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- `b:lines([line_formats...]) string array` | - `b:lines([line_formats...]) string array` | ||
- | Returns a function iterator which reads from the stream until it reaches nil. On each read, the `line_formats` list of args ais passed to `stream:read(...)`. The overwhelmingly typical use is to not define `line_formats`, i.e. passing no args to `lines()`. The default behavior (i..e without `line_formats`) is to read a "line" at a time from the stream. | + | Returns a function iterator which reads from the stream until it reaches nil. On each read, the `line_formats` list of args as passed to `stream:read(...)`. The overwhelmingly typical use is to not define `line_formats`, i.e. passing no args to `lines()`. The default behavior (i..e without `line_formats`) is to read a "line" at a time from the stream. |
```lua | ```lua | ||
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Each `format` is read from the stream and all returned in a multiple return value list of the results. Note all format strings are prefixed with \* and also note that only the first char of the string names of the formats matters, the rest is ignored. These are the supported formats: | Each `format` is read from the stream and all returned in a multiple return value list of the results. Note all format strings are prefixed with \* and also note that only the first char of the string names of the formats matters, the rest is ignored. These are the supported formats: | ||
- | ``` | ||
- | local file = io.open( | ||
- | ``` | ||
- | * a number value, e.g. `b:read(10)` | + | * a number value, e.g. `10` |
- | Read **n** chars from the stream, result is a string. | + | Read **n** bytes (in binary mode) or chars (in text mode) from the stream; result is returned as a string. See [[api:non-standard-lua#input_and_output_facilities|io.open]] for more details about how to open files in different modes. |
`local chars = b:read(10)` | `local chars = b:read(10)` | ||
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* "\*n" or "\*number" | * "\*n" or "\*number" | ||
- | Read the next series of bytes from the stream and that can be interpreted as a number | + | Read the next series of bytes from the stream that can be interpreted as a number. Note that reading numbers is also affected by the open mode, binary or text. See [[api:non-standard-lua#input_and_output_facilities|io.open]] for more details about how to open files in different modes.. |
`local number = b:read("*n")` | `local number = b:read("*n")` | ||
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The following methods are expected to be implemented on the buffered streams passed to `buffer.new`. | The following methods are expected to be implemented on the buffered streams passed to `buffer.new`. | ||
- | - `close()` | + | - `close() ok, reason` |
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+ | Close handles, release resources, disconnect -- and return success | ||
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+ | - `write(arg: string) ok, reason` | ||
- | Close handles, release resources, disconnect -- and return success | + | Write `arg` as bytes, assume a string of plain unformatted chars. Return falsey and reason on failure. |
- | - `write(arg: string)` | + | |
- | Write `arg` as bytes, assume a string of plain unformatted chars. Return falsey and reason on failure. | + | - `read(n: number) ok, reason` |
- | - `read(n: number)` | + | |
- | Return `n` unicode chars. The caller assumes there is more data to read until `nil` is returned. A empty string, or a string shorter than `n` chars long, is a valid return, but the caller may assume there is more data to request until `nil` is returned. | + | Return `n` unicode chars. The caller assumes there is more data to read until `nil` is returned. A empty string or a string shorter than `n` chars long is a valid return, but the caller may assume there is more data to request until `nil` is returned. |
- | - `seek([whence: string], [offset: number)` | + | - `seek([whence: string], [offset: number]) [offset from start] or falsey, reason` |
- | Refer to `b:seek()` for details. In short, move the stream position to `offset` from `whence`, and return the `offset` from the start of the stream of the position after the seek operation. Note that `seek("cur", 0)` is a valid request, typical of the caller wanting to determine the current position of the stream. Your stream is not required to support `seek`, in such case (or in any case of failure) you should return nil, and the reason (as a string) for the failure. | + | Refer to `b:seek()` for details. In short, move the stream position to `offset` from `whence`, and return the `offset` from the start of the stream of the position after the seek operation. Note that `seek("cur", 0)` is a valid request, typical of the caller wanting to determine the current position of the stream. Your stream is not required to support `seek`, in such case (or in any case of failure) you should return nil, and the reason (as a string) for the failure. |