return sb->len - oldlen;
}
+ssize_t strbuf_read_once(struct strbuf *sb, int fd, size_t hint)
+{
+ ssize_t cnt;
+
+ strbuf_grow(sb, hint ? hint : 8192);
+ cnt = xread(fd, sb->buf + sb->len, sb->alloc - sb->len - 1);
+ if (cnt > 0)
+ strbuf_setlen(sb, sb->len + cnt);
+ return cnt;
+}
+
#define STRBUF_MAXLINK (2*PATH_MAX)
int strbuf_readlink(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path, size_t hint)
*/
extern ssize_t strbuf_read(struct strbuf *, int fd, size_t hint);
+/**
+ * Read the contents of a given file descriptor partially by using only one
+ * attempt of xread. The third argument can be used to give a hint about the
+ * file size, to avoid reallocs. Returns the number of new bytes appended to
+ * the sb.
+ */
+extern ssize_t strbuf_read_once(struct strbuf *, int fd, size_t hint);
+
/**
* Read the contents of a file, specified by its path. The third argument
* can be used to give a hint about the file size, to avoid reallocs.