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3*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery=head1 NAME
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5*b077aed3SPierre ProncheryBIO_f_readbuffer
6*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery- read only buffering BIO that supports BIO_tell() and BIO_seek()
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8*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery=head1 SYNOPSIS
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10*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery #include <openssl/bio.h>
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12*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery const BIO_METHOD *BIO_f_readbuffer(void);
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14*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery=head1 DESCRIPTION
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16*b077aed3SPierre ProncheryBIO_f_readbuffer() returns the read buffering BIO method.
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18*b077aed3SPierre ProncheryThis BIO filter can be inserted on top of BIO's that do not support BIO_tell()
19*b077aed3SPierre Proncheryor BIO_seek() (e.g. A file BIO that uses stdin).
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21*b077aed3SPierre ProncheryData read from a read buffering BIO comes from an internal buffer which is
22*b077aed3SPierre Proncheryfilled from the next BIO in the chain.
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24*b077aed3SPierre ProncheryBIO_gets() is supported for read buffering BIOs.
25*b077aed3SPierre ProncheryWriting data to a read buffering BIO is not supported.
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27*b077aed3SPierre ProncheryCalling BIO_reset() on a read buffering BIO does not clear any buffered data.
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29*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery=head1 NOTES
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31*b077aed3SPierre ProncheryRead buffering BIOs implement BIO_read_ex() by using BIO_read_ex() operations
32*b077aed3SPierre Proncheryon the next BIO (e.g. a file BIO) in the chain and storing the result in an
33*b077aed3SPierre Proncheryinternal buffer, from which bytes are given back to the caller as appropriate
34*b077aed3SPierre Proncheryfor the call. BIO_read_ex() is guaranteed to give the caller the number of bytes
35*b077aed3SPierre Proncheryit asks for, unless there's an error or end of communication is reached in the
36*b077aed3SPierre Proncherynext BIO. The internal buffer can grow to cache the entire contents of the next
37*b077aed3SPierre ProncheryBIO in the chain. BIO_seek() uses the internal buffer, so that it can only seek
38*b077aed3SPierre Proncheryinto data that is already read.
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40*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery=head1 RETURN VALUES
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42*b077aed3SPierre ProncheryBIO_f_readbuffer() returns the read buffering BIO method.
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44*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery=head1 SEE ALSO
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46*b077aed3SPierre ProncheryL<bio(7)>,
47*b077aed3SPierre ProncheryL<BIO_read(3)>,
48*b077aed3SPierre ProncheryL<BIO_gets(3)>,
49*b077aed3SPierre ProncheryL<BIO_reset(3)>,
50*b077aed3SPierre ProncheryL<BIO_ctrl(3)>.
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52*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery=head1 COPYRIGHT
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54*b077aed3SPierre ProncheryCopyright 2021 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
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56*b077aed3SPierre ProncheryLicensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License").  You may not use
57*b077aed3SPierre Proncherythis file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
58*b077aed3SPierre Proncheryin the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
59*b077aed3SPierre ProncheryL<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
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