There was a question in IRC about whether pa_simple_read() blocks or not. It's already documented on the simple API overview page, but it's good to say it also in the function reference. As a bonus, I added some words about the error handling as well. --- src/pulse/simple.h | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/pulse/simple.h b/src/pulse/simple.h index 0fab8ee..4a8162b 100644 --- a/src/pulse/simple.h +++ b/src/pulse/simple.h @@ -137,7 +137,10 @@ int pa_simple_write(pa_simple *s, const void *data, size_t bytes, int *error); /** Wait until all data already written is played by the daemon. */ int pa_simple_drain(pa_simple *s, int *error); -/** Read some data from the server. */ +/** Read some data from the server. This function blocks until \a bytes amount + * of data has been received from the server, or until an error occurs. + * Returns a negative value on failure. If \a error is non-NULL, the error code + * is stored in it. */ int pa_simple_read(pa_simple *s, void *data, size_t bytes, int *error); /** Return the playback latency. */ -- 1.8.4.rc3
