NE_READ_RESPONSE_TO_(3)

💅 NAME 💅

ne_read_response_to_fd, ne_read_response_to_buffer — bestie, these two read a response body for you ✨ (like, the actual HTTP body, the main character of the response)

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

#include <ne_request.h>

int ne_read_response_to_fd(ne_request *req, int fd);

int ne_read_response_to_buffer(ne_request *req, char *data,
                               size_t *buflen);

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

okay so. when you need to read an HTTP response body, ne_read_response_to_fd and ne_read_response_to_buffer are literally the two functions you want 👑. They're wrappers for ne_read_response_block, and here's the thing — they must be called only after ne_begin_request has been called successfully for the request. no skipping steps, periodt 🙈.

The ne_read_response_to_fd function writes the response body content to the file descriptor passed as the fd parameter. slay, it just dumps it in there 🫶.

The ne_read_response_to_buffer function writes the response body content to the buffer passed as the buf parameter, which has length passed via the *buflen parameter. On success, the *buflen is updated with the number of bytes written to the buffer. icons only 💖.

After the response body has been read successfully, ne_end_request must be called. and ngl, if a failure occurs while reading the response body, the connection must be closed using ne_close_connection(3) — like, do not leave it hanging around, that's giving messy 💀.

⭐ vibe check: ne_begin_request first, ne_end_request after. on failure? ne_close_connection(3). that's the whole choreography, don't improvise.

🔥 RETURN VALUE 🔥

Both functions return zero on success, or an NE_* error code on failure. The ne_read_response_to_buffer function returns NE_FAILED if the response message length is larger than the buffer length. so like, if your buffer's too small, it just gives up politely 😭 — no overflow, no drama.

🌸 HISTORY 🌸

ne_read_response_to_buffer is available in neon 0.36.0 and later. older neon? sorry bestie, that one's not for you 🦋

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• ne_request_create(3)
• ne_set_error(3)

💜 COPYRIGHT 💜

Copyright © 2001-2026 Joe Orton — intellectual property queen behavior 👑✨

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