class IO
Public Instance Methods
Returns number of bytes that can be read without blocking. Returns zero if no information available.
static VALUE
io_nread(VALUE io)
{
    rb_io_t *fptr;
    int len;
    ioctl_arg n;
    GetOpenFile(io, fptr);
    rb_io_check_readable(fptr);
    len = rb_io_read_pending(fptr);
    if (len > 0) return INT2FIX(len);
    if (!FIONREAD_POSSIBLE_P(fptr->fd)) return INT2FIX(0);
    if (ioctl(fptr->fd, FIONREAD, &n)) return INT2FIX(0);
    if (n > 0) return ioctl_arg2num(n);
    return INT2FIX(0);
}
                              Returns true if input available without blocking, or false.
static VALUE
io_ready_p(VALUE io)
{
    rb_io_t *fptr;
#ifndef HAVE_RB_IO_WAIT
    struct timeval tv = {0, 0};
#endif
    GetOpenFile(io, fptr);
    rb_io_check_readable(fptr);
    if (rb_io_read_pending(fptr)) return Qtrue;
#ifndef HAVE_RB_IO_WAIT
    if (wait_for_single_fd(fptr, RB_WAITFD_IN, &tv))
        return Qtrue;
#else
    if (RTEST(io_wait_event(io, RUBY_IO_READABLE, RB_INT2NUM(0))))
        return Qtrue;
#endif
    return Qfalse;
}
                              Waits until the IO becomes ready for the specified events and returns the subset of events that become ready, or false when times out.
The events can be a bit mask of IO::READABLE, IO::WRITABLE or IO::PRIORITY.
Returns true immediately when buffered data is available.
Optional parameter mode is one of :read, :write, or :read_write.
static VALUE
io_wait(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE io)
{
#ifndef HAVE_RB_IO_WAIT
    rb_io_t *fptr;
    struct timeval timerec;
    struct timeval *tv = NULL;
    int event = 0;
    int i;
    GetOpenFile(io, fptr);
    for (i = 0; i < argc; ++i) {
        if (SYMBOL_P(argv[i])) {
            event |= wait_mode_sym(argv[i]);
        }
        else {
            *(tv = &timerec) = rb_time_interval(argv[i]);
        }
    }
    /* rb_time_interval() and might_mode() might convert the argument */
    rb_io_check_closed(fptr);
    if (!event) event = RB_WAITFD_IN;
    if ((event & RB_WAITFD_IN) && rb_io_read_pending(fptr))
        return Qtrue;
    if (wait_for_single_fd(fptr, event, tv))
        return io;
    return Qnil;
#else
    VALUE timeout = Qundef;
    rb_io_event_t events = 0;
    if (argc != 2 || (RB_SYMBOL_P(argv[0]) || RB_SYMBOL_P(argv[1]))) {
        for (int i = 0; i < argc; i += 1) {
            if (RB_SYMBOL_P(argv[i])) {
                events |= wait_mode_sym(argv[i]);
            }
            else if (timeout == Qundef) {
                rb_time_interval(timeout = argv[i]);
            }
            else {
                rb_raise(rb_eArgError, "timeout given more than once");
            }
        }
        if (timeout == Qundef) timeout = Qnil;
    }
    else /* argc == 2 */ {
        events = RB_NUM2UINT(argv[0]);
        timeout = argv[1];
    }
    if (events == 0) {
        events = RUBY_IO_READABLE;
    }
    if (events & RUBY_IO_READABLE) {
        rb_io_t *fptr = NULL;
        RB_IO_POINTER(io, fptr);
        if (rb_io_read_pending(fptr)) {
            return Qtrue;
        }
    }
    return io_wait_event(io, events, timeout);
#endif
}
                              Waits until IO is priority and returns true or false when times out.
static VALUE
io_wait_priority(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE io)
{
    rb_io_t *fptr = NULL;
    RB_IO_POINTER(io, fptr);
    rb_io_check_readable(fptr);
    if (rb_io_read_pending(fptr)) return Qtrue;
    rb_check_arity(argc, 0, 1);
    VALUE timeout = argc == 1 ? argv[0] : Qnil;
    return io_wait_event(io, RUBY_IO_PRIORITY, timeout);
}
                              Waits until IO is readable and returns true, or false when times out. Returns true immediately when buffered data is available.
static VALUE
io_wait_readable(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE io)
{
    rb_io_t *fptr;
#ifndef HAVE_RB_IO_WAIT
    struct timeval timerec;
    struct timeval *tv;
#endif
    GetOpenFile(io, fptr);
    rb_io_check_readable(fptr);
#ifndef HAVE_RB_IO_WAIT
    tv = get_timeout(argc, argv, &timerec);
#endif
    if (rb_io_read_pending(fptr)) return Qtrue;
#ifndef HAVE_RB_IO_WAIT
    if (wait_for_single_fd(fptr, RB_WAITFD_IN, tv)) {
        return io;
    }
    return Qnil;
#else
    rb_check_arity(argc, 0, 1);
    VALUE timeout = (argc == 1 ? argv[0] : Qnil);
    return io_wait_event(io, RUBY_IO_READABLE, timeout);
#endif
}
                              Waits until IO is writable and returns true or false when times out.
static VALUE
io_wait_writable(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE io)
{
    rb_io_t *fptr;
#ifndef HAVE_RB_IO_WAIT
    struct timeval timerec;
    struct timeval *tv;
#endif
    GetOpenFile(io, fptr);
    rb_io_check_writable(fptr);
#ifndef HAVE_RB_IO_WAIT
    tv = get_timeout(argc, argv, &timerec);
    if (wait_for_single_fd(fptr, RB_WAITFD_OUT, tv)) {
        return io;
    }
    return Qnil;
#else
    rb_check_arity(argc, 0, 1);
    VALUE timeout = (argc == 1 ? argv[0] : Qnil);
    return io_wait_event(io, RUBY_IO_WRITABLE, timeout);
#endif
}