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Chapter 32
`port.ss`: Port Utilities

To load: `(require (lib "port.ss"))`

`(convert-stream``` `from-encoding-string input-port from-encoding-string output-port``)` P R O C E D U R E

Reads data from `input-port`, converts it using `(`bytes-open-converter` from-encoding-string to-encoding-string)` and writes the converted bytes to `output-port`. The `convert-stream` procedure returns after reaching ``eof`` in `input-port`.

See section 3.6 in PLT MzScheme: Language Manual for more information on ``bytes-open-converter``. If opening the converter fails, the `exn:fail` exception is raised. Similarly, if a conversion error occurs at any point while reading `input-port`, then `exn:fail` exception is raised.

`(copy-port``` `input-port output-port``` `···`1`)` P R O C E D U R E

Reads data from `input-port` and writes it back out to `output-port`, returning when `input-port` produces `eof`. The copy is efficient, and it is without significant buffer delays (i.e., a byte that becomes available on `input-port` is immediately transferred to `output-port`, even if future reads on `input-port` must block). If `input-port` produces a special non-byte value, it is transferred to `output-port` using `write-special`.

This function is often called from a ``background'' thread to continuously pump data from one stream to another.

If multiple `output-port`s are provided, case data from `input-port` is written to every `output-port`. The different `output-port`s block output to each other, because each quantum of data read from `input-port` is written completely to one `output-port` before moving to the next `output-port`. The `output-port`s are written in the provided order, so non-blocking ports (e.g., to a file) should be placed first in the argument list.

`(input-port-append``` `close-at-eof? input-port``` `···``)` P R O C E D U R E

Takes any number of input ports and returns an input port. Reading from the input port draws bytes (and special non-byte values) from the given input ports in order. If `close-at-eof?` is true, then each port is closed when an end-of-file is encountered from the port, or when the result input port is closed. Otherwise, data not read from the returned input port remains available for reading in its original input port.

See also `merge-input`, which interleaves data from multiple input ports as it becomes available.

`(make-input-port/read-to-peek``` `name read-proc optional-fast-peek-proc close-proc``)` P R O C E D U R E

Similar to `make-input-port`, but the given `read` procedure must never block, and if it returns an event, the event's value must be `0`. The resulting port's peek operation is implemented automatically (in terms of `read-proc`) in a way that can handle special non-byte values. The progress-event and commit operations are also implemented automatically. The resulting port is thread-safe, but not kill-safe (i.e., if a thread is terminated or suspended while using the port, the port may become damaged).

The `read-proc` and `close-proc` procedures are the same as for `make-input-port`. The `optional-fast-peek-proc` argument can be either `#f` or a procedure of three arguments: a byte string to receive a peek, a skip count, and a procedure of two arguments. The `optional-fast-peek-proc` can either implement the requested peek, or it can dispatch to its third argument to implement the peek. The `optional-fast-peek-proc` is not used when a peek request has an associated progress event.

`(make-limited-input-port``` `input-port limit-k``` [`close-orig?`]`)` P R O C E D U R E

Returns a port whose content is drawn from `input-port`, but where an end-of-file is reported after `limit-k` bytes (and non-byte special values) are read. If `close-orig?` is true, then the original port is closed if the returned port is closed.

Bytes are consumed from `input-port` only when they are consumed from the returned port. In particular, peeking into the returned port peeks into the original port.

If `input-port` is used directly while the resulting port is also used, then the `limit-k` bytes provided by the port need not be contiguous parts of the original port's stream.

`(make-pipe-with-specials``` [`limit-k in-name-v out-name-v`]`)` P R O C E D U R E

Returns two ports: an input port and an output port. The pipes behave like those returned by `make-pipe`, except that the ports support non-byte values written with procedures such as `write-special` and read with procedures such as `get-byte-or-special`.

The `limit-k` argument determines the maximum capacity of the pipe in bytes, but this limit is disabled if special values are written to the pipe before `limit-k` is reached.

The optional `in-name-v` and `out-name-v` arguments determine the names of the result ports, and both names default to `'pipe`.

`(merge-input``` `a-input-port b-input-port``` [`limit-k`]`)` P R O C E D U R E

Accepts two input ports and returns a new input port. The new port merges the data from two original ports, so data can be read from the new port whenever it is available from either original port. The data from the original ports are interleaved. When EOF has been read from an original port, it no longer contributes characters to the new port. After EOF has been read from both original ports, the new port returns EOF. Closing the merged port does not close the original ports.

The optional `limit-k` argument limits the number of bytes to be buffered from `a-input-port` and `b-input-port`, so that the merge process does not advance arbitrarily beyond the rate of consumption of the merged data. A `#f` value disables the limit; the default is `4096`. As for `make-pipe-with-specials`, `limit-k` does not apply when a special value is produced by one of the input ports before the limit is reached.

See also `input-port-append`, which concatenates input streams instead of interleaving them.

`(open-output-nowhere``` [`name special-ok?`]`)` P R O C E D U R E

Creates and returns an output port that discards all output sent to it (without blocking). The `name` argument is used as the port's name, and it defaults to `'nowhere`. If the `special-ok?` argument is true (the default), then the resulting port supports `write-special`, otherwise it does not.

`(peeking-input-port``` `input-port``` [`name skip-k`]`)` P R O C E D U R E

Returns an input port whose content is determined by peeking into `input-port`. In other words, the resulting port contains an internal skip count, and each read of the port peeks into `input-port` with the internal skip count, and then increments the skip count according to the amount of data successfully peeked.

The optional `name` argument is the name of the resulting port, and it defaults to `(object-name `input-port`)`. The `skip-k` argument is the port initial skip count, and it defaults to `0`.

`(eof-evt``` `input-port``)` P R O C E D U R E

Returns a synchronizable event (see section 7.7 in PLT MzScheme: Language Manual) is that is ready when `input-port` produces an ``eof``. If `input-port` produces a mid-stream ``eof``, the ``eof`` is consumed by the event only if the event is chosen in a synchronization.

`(read-bytes-evt``` `k input-port``)` P R O C E D U R E

Returns a synchronizable event (see section 7.7 in PLT MzScheme: Language Manual) is that is ready when `k` bytes can be read from `input-port`, or when an end-of-file is encountered in `input-port`. If `k` is `0`, then the event is ready immediately with `""`. For non-zero `k`, if no bytes are available before an end-of-file, the event's result is ``eof``. Otherwise the event's result is a byte string of up to `k` bytes, which contains as many bytes as are available (up to `k`) before an available end-of-file. (The result is a string on less than `k` bytes only when an end-of-file is encountered.)

Bytes are read from the port if and only if the event is chosen in a synchronization, and the returned bytes always represent contiguous bytes in the port's stream.

The event can be synchronized multiple times -- event concurrently -- and each synchronization corresponds to a distinct read request.

The `input-port` must support progress events, and it must not produce a special non-byte value during the read attempt.

`(read-bytes!-evt``` `mutable-bytes input-port``)` P R O C E D U R E

Like `read-bytes-evt`, except that the read bytes are placed into `mutable-bytes`, and the number of bytes to read corresponds to `(`bytes-length` mutable-bytes)`. The event's result is either ``eof`` or the number of read bytes.

The `mutable-bytes` string may be mutated any time after the first synchronization attempt on the event. If the event is not synchronized multiple times concurrently, `mutable-bytes` is never mutated by the event after it is chosen in a synchronization (no matter how many synchronization attempts preceded the choice). Thus, the event may be sensibly used multiple times until a successful choice, but should not be used in multiple concurrent synchronizations.

`(read-bytes-avail!-evt``` `mutable-bytes input-port``)` P R O C E D U R E

Like `read-bytes!-evt`, except that the event reads only as many bytes as are immediately available, after at least one byte or one ``eof`` becomes available.

`(read-string-evt``` `k input-port``)` P R O C E D U R E

Like `read-bytes-evt`, but for character strings instead of byte strings.

`(read-string!-evt``` `mutable-string input-port``)` P R O C E D U R E

Like `read-bytes!-evt`, but for a character string instead of a byte string.

`(read-line-evt``` `input-port``` [`mode-symbol`]`)` P R O C E D U R E

Returns a synchronizable event (see section 7.7 in PLT MzScheme: Language Manual) that is ready when a line of characters or end-of-file can be read from `inport`. The meaning an interpretation of `mode-symbol` is the same as for `read-line` (see section 11.2.1 in PLT MzScheme: Language Manual). The event result is the read line of characters (not including the line separator).

A line is read from the port if and only if the event is chosen in a synchronization, and the returned line always represents contiguous bytes in the port's stream.

`(read-bytes-line-evt``` `input-port``` [`mode-symbol`]`)` P R O C E D U R E

Like `read-line`, but returns a byte string instead of a string.

`(peek-bytes-evt``` `k skip-k progress-evt input-port``)` P R O C E D U R E

`(peek-bytes-bytes!-evt``` `mutable-bytes skip-k progress-evt input-port``)` P R O C E D U R E

`(peek-bytes-avail!-evt``` `mutable-bytes skip-k progress-evt input-port``)` P R O C E D U R E

`(peek-string-evt``` `k input-port``)` P R O C E D U R E

`(peek-string!-evt``` `mutable-string input-port``)` P R O C E D U R E

Like the `read-...-evt` functions, but for peeking. The `skip-k` argument indicates the number of bytes to skip, and `progress-evt` indicates an event that effectively cancels the peek (so that the event never becomes ready). The `progress-evt` argument can be `#f`, in which case the event is never cancelled.

`(reencode-input-port``` `input-port encoding-str``` [`error-bytes close? name-v`]`)` P R O C E D U R E

Produces an input port that draws bytes from `input-port`, but converts the byte stream using `(`bytes-open-converter` encoding-str "UTF-8")`.

If `error-bytes` is provided and not `#f`, then the given byte sequence is used in place of bytes from `input-port` that trigger conversion errors. Otherwise, if a conversion is encountered, the `exn:fail` exception is raised.

If `close?` is true, then closing the result input port also closes `input-port`.

If `name-v` is provided, it is used as the name of the result input port, otherwise the port is named by `(`object-name` input-port)`.

In non-buffered mode, the resulting input port attempts to draw bytes from `input-port` only as needed to satisfy requests. Toward that end, the input port assumes that at least n bytes must be read to satisfy a request for n bytes. (This is true even if the port has already drawn some bytes, as long as those bytes form an incomplete encoding sequence.)

`(reencode-output-port``` `output-port encoding-str``` [`error-bytes close? name-v buffer-sym`]`)` P R O C E D U R E

Produces an output port that direct bytes to `output-port`, but converts its byte stream using `(`bytes-open-converter` encoding-str "UTF-8")`.

If `error-bytes` is provided and not `#f`, then the given byte sequence is used in place of bytes send to the output port that trigger conversion errors. Otherwise, if a conversion is encountered, the `exn:fail` exception is raised.

If `close?` is true, then closing the result output port also closes `output-port`.

If `name-v` is provided, it is used as the name of the result output port, otherwise the port is named by `(`object-name` output-port)`.

The `buffer-sym` argument determines the buffer mode of the output port, and it must be `'block`, `'line`, or `'none`. If `output-port` is a file-stream port, the default is `(file-stream-buffer-mode `output-port`)`, otherwise the default is `'block`. In `'block` mode, the port's buffer is flushed only when it is full or a flush is requested explicitly. In `'line` mode, the buffer is flushed whenever a newline or carriage-return byte is written to the port. In `'none` mode, the port's buffer is flushed after every write. Implicit flushes for `'line` or `'none` leave bytes in the buffer when they are part of an incomplete encoding sequence.

The resulting output port does not support atomic writes. An explicit flush or special-write to the output port can hang if the most recently written bytes form an incomplete encoding sequence.

`(regexp-match-evt``` `pattern input-port``)` P R O C E D U R E

Returns a synchronizable event (see section 7.7 in PLT MzScheme: Language Manual) that is ready when `pattern` matches the stream of bytes/characters from `input-port` (see also section 10 in PLT MzScheme: Language Manual). The event's value is the result of the match, in the same form as the result of `regexp-match`.

If `pattern` does not require a start-of-stream match, then bytes skipped to complete the match are read and discarded when the event is chosen in a synchronization.

Bytes are read from the port if and only if the event is chosen in a synchronization, and the returned match always represents contiguous bytes in the port's stream. If not-yet-available bytes from the port might contribute to the match, the event is not ready. Similarly, if `pattern` begins with a start-of-string caret (```^`'') and the `pattern` does not initially match, then the event cannot become ready until bytes have been read from the port.

The event can be synchronized multiple times -- even concurrently -- and each synchronization corresponds to a distinct match request.

The `input-port` must support progress events. If `input-port` returns a special non-byte value during the match attempt, it is treated like ``eof``.

`(relocate-input-port``` `input-port line-k column-k position-k``` [`close?`]`)` P R O C E D U R E

Produces an input port that is equivalent to `input-port` except in how it reports location information. The resulting port's content starts with the remaining content of `input-port`, and it starts at the given line, column, and position. The `line-k` argument must be a positive exact integer or `#f`, `column-k` must be a non-negative exact integer or `#f`, and `position-k` must be a positive exact integer (`#f` is not allowed for `position-k`). A `#f` for the line or column means that the line and column will always be reported as `#f`.

The `line-k` and `column-k` values are used only if line counting is enabled for `input-port` and for the resulting port, typically through ``port-count-lines!`` (see section 11.2.1.1 in PLT MzScheme: Language Manual). The `column-k` value determines the column for the first line (i.e., the one numbered `line-k`), and later lines start at column `0`. The given `position-k` is used even if line counting is not enabled.

When line counting is on for the resulting port, reading from `input-port` instead of the resulting port increments location reports from the resulting port. Otherwise, the resulting port's position does not increment when data is read from `input-port`.

If `close?` is true (the default), then closing the resulting port also closes `input-port`. If `close?` is `#f`, then closing the resulting port does not close `input-port`.

`(relocate-output-port``` `output-port line-k column-k position-k``` [`close?`]`)` P R O C E D U R E

Like `relocate-input-port`, but for output ports.

`(transplant-input-port``` `input-port position-thunk position-k``` [`close? count-lines!-proc`]`)` P R O C E D U R E

Like `relocate-input-port`, except that arbitrary position information can be produced (when line counting is enabled) via `position-thunk`. If `position-thunk` is `#f`, then the port counts lines in the usual way, independent of locations reported by `input-port`.

If `count-lines!-proc` is supplied, it is called when line counting is enabled for the resulting port. The default is `void`.

`(transplant-output-port``` `input-port position-thunk position-k``` [`close? count-lines!-proc`]`)` P R O C E D U R E

Like `transplant-input-port`, but for output ports.

`(strip-shell-command-start``` `input-port``)` P R O C E D U R E

Reads and discards a leading `#!` in `input-port` (plus continuing lines if the line ends with a backslash) in the same way as the default load handler.