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.TH ZSAVE 3 libzahl
.SH NAME
zsave - Marshal a big integer into a buffer
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <zahl.h>
size_t zsave(z_t \fIa\fP, void *\fIbuf\fP);
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B zsave
marshals
.I a
into the buffer
.IR buf
unless
.IR buf
is
.IR 0 .
The data stored is not necessarily transferable
between machines or between different versions
of libzahl. For such use,
use
.BR zstr (3)
instead.
.P
Upon successful completion,
.I (*(int*)buf)
will always be either -1, 0, or 1.
.SH RETURN VALUE
The number of bytes written to
.IR buf ,
or the number bytes that would have been written if
.IR buf
was not
.IR 0 .
.SH ERRORS
This function cannot detect failure.
.SH EXAMPLE
.nf
#include <zahl.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
int buffer_z(z_t num, char **buf, size_t *off) {
size_t n = zsave(num, 0);
char *new = realloc(*buf, *off + n);
if (!new) {
return -1;
}
*buf = new;
assert(zsave(num, *buf + *off) == n);
*off += n;
return 0;
}
.fi
.SH RATIONALE
This makes it possible to fork a process and send
result between the parent and the child, as long as
none of the process re-execute themself.
.B zsave
is much faster than
.BR zstr (3).
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR zload (3),
.BR zstr (3)
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