5 BIO_s_mem, BIO_set_mem_eof_return, BIO_get_mem_data, BIO_set_mem_buf,
6 BIO_get_mem_ptr, BIO_new_mem_buf - memory BIO
10 #include <openssl/bio.h>
12 BIO_METHOD * BIO_s_mem(void);
14 BIO_set_mem_eof_return(BIO *b,int v)
15 long BIO_get_mem_data(BIO *b, char **pp)
16 BIO_set_mem_buf(BIO *b,BUF_MEM *bm,int c)
17 BIO_get_mem_ptr(BIO *b,BUF_MEM **pp)
19 BIO *BIO_new_mem_buf(void *buf, int len);
23 BIO_s_mem() return the memory BIO method function.
25 A memory BIO is a source/sink BIO which uses memory for its I/O. Data
26 written to a memory BIO is stored in a BUF_MEM structure which is extended
27 as appropriate to accommodate the stored data.
29 Any data written to a memory BIO can be recalled by reading from it.
30 Unless the memory BIO is read only any data read from it is deleted from
33 Memory BIOs support BIO_gets() and BIO_puts().
35 If the BIO_CLOSE flag is set when a memory BIO is freed then the underlying
36 BUF_MEM structure is also freed.
38 Calling BIO_reset() on a read write memory BIO clears any data in it. On a
39 read only BIO it restores the BIO to its original state and the read only
40 data can be read again.
42 BIO_eof() is true if no data is in the BIO.
44 BIO_ctrl_pending() returns the number of bytes currently stored.
46 BIO_set_mem_eof_return() sets the behaviour of memory BIO B<b> when it is
47 empty. If the B<v> is zero then an empty memory BIO will return EOF (that is
48 it will return zero and BIO_should_retry(b) will be false. If B<v> is non
49 zero then it will return B<v> when it is empty and it will set the read retry
50 flag (that is BIO_read_retry(b) is true). To avoid ambiguity with a normal
51 positive return value B<v> should be set to a negative value, typically -1.
53 BIO_get_mem_data() sets B<pp> to a pointer to the start of the memory BIOs data
54 and returns the total amount of data available. It is implemented as a macro.
56 BIO_set_mem_buf() sets the internal BUF_MEM structure to B<bm> and sets the
57 close flag to B<c>, that is B<c> should be either BIO_CLOSE or BIO_NOCLOSE.
60 BIO_get_mem_ptr() places the underlying BUF_MEM structure in B<pp>. It is
63 BIO_new_mem_buf() creates a memory BIO using B<len> bytes of data at B<buf>,
64 if B<len> is -1 then the B<buf> is assumed to be null terminated and its
65 length is determined by B<strlen>. The BIO is set to a read only state and
66 as a result cannot be written to. This is useful when some data needs to be
67 made available from a static area of memory in the form of a BIO. The
68 supplied data is read directly from the supplied buffer: it is B<not> copied
69 first, so the supplied area of memory must be unchanged until the BIO is freed.
73 Writes to memory BIOs will always succeed if memory is available: that is
74 their size can grow indefinitely.
76 Every read from a read write memory BIO will remove the data just read with
77 an internal copy operation, if a BIO contains a lot of data and it is
78 read in small chunks the operation can be very slow. The use of a read only
79 memory BIO avoids this problem. If the BIO must be read write then adding
80 a buffering BIO to the chain will speed up the process.
84 There should be an option to set the maximum size of a memory BIO.
86 There should be a way to "rewind" a read write BIO without destroying
89 The copying operation should not occur after every small read of a large BIO
90 to improve efficiency.
94 Create a memory BIO and write some data to it:
96 BIO *mem = BIO_new(BIO_s_mem());
97 BIO_puts(mem, "Hello World\n");
99 Create a read only memory BIO:
101 char data[] = "Hello World";
103 mem = BIO_new_mem_buf(data, -1);
105 Extract the BUF_MEM structure from a memory BIO and then free up the BIO:
108 BIO_get_mem_ptr(mem, &bptr);
109 BIO_set_close(mem, BIO_NOCLOSE); /* So BIO_free() leaves BUF_MEM alone */