# cp.buffer

Internal byte buffer type. Allows additional chunks of bytes to be concatonated relatively inexpensively, as well as peek and pop operations to preview/read in chunks of bytes.

For example:

local buff = buffer.new()
buff:push("Hello")
buff:len()       -- 5
buff:peek(2)     -- "He"
buff:peek(7)     -- nil
buff:write(" world!")
buff:len()       -- 12
buff:peek(7)     -- "Hello w"
buff:pop(3)      -- "Hel"
buff:len()       -- 9
buff:bytes()     -- "lo world!"

# API Overview

Functions - API calls offered directly by the extension

Constructors - API calls which return an object, typically one that offers API methods

clone
fromHex
new

Methods - API calls which can only be made on an object returned by a constructor

drop
len
peek
pop
push

# API Documentation

# Functions

# is


Signature	`cp.buffer.is(value) -> boolean`
Type	Function
Description	Checks if the `value` is an instance of a `buffer`.
Parameters	`value` - The value to check.
Returns	`true` if the value is an instance of `buffer`.
Notes	None
Examples	None
Source	src/extensions/cp//buffer.lua line 48

# Constructors

# clone


Signature	`cp.buffer.clone(otherBuffer) -> buffer`
Type	Constructor
Description	Creates a copy of the provided buffer. It shares data with the original, but can be modified via `pop`/`push`, etc without affecting the original.
Parameters	otherBuffer - The `buffer` to clone.
Returns	the clone of the original `buffer`.
Notes	None
Examples	None
Source	src/extensions/cp//buffer.lua line 110

# fromHex


Signature	`cp.buffer.fromHex(hexString[, spacer]) -> cp.buffer`
Type	Constructor
Description	Creates a buffer from the bytes represented by the provided hex string.
Parameters	hexString - The string of hex characters to convert. spacer - The character to ignore as a spacer. Defaults to space (" ").
Returns	The new `buffer`.
Notes	Examples: `buffer.fromHex("ABCDE")` `buffer.fromHex("12-34-56", "-")`
Examples	None
Source	src/extensions/cp//buffer.lua line 90

# new


Signature	`cp.buffer.new(...) -> buffer`
Type	Constructor
Description	Creates a new byte string buffer containing the provided `string` chunks.
Parameters	... - The new `string` chunks to add to the end of the buffer.
Returns	The new `buffer`.
Notes	None
Examples	None
Source	src/extensions/cp//buffer.lua line 65

# Methods

# drop


Signature	`cp.buffer:drop(len) -> boolean`
Type	Method
Description	Drops the specified `len` of bytes from the start of the buffer.
Parameters	len - The number of bytes to read.
Returns	`true` if successful, or `false` if there are not enough bytes available for the requested `len`.
Notes	Equivalent to, but more efficient than `pop` if you don't need the bytes being dropped.
Examples	None
Source	src/extensions/cp//buffer.lua line 267

# len


Signature	`cp.buffer:len() -> number`
Type	Method
Description	Returns the total number of bytes in the buffer.
Parameters	None
Returns	The number of bytes in the buffer.
Notes	None
Examples	None
Source	src/extensions/cp//buffer.lua line 134

# peek


Signature	`cp.buffer:peek(len) -> string \| nil`
Type	Method
Description	Reads the specified `len` of bytes from the start of the buffer without removing them.
Parameters	len - The number of bytes to read.
Returns	The `string` of bytes or `nil` if there are not enough bytes available for the requested `len`.
Notes	None
Examples	None
Source	src/extensions/cp//buffer.lua line 214

# pop


Signature	`cp.buffer:pop(len) -> string \| nil`
Type	Method
Description	Reads the specified `len` of bytes from the start of the buffer, removing them.
Parameters	len - The number of bytes to read.
Returns	The `string` of bytes or `nil` if there are not enough bytes available for the requested `len`.
Notes	None
Examples	None
Source	src/extensions/cp//buffer.lua line 227

# push


Signature	`cp.buffer:push(...) -> buffer`
Type	Method
Description	Pushes the provided `string`s onto the end of the buffer.
Parameters	... - The new `string` chunks to add to the end of the buffer.
Returns	The same `buffer` instance.
Notes	Throws an error if more than `cp.buffer.maxChunks` are currently in the buffer when a new value is pushed.
Examples	None
Source	src/extensions/cp//buffer.lua line 240