/*
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 * Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
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 */
#include <string.h>
#include "eidef.h"
#include "eiext.h"
#include "putget.h"

int ei_decode_atom(const char *buf, int *index, char *p)
{
  const char *s = buf + *index;
  const char *s0 = s;
  int len;

  if (get8(s) != ERL_ATOM_EXT) return -1;

  len = get16be(s);

  if (p) {
    memmove(p,s,len); 
    p[len] = (char)0;
  }
  s += len;
  *index += s-s0;
  
  return 0; 
}