Add document detailing migration from old versions

[apps/agl-service-can-low-level.git] / pb_decode.h

diff --git a/pb_decode.h b/pb_decode.h
index f71b5f1..8dc6740 100644 (file)
--- a/pb_decode.h
+++ b/pb_decode.h
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ bool pb_decode(pb_istream_t *stream, const pb_field_t fields[], void *dest_struc
  *
  * This can also be used for 'merging' two messages, i.e. update only the
  * fields that exist in the new message.
+ *
+ * Note: If this function returns with an error, it will not release any
+ * dynamically allocated fields. You will need to call pb_release() yourself.
  */
 bool pb_decode_noinit(pb_istream_t *stream, const pb_field_t fields[], void *dest_struct);
 
@@ -82,6 +85,14 @@ bool pb_decode_noinit(pb_istream_t *stream, const pb_field_t fields[], void *des
  */
 bool pb_decode_delimited(pb_istream_t *stream, const pb_field_t fields[], void *dest_struct);
 
+#ifdef PB_ENABLE_MALLOC
+/* Release any allocated pointer fields. If you use dynamic allocation, you should
+ * call this for any successfully decoded message when you are done with it. If
+ * pb_decode() returns with an error, the message is already released.
+ */
+void pb_release(const pb_field_t fields[], void *dest_struct);
+#endif
+
 
 /**************************************
  * Functions for manipulating streams *