6 files changed, 30 insertions, 21 deletions

diff --git a/buffer.c b/buffer.c
index 6763676..1a3c7db 100644
--- a/buffer.c
+++ b/buffer.c
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@
 
 #define BUF_SIZE 1024
 
-bool buffer_alloc(Buffer *buf, size_t size) {
+void buffer_init(Buffer *buf) {
+	memset(buf, 0, sizeof *buf);
+}
+
+bool buffer_grow(Buffer *buf, size_t size) {
 	if (size < BUF_SIZE)
 		size = BUF_SIZE;
 	if (buf->size < size) {
@@ -25,17 +29,15 @@ void buffer_truncate(Buffer *buf) {
 	buf->len = 0;
 }
 
-void buffer_free(Buffer *buf) {
+void buffer_release(Buffer *buf) {
 	if (!buf)
 		return;
 	free(buf->data);
-	buf->data = NULL;
-	buf->len = 0;
-	buf->size = 0;
+	buffer_init(buf);
 }
 
 bool buffer_put(Buffer *buf, const void *data, size_t len) {
-	if (!buffer_alloc(buf, len))
+	if (!buffer_grow(buf, len))
 		return false;
 	memcpy(buf->data, data, len);
 	buf->len = len;
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ bool buffer_put(Buffer *buf, const void *data, size_t len) {
 
 bool buffer_append(Buffer *buf, const void *data, size_t len) {
 	size_t rem = buf->size - buf->len;
-	if (len > rem && !buffer_alloc(buf, buf->size + len - rem))
+	if (len > rem && !buffer_grow(buf, buf->size + len - rem))
 		return false;
 	memcpy(buf->data + buf->len, data, len);
 	buf->len += len;
diff --git a/buffer.h b/buffer.h
index fc509b8..ef5a537 100644
--- a/buffer.h
+++ b/buffer.h
@@ -5,16 +5,23 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include "text.h"
 
-typedef struct {
+typedef struct {       /* a dynamically growing buffer storing arbitrary data */
 	char *data;    /* NULL if empty */
 	size_t len;    /* current length of data */
 	size_t size;   /* maximal capacity of the buffer */
 } Buffer;
 
-void buffer_free(Buffer *buf);
-bool buffer_alloc(Buffer *buf, size_t size);
-void buffer_truncate(Buffer *buf);
-bool buffer_put(Buffer *buf, const void *data, size_t len);
-bool buffer_append(Buffer *buf, const void *data, size_t len);
+/* initalize a (stack allocated) Buffer insteance */
+void buffer_init(Buffer*);
+/* relase/free all data stored in this buffer, reset size to zero */
+void buffer_release(Buffer*);
+/* reserve space to store at least size bytes in this buffer.*/
+bool buffer_grow(Buffer*, size_t size);
+/* truncate buffer, but keep associated memory region for further data */
+void buffer_truncate(Buffer*);
+/* replace buffer content with given data, growing the buffer if needed */
+bool buffer_put(Buffer*, const void *data, size_t len);
+/* append futher content to the end of the buffer data */
+bool buffer_append(Buffer*, const void *data, size_t len);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/editor.c b/editor.c
index 499e87a..4cb5e41 100644
--- a/editor.c
+++ b/editor.c
@@ -410,12 +410,12 @@ void editor_free(Editor *ed) {
 	window_free(ed->prompt);
 	text_regex_free(ed->search_pattern);
 	for (int i = 0; i < REG_LAST; i++)
-		register_free(&ed->registers[i]);
+		register_release(&ed->registers[i]);
 	editor_syntax_unload(ed);
 	ed->ui->free(ed->ui);
 	map_free(ed->cmds);
 	map_free(ed->options);
-	buffer_free(&ed->buffer_repeat);
+	buffer_release(&ed->buffer_repeat);
 	free(ed);
 }
 
diff --git a/macro.h b/macro.h
index c605cdf..c91fcca 100644
--- a/macro.h
+++ b/macro.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include "buffer.h"
 
 typedef Buffer Macro;
-#define macro_free buffer_free
+#define macro_release buffer_release
 #define macro_reset buffer_truncate
 #define macro_append buffer_append
 
diff --git a/register.c b/register.c
index cc25414..b1a4453 100644
--- a/register.c
+++ b/register.c
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
 #include "text.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
-void register_free(Register *reg) {
-	buffer_free((Buffer*)reg);
+void register_release(Register *reg) {
+	buffer_release((Buffer*)reg);
 }
 
 bool register_put(Register *reg, Text *txt, Filerange *range) {
 	size_t len = range->end - range->start;
-	if (!buffer_alloc((Buffer*)reg, len))
+	if (!buffer_grow((Buffer*)reg, len))
 		return false;
 	reg->len = text_bytes_get(txt, range->start, len, reg->data);
 	return true;
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ bool register_put(Register *reg, Text *txt, Filerange *range) {
 bool register_append(Register *reg, Text *txt, Filerange *range) {
 	size_t rem = reg->size - reg->len;
 	size_t len = range->end - range->start;
-	if (len > rem && !buffer_alloc((Buffer*)reg, reg->size + len - rem))
+	if (len > rem && !buffer_grow((Buffer*)reg, reg->size + len - rem))
 		return false;
 	reg->len += text_bytes_get(txt, range->start, len, reg->data + reg->len);
 	return true;
diff --git a/register.h b/register.h
index 02890e8..5909c9a 100644
--- a/register.h
+++ b/register.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	bool linewise; /* place register content on a new line when inserting? */
 } Register;
 
-void register_free(Register *reg);
+void register_release(Register *reg);
 bool register_put(Register *reg, Text *txt, Filerange *range);
 bool register_append(Register *reg, Text *txt, Filerange *range);