Diff: SerialBuffered.h

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+#pragma once
+
+// This is a buffered serial reading class, using the serial interrupt introduced in mbed library version 18 on 17/11/09
+
+// In the simplest case, construct it with a buffer size at least equal to the largest message you 
+// expect your program to receive in one go.
+
+class SerialBuffered : public Serial
+{
+public:
+    SerialBuffered( size_t bufferSize, PinName tx, PinName rx );
+    virtual ~SerialBuffered();
+    
+    int getc();     // will block till the next character turns up, or return -1 if there is a timeout
+    
+    int readable(); // returns 1 if there is a character available to read, 0 otherwise
+    
+    void setTimeout( float seconds );    // maximum time in seconds that getc() should block 
+                                         // while waiting for a character
+                                         // Pass -1 to disable the timeout.
+    
+    size_t readBytes( uint8_t *bytes, size_t requested );    // read requested bytes into a buffer, 
+                                                             // return number actually read, 
+                                                             // which may be less than requested if there has been a timeout
+    
+
+private:
+    
+    void handleInterrupt();
+    
+   
+    uint8_t *m_buff;            // points at a circular buffer, containing data from m_contentStart, for m_contentSize bytes, wrapping when you get to the end
+    uint16_t  m_contentStart;   // index of first bytes of content
+    uint16_t  m_contentEnd;     // index of bytes after last byte of content
+    uint16_t m_buffSize;
+    float m_timeout;
+    Timer m_timer;
+
+};