Method Recv_string

src/network/core/packet.cpp:425–441

* Reads characters (bytes) from the packet until it finds a '\0', or reaches a * maximum of \c length characters. * When the '\0' has not been reached in the first \c length read characters, * more characters are read from the packet until '\0' has been reached. However, * these characters will not end up in the returned string. * The length of the returned string will be at most \c length -

 * @return The validated string.
 */
std::string Packet::Recv_string(size_t length, StringValidationSettings settings)
{
	assert(length > 1);

	/* Both loops with Recv_uint8 terminate when reading past the end of the
	 * packet as Recv_uint8 then closes the connection and returns 0. */
	std::string str;
	char character;
	while (--length > 0 && (character = this->Recv_uint8()) != '\0') str.push_back(character);

	if (length == 0) {
		/* The string in the packet was longer. Read until the termination. */
		while (this->Recv_uint8() != '\0') {}
	}

	return StrMakeValid(str, settings);
}

/**
 * Get the amount of bytes that are still available for the Transfer functions.