erl_interface: Add bitstring and export fun support

1 files changed, 41 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/ei.xml b/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/ei.xml
index d0d472c42b..254ae27cc8 100644
--- a/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/ei.xml
+++ b/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/ei.xml
@@ -183,6 +183,35 @@ typedef enum {
       </func>
 
       <func>
+          <name since="OTP @OTP-15712@"><ret>int</ret><nametext>ei_decode_bitstring(const char *buf, int *index, void *p, size_t plen, size_t *bitsp)</nametext></name>
+          <fsummary>Decode a bitstring.</fsummary>
+          <desc>
+            <p>Decodes a bitstring from the binary format.</p>
+	    <taglist>
+	      <tag><c>p</c></tag>
+	      <item><p>Either <c>NULL</c> or points to a buffer where the bytes of the
+	        bitstring will be written.</p>
+	      </item>
+	      <tag><c>plen</c></tag>
+	      <item><p>The max size of the bitstring in <em>bytes</em>, that is the
+	        size of the buffer if <c>p != NULL</c>.</p>
+	      </item>
+	      <tag><c>*bitsp</c></tag>
+	      <item><p>If <c>bitsp</c> is not <c>NULL</c>, set to the actual
+	        number of <em>bits</em> of the bitstring.</p>
+	      </item>
+	    </taglist>
+	    <p>Returns <c>0</c> if it was a bitstring no longer than <c>plen</c>
+	      bytes. The actual length of the bitstring will be
+	      <c>(*bitsp+7)/8</c> bytes. If <c>(*bitsp % 8) > 0</c> only the high
+	      <c>(*bitsp % 8)</c> bits of the last byte are significant.</p>
+	    <p>Number of bits may be divisible by 8, which means a binary
+	      decodable by <c>ei_decode_binary</c> is also decodable by
+	      <c>ei_decode_bitstring</c>.</p>
+          </desc>
+      </func>
+
+      <func>
           <name since=""><ret>int</ret><nametext>ei_decode_boolean(const char *buf, int *index, int *p)</nametext></name>
           <fsummary>Decode a boolean.</fsummary>
           <desc>
@@ -461,6 +490,18 @@ typedef enum {
     </func>
 
     <func>
+      <name since="OTP @OTP-15712@"><ret>int</ret><nametext>ei_encode_bitstring(char *buf, int *index, const void *p, size_t bits)</nametext></name>
+      <name since="OTP @OTP-15712@"><ret>int</ret><nametext>ei_x_encode_bitstring(ei_x_buff* x, const void *p, size_t bits)</nametext></name>
+      <fsummary>Encode a bitstring.</fsummary>
+      <desc>
+        <p>Encodes a bitstring in the binary format. The data is at
+          <c>p</c>. The size of the data is <c>bits</c> bits or
+	  <c>(bits+7)/8</c> bytes. If <c>(bits%8) > 0</c> only the high
+	  <c>(bits%8)</c> bits of the last byte are significant.</p>
+      </desc>
+    </func>
+
+    <func>
       <name since=""><ret>int</ret><nametext>ei_encode_boolean(char *buf, int *index, int p)</nametext></name>
       <name since=""><ret>int</ret><nametext>ei_x_encode_boolean(ei_x_buff* x, int p)</nametext></name>
       <fsummary>Encode a boolean.</fsummary>