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-rw-r--r--lib/erl_interface/doc/src/ei.xml34
-rw-r--r--lib/erl_interface/doc/src/notes.xml99
2 files changed, 132 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/ei.xml b/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/ei.xml
index ab185c9179..90495eebd6 100644
--- a/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/ei.xml
+++ b/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/ei.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<cref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>2001</year><year>2013</year>
+ <year>2001</year><year>2014</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -417,6 +417,26 @@ ei_x_encode_empty_list(&amp;x);
</desc>
</func>
<func>
+ <name><ret>int</ret><nametext>ei_encode_map_header(char *buf, int *index, int arity)</nametext></name>
+ <name><ret>int</ret><nametext>ei_x_encode_map_header(ei_x_buff* x, int arity)</nametext></name>
+ <fsummary>Encode a map</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>This function encodes a map header, with a specified arity. The next
+ <c>arity*2</c> terms encoded will be the keys and values of the map
+ encoded in the following order: <c>K1, V1, K2, V2, ..., Kn, Vn</c>.
+ </p>
+ <p>E.g. to encode the map <c>#{a => "Apple", b => "Banana"}</c>:</p>
+ <pre>
+ei_x_encode_map_header(&amp;x, 2);
+ei_x_encode_atom(&amp;x, "a");
+ei_x_encode_string(&amp;x, "Apple");
+ei_x_encode_atom(&amp;x, "b");
+ei_x_encode_string(&amp;x, "Banana");
+ </pre>
+ <p>A correctly encoded map can not have duplicate keys.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+ <func>
<name><ret>int</ret><nametext>ei_get_type(const char *buf, const int *index, int *type, int *size)</nametext></name>
<fsummary>Fetch the type and size of an encoded term</fsummary>
<desc>
@@ -638,6 +658,18 @@ ei_x_encode_empty_list(&amp;x);
</desc>
</func>
<func>
+ <name><ret>int</ret><nametext>ei_decode_map_header(const char *buf, int *index, int *arity)</nametext></name>
+ <fsummary>Decode a map</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>This function decodes a map header from the binary
+ format. The number of key-value pairs is returned in
+ <c>*arity</c>. Keys and values follow in the following order:
+ <c>K1, V1, K2, V2, ..., Kn, Vn</c>. This makes a total of
+ <c>arity*2</c> terms. If <c>arity</c> is zero, it's an empty map.
+ A correctly encoded map does not have duplicate keys.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+ <func>
<name><ret>int</ret><nametext>ei_decode_ei_term(const char* buf, int* index, ei_term* term)</nametext></name>
<fsummary>Decode a term, without prior knowledge of type</fsummary>
<desc>
diff --git a/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/notes.xml
index 4eb61015cc..29a9d71041 100644
--- a/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/notes.xml
+++ b/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/notes.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,105 @@
</header>
<p>This document describes the changes made to the Erl_interface application.</p>
+<section><title>Erl_Interface 3.7.20</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Use C99 function isfinite() instead of finite() when
+ available on non GCC compilers.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-12268</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+
+ <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Distribute <c>autoconf</c> helpers to applications at
+ build time instead of having multiple identical copies
+ committed in the repository.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-12348</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Added an .appup file for the application.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-12358 Aux Id: OTP-12178 </p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Erl_Interface 3.7.19</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Added a <c>.app</c> file for the application.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-12178</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Erl_Interface 3.7.18</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Implement --enable-sanitizers[=sanitizers]. Similar to
+ debugging with Valgrind, it's very useful to enable
+ -fsanitize= switches to catch bugs at runtime.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-12153</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Erl_Interface 3.7.17</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Now works with Visual Studio.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-11984</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Erl_Interface 3.7.16</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Fix memcheck warning in gen_challange (Thanks to Olivier
+ Girondel)</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-11608</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
<section><title>Erl_Interface 3.7.15</title>
<section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>