void tst_QRingBuffer::readPointerAtPositionWriteRead() { //create some data QBuffer inData; inData.open(QIODevice::ReadWrite); inData.putChar(0x42); inData.putChar(0x23); inData.write("Qt rocks!"); for (int i = 0; i < 5000; i++) inData.write(QString("Number %1").arg(i).toUtf8()); inData.reset(); QVERIFY(inData.size() > 0); //put the inData in the QRingBuffer QRingBuffer ringBuffer; qint64 remaining = inData.size(); while (remaining > 0) { // write in chunks of 50 bytes // this ensures there will be multiple QByteArrays inside the QRingBuffer // since QRingBuffer is then only using individual arrays of around 4000 bytes qint64 thisWrite = qMin(remaining, qint64(50)); char *pos = ringBuffer.reserve(thisWrite); inData.read(pos, thisWrite); remaining -= thisWrite; } // was data put into it? QVERIFY(ringBuffer.size() > 0); QCOMPARE(qint64(ringBuffer.size()), inData.size()); //read from the QRingBuffer in loop, put back into another QBuffer QBuffer outData; outData.open(QIODevice::ReadWrite); remaining = ringBuffer.size(); while (remaining > 0) { qint64 thisRead; // always try to read as much as possible const char *buf = ringBuffer.readPointerAtPosition(ringBuffer.size() - remaining, thisRead); outData.write(buf, thisRead); remaining -= thisRead; } outData.reset(); QVERIFY(outData.size() > 0); // was the data read from the QRingBuffer the same as the one written into it? QCOMPARE(outData.size(), inData.size()); QVERIFY(outData.buffer().startsWith(inData.buffer())); }