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.Dd February 17, 2023
.Dt FMEMOPEN 3C
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm fmemopen
.Nd open a memory stream
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In stdio.h
.Ft "FILE *"
.Fo fmemopen
.Fa "void *restrict buf"
.Fa "size_t size"
.Fa "const char *restrict mode"
.Fc
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn fmemopen
function provides a means of associating a file stream with a
corresponding memory buffer of a fixed size.
The resulting stream can then be used just like any other stream, and
when done should be released by calling the
.Xr fclose 3C
function.
.Pp
The stream can either dynamically allocate memory or it can use an
existing memory buffer.
If
.Fa buf
is
.Dv NULL ,
then a buffer
.Fa size
bytes long will be allocated for the stream and initialized to zero.
This buffer will be allocated as though a call to
.Xr malloc 3C
and will be freed when
.Xr fclose 3C
is called.
When using this mode, the stream must be created for update
.Po
indicated by a
.Sq +
character in the
.Fa mode
argument
.Pc .
Otherwise, it is assumed that
.Fa buf
is at least
.Fa size
bytes long.
.Pp
The
.Fa mode
argument determines whether the stream is opened for read, write, or
append.
The
.Fa mode
argument accepts all the same values as
.Xr fopen 3C .
.Pp
The resulting stream behaves in a similar way to a stream backed by a
file.
The stream can be read and written to.
The stream is seekable and can either be byte or wide-character
oriented.
A NUL byte has no special meaning when reading.
.Pp
The stream logically tracks three different values:
.Bl -enum -offset indent
.It
The current position in the stream.
.It
The current size of the stream.
.It
The maximum size of the stream.
.El
.Pp
The current position is where reads or writes take place.
When the stream is opened for read or write
.Pq r, r+, w, w+
then the initial position is set to zero.
If the stream is opened for update
.Pq a, a+
then the initial position is set to the first NUL byte in the buffer.
.Pp
The current size of the stream represents the length of the stream.
Like a file, this starts at a specific size and then can grow over time.
Unlike a file, where the maximum size is determined by the file system,
the maximum size here is determined at the creation of the stream.
.Pp
This size is used when using
.Dv SEEK_END
as an argument to functions like
.Xr fseek 3C .
Reads cannot advance beyond the current size of the stream and
attempting to read beyond it is considered hitting the end-of-file.
Writes beyond the end of the current size will cause the current size to
increase, though it cannot increase beyond the maximum size.
.Pp
The initial size of the stream varies.
It is set depending on the mode and works as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Sy -offset indent
.It Sy r, r+
The size is set to the
.Fa size
argument.
.It Sy w, w+
The initial size is set to zero.
.It Sy a, a+
The initial size is set according to the following rules:
.Bl -enum
.It
If
.Fa buf
is a
.Dv NULL
pointer, the current size is set to zero.
.It
If a NUL byte is found in the first
.Fa size
bytes of
.Fa buf ,
then the current size is set to the first NUL byte.
.It
The position is set to the
.Fa size
argument
.Pq the maximum size
if no NUL byte was found in
.Fa buf .
.El
.El
.Pp
The maximum size of the stream is determined by the
.Fa size
argument.
Writes beyond this size are dropped.
Attempts to seek beyond the maximum size will result in an error.
.Pp
If the stream was open for writing or update, when the stream is flushed
or closed, a NUL byte will be written to terminate the stream based on
the current position and size of the stream.
If the stream was open for update, if the stream is flushed or closed
and the last write changed the current buffer size, a NUL byte will be
written if there is still space for it within the buffer.
.Pp
By default, all streams are buffered.
This means that writes beyond the size of the memory buffer could fail,
but not be seen until the stream is flushed or closed.
To detect errors right away, one can explicitly disable buffering with
the
.Xr setvbuf 3C
function or perform explicit buffer flushes with the
.Xr fflush 3C
function.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion, the
.Fn fmemopen
function returns a pointer to a stream.
Otherwise,
.Dv NULL
is returned and
.Dv errno
is set to indicate the error.
.Sh ERRORS
The
.Fn fmemopen
function will fail if:
.Bl -tag -width Er
.It Er EINVAL
The value of
.Fa mode
is invalid.
.Pp
The
.Fa size
argument was zero.
.Pp
The
.Fa buf
argument is
.Dv NULL
and the
.Fa mode
argument does not contain a
.Sq +
character.
.It Er EMFILE
.Brq FOPEN_MAX
streams are currently open in the calling process.
.Pp
.Brq STREAM_MAX
streams are currently open in the calling process.
.It Er ENOMEM
The system was unable to allocate memory for the stream or its backing
buffer.
.El
.Sh MT-LEVEL
.Sy MT-Safe
.Sh INTERFACE STABILITY
.Sy Committed
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr fclose 3C ,
.Xr fflush 3C ,
.Xr fopen 3C ,
.Xr fseek 3C ,
.Xr malloc 3C ,
.Xr open_memstream 3C