the pointer to the position; can be called on with an
    780 	    uninitialized evbuffer_ptr. */
    781 	EVBUFFER_PTR_SET,
    782 	/** Advances the pointer by adding to the current position. */
    783 	EVBUFFER_PTR_ADD
    784 };
    785 
    786 /**
    787    Sets the search pointer in the buffer to position.
    788 
    789    There are two ways to use this function: you can call
    790       evbuffer_ptr_set(buf, &pos, N, EVBUFFER_PTR_SET)
    791    to move 'pos' to a position 'N' bytes after the start of the buffer, or
    792       evbuffer_ptr_set(buf, &pos, N, EVBUFFER_PTR_SET)
    793    to move 'pos' forward by 'N' bytes.
    794 
    795    If evbuffer_ptr is not initialized, this function can only be called
    796    with EVBUFFER_PTR_SET.
    797 
    798    An evbuffer_ptr can represent any position from the start of the buffer to
    799    a position immediately after the end of the buffer.
    800 
    801    @param buffer the evbuffer to be search
    802    @param ptr a pointer to a struct evbuffer_ptr
    803    @param position the position at which to start the next search
    804    @param how determines how the pointer should be manipulated.
    805    @returns 0 on success or -1 otherwise
    806 */
    807 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    808 int
    809 evbuffer_ptr_set(struct evbuffer *buffer, struct evbuffer_ptr *ptr,
    810     size_t position, enum evbuffer_ptr_how how);
    811 
    812 /**
    813    Search for an end-of-line string within an evbuffer.
    814 
    815    @param buffer the evbuffer to be searched
    816    @param start NULL or a pointer to a valid struct evbuffer_ptr to start
    817       searching at.
    818    @param eol_len_out If non-NULL, the pointed-to value will be set to
    819       the length of the end-of-line string.
    820    @param eol_style The kind of EOL to look for; see evbuffer_readln() for
    821       more information
    822    @return a struct evbuffer_ptr whose 'pos' field has the offset of the
    823      first occurrence EOL in the buffer after 'start'.  The 'pos'
    824      field of the result is -1 if the string was not found.
    825  */
    826 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    827 struct evbuffer_ptr evbuffer_search_eol(struct evbuffer *buffer,
    828     struct evbuffer_ptr *start, size_t *eol_len_out,
    829     enum evbuffer_eol_style eol_style);
    830 
    831 /** Function to peek at data inside an evbuffer without removing it or
    832     copying it out.
    833 
    834     Pointers to the data are returned by filling the 'vec_out' array
    835     with pointers to one or more extents of data inside the buffer.
    836 
    837     The total data in the extents that you get back may be more than
    838     you requested (if there is more data last extent than you asked
    839     for), or less (if you do not provide enough evbuffer_iovecs, or if
    840     the buffer does not have as much data as you asked to see).
    841 
    842     @param buffer the evbuffer to peek into,
    843     @param len the number of bytes to try to peek.  If len is negative, we
    844        will try to fill as much of vec_out as we can.  If len is negative
    845        and vec_out is not provided, we return the number of evbuffer_iovecs
    846        that would be needed to get all the data in the buffer.
    847     @param start_at an evbuffer_ptr indicating the point at which we
    848        should start looking for data.  NULL means, "At the start of the
    849        buffer."
    850     @param vec_out an array of evbuffer_iovec
    851     @param n_vec the length of vec_out.  If 0, we only count how many
    852        extents would be necessary to point to the requested amount of
    853        data.
    854     @return The number of extents needed.  This may be less than n_vec
    855        if we didn't need all the evbuffer_iovecs we were given, or more
    856        than n_vec if we would need more to return all the data that was
    857        requested.
    858  */
    859 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    860 int evbuffer_peek(struct evbuffer *buffer, ev_ssize_t len,
    861     struct evbuffer_ptr *start_at,
    862     struct evbuffer_iovec *vec_out, int n_vec);
    863 
    864 
    865 /** Structure passed to an evbuffer_cb_func evbuffer callback
    866 
    867     @see evbuffer_cb_func, evbuffer_add_cb()
    868  */
    869 struct evbuffer_cb_info {
    870 	/** The number of bytes in this evbuffer when callbacks were last
    871 	 * invoked. */
    872 	size_t orig_size;
    873 	/** The number of bytes added since callbacks were last invoked. */
    874 	size_t n_added;
    875 	/** The number of bytes removed since callbacks were last invoked. */
    876 	size_t n_deleted;
    877 };
    878 
    879 /** Type definition for a callback that is invoked whenever data is added or
    880     removed from an evbuffer.
    881 
    882     An evbuffer may have one or more callbacks set at a time.  The order
    883     in which they are executed is undefined.
    884 
    885     A callback function may add more callbacks, or remove itself from the
    886     list of callbacks, or add or remove data from the buffer.  It may not
    887     remove another callback from the list.
    888 
    889     If a callback adds or removes data from the buffer or from another
    890     buffer, this can cause a recursive invocation of your callback or
    891     other callbacks.  If you ask for an infinite loop, you might just get
    892     one: watch out!
    893 
    894     @param buffer the buffer whose size has changed
    895     @param info a structure describing how the buffer changed.
    896     @param arg a pointer to user data
    897 */
    898 typedef void (*evbuffer_cb_func)(struct evbuffer *buffer, const struct evbuffer_cb_info *info, void *arg);
    899 
    900 struct evbuffer_cb_entry;
    901 /** Add a new callback to an evbuffer.
    902 
    903   Subsequent calls to evbuffer_add_cb() add new callbacks.  To remove this
    904   callback, call evbuffer_remove_cb or evbuffer_remove_cb_entry.
    905 
    906   @param buffer the evbuffer to be monitored
    907   @param cb the callback function to invoke when the evbuffer is modified,
    908 	or NULL to remove all callbacks.
    909   @param cbarg an argument to be provided to the callback function
    910   @return a handle to the callback on success, or NULL on failure.
    911  */
    912 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    913 struct evbuffer_cb_entry *evbuffer_add_cb(struct evbuffer *buffer, evbuffer_cb_func cb, void *cbarg);
    914 
    915 /** Remove a callback from an evbuffer, given a handle returned from
    916     evbuffer_add_cb.
    917 
    918     Calling this function invalidates the handle.
    919 
    920     @return 0 if a callback was removed, or -1 if no matching callback was
    921     found.
    922  */
    923 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    924 int evbuffer_remove_cb_entry(struct evbuffer *buffer,
    925 			     struct evbuffer_cb_entry *ent);
    926 
    927 /** Remove a callback from an evbuffer, given the function and argument
    928     used to add it.
    929 
    930     @return 0 if a callback was removed, or -1 if no matching callback was
    931     found.
    932  */
    933 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    934 int evbuffer_remove_cb(struct evbuffer *buffer, evbuffer_cb_func cb, void *cbarg);
    935 
    936 /** If this flag is not set, then a callback is temporarily disabled, and
    937  * should not be invoked.
    938  *
    939  * @see evbuffer_cb_set_flags(), evbuffer_cb_clear_flags()
    940  */
    941 #define EVBUFFER_CB_ENABLED 1
    942 
    943 /** Change the flags that are set for a callback on a buffer by adding more.
    944 
    945     @param buffer the evbuffer that the callback is watching.
    946     @param cb the callback whose status we want to change.
    947     @param flags EVBUFFER_CB_ENABLED to re-enable the callback.
    948     @return 0 on success, -1 on failure.
    949  */
    950 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    951 int evbuffer_cb_set_flags(struct evbuffer *buffer,
    952 			  struct evbuffer_cb_entry *cb, ev_uint32_t flags);
    953 
    954 /** Change the flags that are set for a callback on a buffer by removing some
    955 
    956     @param buffer the evbuffer that the callback is watching.
    957     @param cb the callback whose status we want to change.
    958     @param flags EVBUFFER_CB_ENABLED to disable the callback.
    959     @return 0 on success, -1 on failure.
    960  */
    961 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    962 int evbuffer_cb_clear_flags(struct evbuffer *buffer,
    963 			  struct evbuffer_cb_entry *cb, ev_uint32_t flags);
    964 
    965 #if 0
    966 /** Postpone calling a given callback until unsuspend is called later.
    967 
    968     This is different from disabling the callback, since the callback will get
    969 	invoked later if the buffer size changes between now and when we unsuspend
    970 	it.
    971 
    972 	@param the buffer that the callback is watching.
    973 	@param cb the callback we want to suspend.
    974  */
    975 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    976 void evbuffer_cb_suspend(struct evbuffer *buffer, struct evbuffer_cb_entry *cb);
    977 /** Stop postponing a callback that we postponed with evbuffer_cb_suspend.
    978 
    979 	If data was added to or removed from the buffer while the callback was
    980 	suspended, the callback will get called once now.
    981 
    982 	@param the buffer that the callback is watching.
    983 	@param cb the callback we want to stop suspending.
    984  */
    985 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
    986 void evbuffer_cb_unsuspend(struct evbuffer *buffer, struct evbuffer_cb_entry *cb);
    987 #endif
    988 
    989 /**
    990   Makes the data at the beginning of an evbuffer contiguous.
    991 
    992   @param buf the evbuffer to make contiguous
    993   @param size the number of bytes to make contiguous, or -1 to make the
    994 	entire buffer contiguous.
    995   @return a pointer to the contiguous memory array, or NULL if param size
    996 	requested more data than is present in the buffer.
    997 */
    998 
    999 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
   1000 unsigned char *evbuffer_pullup(struct evbuffer *buf, ev_ssize_t size);
   1001 
   1002 /**
   1003   Prepends data to the beginning of the evbuffer
   1004 
   1005   @param buf the evbuffer to which to prepend data
   1006   @param data a pointer to the memory to prepend
   1007   @param size the number of bytes to prepend
   1008   @return 0 if successful, or -1 otherwise
   1009 */
   1010 
   1011 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
   1012 int evbuffer_prepend(struct evbuffer *buf, const void *data, size_t size);
   1013 
   1014 /**
   1015   Prepends all data from the src evbuffer to the beginning of the dst
   1016   evbuffer.
   1017 
   1018   @param dst the evbuffer to which to prepend data
   1019   @param src the evbuffer to prepend; it will be emptied as a result
   1020   @return 0 if successful, or -1 otherwise
   1021 */
   1022 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
   1023 int evbuffer_prepend_buffer(struct evbuffer *dst, struct evbuffer* src);
   1024 
   1025 /**
   1026    Prevent calls that modify an evbuffer from succeeding. A buffer may
   1027    frozen at the front, at the back, or at both the front and the back.
   1028 
   1029    If the front of a buffer is frozen, operations that drain data from
   1030    the front of the buffer, or that prepend data to the buffer, will
   1031    fail until it is unfrozen.   If the back a buffer is frozen, operations
   1032    that append data from the buffer will fail until it is unfrozen.
   1033 
   1034    @param buf The buffer to freeze
   1035    @param at_front If true, we freeze the front of the buffer.  If false,
   1036       we freeze the back.
   1037    @return 0 on success, -1 on failure.
   1038 */
   1039 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
   1040 int evbuffer_freeze(struct evbuffer *buf, int at_front);
   1041 /**
   1042    Re-enable calls that modify an evbuffer.
   1043 
   1044    @param buf The buffer to un-freeze
   1045    @param at_front If true, we unfreeze the front of the buffer.  If false,
   1046       we unfreeze the back.
   1047    @return 0 on success, -1 on failure.
   1048  */
   1049 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
   1050 int evbuffer_unfreeze(struct evbuffer *buf, int at_front);
   1051 
   1052 struct event_base;
   1053 /**
   1054    Force all the callbacks on an evbuffer to be run, not immediately after
   1055    the evbuffer is altered, but instead from inside the event loop.
   1056 
   1057    This can be used to serialize all the callbacks to a single thread
   1058    of execution.
   1059  */
   1060 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
   1061 int evbuffer_defer_callbacks(struct evbuffer *buffer, struct event_base *base);
   1062 
   1063 /**
   1064   Append data from 1 or more iovec's to an evbuffer
   1065 
   1066   Calculates the number of bytes needed for an iovec structure and guarantees
   1067   all data will fit into a single chain. Can be used in lieu of functionality
   1068   which calls evbuffer_add() constantly before being used to increase
   1069   performance.
   1070 
   1071   @param buffer the destination buffer
   1072   @param vec the source iovec
   1073   @param n_vec the number of iovec structures.
   1074   @return the number of bytes successfully written to the output buffer.
   1075 */
   1076 EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
   1077 size_t evbuffer_add_iovec(struct evbuffer * buffer, struct evbuffer_iovec * vec, int n_vec);
   1078 
   1079 #ifdef __cplusplus
   1080 }
   1081 #endif
   1082 
   1083 #endif /* EVENT2_BUFFER_H_INCLUDED_ */
   1084