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3*4724848cSchristos=head1 NAME
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5*4724848cSchristosBIO_push, BIO_pop, BIO_set_next - add and remove BIOs from a chain
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7*4724848cSchristos=head1 SYNOPSIS
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9*4724848cSchristos #include <openssl/bio.h>
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11*4724848cSchristos BIO *BIO_push(BIO *b, BIO *next);
12*4724848cSchristos BIO *BIO_pop(BIO *b);
13*4724848cSchristos void BIO_set_next(BIO *b, BIO *next);
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15*4724848cSchristos=head1 DESCRIPTION
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17*4724848cSchristosBIO_push() pushes I<b> on I<next>.
18*4724848cSchristosIf I<b> is NULL the function does nothing and returns I<next>.
19*4724848cSchristosOtherwise it prepends I<b>, which may be a single BIO or a chain of BIOs,
20*4724848cSchristosto I<next> (unless I<next> is NULL).
21*4724848cSchristosIt then makes a control call on I<b> and returns I<b>.
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23*4724848cSchristosBIO_pop() removes the BIO I<b> from any chain is is part of.
24*4724848cSchristosIf I<b> is NULL the function does nothing and returns NULL.
25*4724848cSchristosOtherwise it makes a control call on I<b> and
26*4724848cSchristosreturns the next BIO in the chain, or NULL if there is no next BIO.
27*4724848cSchristosThe removed BIO becomes a single BIO with no association with
28*4724848cSchristosthe original chain, it can thus be freed or be made part of a different chain.
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30*4724848cSchristosBIO_set_next() replaces the existing next BIO in a chain with the BIO pointed to
31*4724848cSchristosby I<next>. The new chain may include some of the same BIOs from the old chain
32*4724848cSchristosor it may be completely different.
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34*4724848cSchristos=head1 NOTES
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36*4724848cSchristosThe names of these functions are perhaps a little misleading. BIO_push()
37*4724848cSchristosjoins two BIO chains whereas BIO_pop() deletes a single BIO from a chain,
38*4724848cSchristosthe deleted BIO does not need to be at the end of a chain.
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40*4724848cSchristosThe process of calling BIO_push() and BIO_pop() on a BIO may have additional
41*4724848cSchristosconsequences (a control call is made to the affected BIOs).
42*4724848cSchristosAny effects will be noted in the descriptions of individual BIOs.
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44*4724848cSchristos=head1 RETURN VALUES
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46*4724848cSchristosBIO_push() returns the head of the chain,
47*4724848cSchristoswhich usually is I<b>, or I<next> if I<b> is NULL.
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49*4724848cSchristosBIO_pop() returns the next BIO in the chain,
50*4724848cSchristosor NULL if there is no next BIO.
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52*4724848cSchristos=head1 EXAMPLES
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54*4724848cSchristosFor these examples suppose I<md1> and I<md2> are digest BIOs,
55*4724848cSchristosI<b64> is a base64 BIO and I<f> is a file BIO.
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57*4724848cSchristosIf the call:
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59*4724848cSchristos BIO_push(b64, f);
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61*4724848cSchristosis made then the new chain will be I<b64-f>. After making the calls
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63*4724848cSchristos BIO_push(md2, b64);
64*4724848cSchristos BIO_push(md1, md2);
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66*4724848cSchristosthe new chain is I<md1-md2-b64-f>. Data written to I<md1> will be digested
67*4724848cSchristosby I<md1> and I<md2>, base64 encoded, and finally written to I<f>.
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69*4724848cSchristosIt should be noted that reading causes data to pass in the reverse
70*4724848cSchristosdirection, that is data is read from I<f>, base64 decoded,
71*4724848cSchristosand digested by I<md2> and then I<md1>.
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73*4724848cSchristosThe call:
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75*4724848cSchristos BIO_pop(md2);
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77*4724848cSchristoswill return I<b64> and the new chain will be I<md1-b64-f>.
78*4724848cSchristosData can be written to and read from I<md1> as before,
79*4724848cSchristosexcept that I<md2> will no more be applied.
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81*4724848cSchristos=head1 SEE ALSO
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83*4724848cSchristosL<bio>
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85*4724848cSchristos=head1 HISTORY
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87*4724848cSchristosThe BIO_set_next() function was added in OpenSSL 1.1.0.
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89*4724848cSchristos=head1 COPYRIGHT
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91*4724848cSchristosCopyright 2000-2021 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
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93*4724848cSchristosLicensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License").  You may not use
94*4724848cSchristosthis file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
95*4724848cSchristosin the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
96*4724848cSchristosL<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
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