add `mpack_read_remaining_bytes` function to mpack

1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lib/mpack/mpack.h b/lib/mpack/mpack.h
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+#pragma once
+
+#include "src/src/mpack/mpack.h"
+
+/**
+ * \brief read remaining bytes in reader without opening a tag first
+ *
+ * \param reader  pointer to mpack reader object
+ * \param p  pointer to write data to
+ * \param count  maximum number of bytes to read
+ *
+ * This function reads *up to* the amount of bytes specified in \p count, or
+ * less if there is less remaining data in the buffer. If \p count is equal to
+ * 0, all remaining data in the buffer is read.
+ *
+ * \return amount of bytes read
+ */
+size_t mpack_read_remaining_bytes(mpack_reader_t * reader, char * p, size_t count);
+