stream_write() specifications

Signature

size_t stream_write(stream_t *s, const void *buf, size_t n, stream_status_t *st);

Purpose

Write up to n bytes from buf to the stream port.

Preconditions

• If s != NULL, s must denote a valid stream_t handle created by stream_create().

Special cases

• If n == 0, the function returns 0.
• If n == 0 and st != NULL, the function sets *st = STREAM_STATUS_OK.
• In the n == 0 case, no backend operation is performed.

Invalid arguments

For n > 0:

• s must not be NULL.
• buf must not be NULL.

Success

For n > 0, when s != NULL, buf != NULL, and s->backend != NULL:

• Delegates the write operation to the borrower-facing write callback stored in the stream handle.
• Returns the value produced by the underlying write callback.
• If st != NULL, stores in *st the status produced by the underlying write callback.

Failure

For n > 0:

• If s == NULL, returns 0.
  • If st != NULL, sets *st = STREAM_STATUS_INVALID.
• If buf == NULL, returns 0.
  • If st != NULL, sets *st = STREAM_STATUS_INVALID.
• If s != NULL but s->backend == NULL, returns 0.
  • If st != NULL, sets *st = STREAM_STATUS_NO_BACKEND.

Notes

• If st == NULL, status reporting is omitted.
• stream_write() does not call the borrower-facing read, flush, or close callbacks.
• This function performs no backend operation when n == 0.
• This function requires a stream handle whose adapter-facing virtual table has been validated at creation time by stream_create().