gistfile1.h

int sendrecv(libre rdb, char *sendbuf)
{
    int s, r;
    char recvbuf[LIBRE_MAX_BUFSIZE];

    /* send data */
    s = send(rdb->fd, sendbuf, strlen(sendbuf), 0);
    if (s < 0) return LIBRE_FAILURE;
    free(sendbuf);

    /* receive and process */
    memset(recvbuf, 0, LIBRE_MAX_BUFSIZE);
    r = recv(rdb->fd, recvbuf, LIBRE_MAX_BUFSIZE, 0);
    if (r < 0) return LIBRE_FAILURE;

    /* check reply type and process reply acordingly */
    switch(recvbuf[0]) {
        case LIBRE_RECV_ERROR:
            return recv_error(rdb, recvbuf);
        case LIBRE_RECV_INLINE:
            return recv_inline(rdb, recvbuf);
        case LIBRE_RECV_INTEGER:
            return recv_integer(rdb, recvbuf);
        case LIBRE_RECV_BULK:
            return recv_bulk(rdb, recvbuf);
        case LIBRE_RECV_MULTIBULK:
            return recv_multibulk(rdb, recvbuf);
        default:
            return LIBRE_FAILURE;
    }
}