// This function blocks for upto timeout usec and waits for data
// to be available on the port.
std::string readBlocking(SerialStream& serial_port, int timeout)
{
while( serial_port.rdbuf()->in_avail() == 0 && timeout > 0 )
{
timeout -= 100;
usleep(100);
}
if(timeout < 0)
return std::string();
return read(serial_port);
}
// This function returns queued data on port, returns empty string if there is no data
// does not block
string read(SerialStream& serial_port)
{
string result;
while( serial_port.rdbuf()->in_avail() )
{
char next_byte;
serial_port.get(next_byte);
result += next_byte;
}
return result;
}