mulle-buffer

↗️ A growable C char array and also a stream - on stack and heap

23 articles

Performance Benefits of mulle-buffer's Stack Allocation

Discover mulle-buffer's stack allocation performance benefits. Enjoy zero-cost, cache-friendly memory with automatic cleanup and heap fallback for larger data.

performance

Mar 7, 2026

How to Initialize and Finalize a mulle_buffer in C

Learn to initialize and finalize a mulle_buffer in C. Discover create heap allocations and init stack storage for efficient memory management in your mulle-buffer projects.

how-to-guide

Mar 7, 2026

mulle_buffer_guarantee: Ensuring Writable Space in Dynamic Buffers

Discover mulle_buffer_guarantee for ensuring writable space in dynamic buffers. This utility guarantees free capacity for writing, returning a pointer to the space or NULL if expansion fails.

api-reference

Mar 7, 2026

How to Use Custom Allocators with mulle-buffer

Unlock custom memory management with mulle-buffer. Learn how to implement custom allocators for efficient buffer operations and tailor memory strategies. Supports custom allocators via struct mulle_allocator.

how-to-guide

Mar 7, 2026

How to Handle Buffer Overflow with mulle-buffer: Detection, Prevention, and Recovery

Learn to handle buffer overflow with mulle-buffer. Discover detection, prevention, and recovery strategies to safeguard your code and data. Read now.

how-to-guide

Mar 7, 2026

mulle_buffer_do_string Convenience Macros: RAII String Building in C

Discover mulle_buffer_do_string macros for RAII string building in C. Effortlessly manage temporary string builders and extract C-strings with automatic resource cleanup.

internals

Mar 7, 2026

How to Get the String Representation of a mulle_buffer in C

Learn how to get the string representation of a mulle_buffer in C. Use mulle_buffer_get_string for a view or mulle_buffer_extract_string for a copy.

how-to-guide

Mar 7, 2026

Can mulle-buffer Be Used as a Stream? C Stream Implementation Guide

Discover how mulle-buffer implements C stream functionality with read write cursors seek support and automatic flushing Learn to use it as a full featured input output stream

how-to-guide

Mar 7, 2026

How mulle-buffer's Automatic Heap Growth Works: A Deep Dive into Dynamic Memory Expansion

Discover how mulle-buffer's automatic heap growth works by doubling capacity on write operations. Learn about seamless byte appending without manual resizing in this deep dive.

deep-dive

Mar 7, 2026

mulle_buffer vs mulle_flushablebuffer: Key Differences in the mulle-buffer Library

Discover the key differences between mulle_buffer and mulle_flushablebuffer. Learn how mulle_buffer handles flexible data and mulle_flushablebuffer manages fixed-size stream data with automatic flushing.

deep-dive

Mar 7, 2026

How to Read Files Efficiently with mulle-buffer: 5 High-Performance Techniques

Discover 5 high-performance techniques to read files efficiently with mulle-buffer. Learn zero-copy file access and eliminate double-copying for faster data handling.

performance

Mar 7, 2026

How to Create a Persistent String Using mulle-buffer

Learn to create a persistent string with mulle-buffer. Use mulle_buffer_make_string and mulle_buffer_extract_string for a heap-allocated C string that survives buffer destruction.

how-to-guide

Mar 7, 2026

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