LIBRARY

-lvrb

SYNOPSIS

#include <vrb.h>

size_t vrb_get(vrb_p vrb, char *target, size_t size);

DESCRIPTION

vrb_get Get data from a virtual ring buffer and copy it to the space provider by the caller. If less data is available in the virtual ring buffer, then only as much will be copied as is available.

ARGUMENTS

vrb_p vrb
specifies which virtual ring buffer.

char *target
specifies the location where to copy the data to.

size_t size
specifies the maximum length of data to obtain from the virtual ring buffer.

RETURN VALUE

size_t
The actual length of data copied is returned, which can be any value from 0 to the specified size.