Add large-payload API, make max header size a define, not magic number.

keywords.txt

@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ connect 	KEYWORD2
 disconnect 	KEYWORD2
 publish 	KEYWORD2
 publish_P 	KEYWORD2
+beginPublish 	KEYWORD2
+endPublish 	KEYWORD2
+write	 	KEYWORD2
 subscribe 	KEYWORD2
 unsubscribe 	KEYWORD2
 loop 	KEYWORD2

src/PubSubClient.cpp

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ boolean PubSubClient::connect(const char *id, const char *user, const char *pass
         if (result == 1) {
             nextMsgId = 1;
             // Leave room in the buffer for header and variable length field
-            uint16_t length = 5;
+            uint16_t length = MQTT_MAX_HEADER_SIZE;
             unsigned int j;
 
 #if MQTT_VERSION == MQTT_VERSION_3_1
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ boolean PubSubClient::connect(const char *id, const char *user, const char *pass
                 }
             }
 
-            write(MQTTCONNECT,buffer,length-5);
+            write(MQTTCONNECT,buffer,length-MQTT_MAX_HEADER_SIZE);
 
             lastInActivity = lastOutActivity = millis();
 
@@ -365,12 +365,12 @@ boolean PubSubClient::publish(const char* topic, const uint8_t* payload, unsigne
 
 boolean PubSubClient::publish(const char* topic, const uint8_t* payload, unsigned int plength, boolean retained) {
     if (connected()) {
-        if (MQTT_MAX_PACKET_SIZE < 5 + 2+strlen(topic) + plength) {
+        if (MQTT_MAX_PACKET_SIZE < MQTT_MAX_HEADER_SIZE + 2+strlen(topic) + plength) {
             // Too long
             return false;
         }
         // Leave room in the buffer for header and variable length field
-        uint16_t length = 5;
+        uint16_t length = MQTT_MAX_HEADER_SIZE;
         length = writeString(topic,buffer,length);
         uint16_t i;
         for (i=0;i<plength;i++) {
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ boolean PubSubClient::publish(const char* topic, const uint8_t* payload, unsigne
         if (retained) {
             header |= 1;
         }
-        return write(header,buffer,length-5);
+        return write(header,buffer,length-MQTT_MAX_HEADER_SIZE);
     }
     return false;
 }
@@ -430,12 +430,43 @@ boolean PubSubClient::publish_P(const char* topic, const uint8_t* payload, unsig
     return rc == tlen + 4 + plength;
 }
 
-boolean PubSubClient::write(uint8_t header, uint8_t* buf, uint16_t length) {
+boolean PubSubClient::beginPublish(const char* topic, unsigned int plength, boolean retained) {
+    if (connected()) {
+        // Send the header and variable length field
+        uint16_t length = MQTT_MAX_HEADER_SIZE;
+        length = writeString(topic,buffer,length);
+        uint16_t i;
+        uint8_t header = MQTTPUBLISH;
+        if (retained) {
+            header |= 1;
+        }
+        size_t hlen = buildHeader(header, buffer, plength+length-MQTT_MAX_HEADER_SIZE);
+        uint16_t rc = _client->write(buffer+(MQTT_MAX_HEADER_SIZE-hlen),length-(MQTT_MAX_HEADER_SIZE-hlen));
+        lastOutActivity = millis();
+        return (rc == (length-(MQTT_MAX_HEADER_SIZE-hlen)));
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+int PubSubClient::endPublish() {
+ return 1;
+}
+
+size_t PubSubClient::write(uint8_t data) {
+    lastOutActivity = millis();
+    return _client->write(data);
+}
+
+size_t PubSubClient::write(const uint8_t *buffer, size_t size) {
+    lastOutActivity = millis();
+    return _client->write(buffer,size);
+}
+
+size_t PubSubClient::buildHeader(uint8_t header, uint8_t* buf, uint16_t length) {
     uint8_t lenBuf[4];
     uint8_t llen = 0;
     uint8_t digit;
     uint8_t pos = 0;
-    uint16_t rc;
     uint16_t len = length;
     do {
         digit = len % 128;
@@ -449,12 +480,18 @@ boolean PubSubClient::write(uint8_t header, uint8_t* buf, uint16_t length) {
 
     buf[4-llen] = header;
     for (int i=0;i<llen;i++) {
-        buf[5-llen+i] = lenBuf[i];
+        buf[MQTT_MAX_HEADER_SIZE-llen+i] = lenBuf[i];
+    }
+    return llen+1; // Full header size is variable length bit plus the 1-byte fixed header
 }
 
+boolean PubSubClient::write(uint8_t header, uint8_t* buf, uint16_t length) {
+    uint16_t rc;
+    uint8_t hlen = buildHeader(header, buf, length);
+
 #ifdef MQTT_MAX_TRANSFER_SIZE
-    uint8_t* writeBuf = buf+(4-llen);
+    uint8_t* writeBuf = buf+(MQTT_MAX_HEADER_SIZE-hlen);
-    uint16_t bytesRemaining = length+1+llen;  //Match the length type
+    uint16_t bytesRemaining = length+hlen;  //Match the length type
     uint8_t bytesToWrite;
     boolean result = true;
     while((bytesRemaining > 0) && result) {
@@ -466,9 +503,9 @@ boolean PubSubClient::write(uint8_t header, uint8_t* buf, uint16_t length) {
     }
     return result;
 #else
-    rc = _client->write(buf+(4-llen),length+1+llen);
+    rc = _client->write(buf+(MQTT_MAX_HEADER_SIZE-hlen),length+hlen);
     lastOutActivity = millis();
-    return (rc == 1+llen+length);
+    return (rc == hlen+length);
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -486,7 +523,7 @@ boolean PubSubClient::subscribe(const char* topic, uint8_t qos) {
     }
     if (connected()) {
         // Leave room in the buffer for header and variable length field
-        uint16_t length = 5;
+        uint16_t length = MQTT_MAX_HEADER_SIZE;
         nextMsgId++;
         if (nextMsgId == 0) {
             nextMsgId = 1;
@@ -495,7 +532,7 @@ boolean PubSubClient::subscribe(const char* topic, uint8_t qos) {
         buffer[length++] = (nextMsgId & 0xFF);
         length = writeString((char*)topic, buffer,length);
         buffer[length++] = qos;
-        return write(MQTTSUBSCRIBE|MQTTQOS1,buffer,length-5);
+        return write(MQTTSUBSCRIBE|MQTTQOS1,buffer,length-MQTT_MAX_HEADER_SIZE);
     }
     return false;
 }
@@ -506,7 +543,7 @@ boolean PubSubClient::unsubscribe(const char* topic) {
         return false;
     }
     if (connected()) {
-        uint16_t length = 5;
+        uint16_t length = MQTT_MAX_HEADER_SIZE;
         nextMsgId++;
         if (nextMsgId == 0) {
             nextMsgId = 1;
@@ -514,7 +551,7 @@ boolean PubSubClient::unsubscribe(const char* topic) {
         buffer[length++] = (nextMsgId >> 8);
         buffer[length++] = (nextMsgId & 0xFF);
         length = writeString(topic, buffer,length);
-        return write(MQTTUNSUBSCRIBE|MQTTQOS1,buffer,length-5);
+        return write(MQTTUNSUBSCRIBE|MQTTQOS1,buffer,length-MQTT_MAX_HEADER_SIZE);
     }
     return false;
 }

src/PubSubClient.h

@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@
 #define MQTTQOS1        (1 << 1)
 #define MQTTQOS2        (2 << 1)
 
+// Maximum size of fixed header and variable length size header
+#define MQTT_MAX_HEADER_SIZE 5
+
 #ifdef ESP8266
 #include <functional>
 #define MQTT_CALLBACK_SIGNATURE std::function<void(char*, uint8_t*, unsigned int)> callback
@@ -94,6 +97,11 @@ private:
    boolean readByte(uint8_t * result, uint16_t * index);
    boolean write(uint8_t header, uint8_t* buf, uint16_t length);
    uint16_t writeString(const char* string, uint8_t* buf, uint16_t pos);
+   // Build up the header ready to send
+   // Returns the size of the header
+   // Note: the header is built at the end of the first MQTT_MAX_HEADER_SIZE bytes, so will start
+   //       (MQTT_MAX_HEADER_SIZE - <returned size>) bytes into the buffer
+   size_t buildHeader(uint8_t header, uint8_t* buf, uint16_t length);
    IPAddress ip;
    const char* domain;
    uint16_t port;
@@ -132,6 +140,23 @@ public:
    boolean publish(const char* topic, const uint8_t * payload, unsigned int plength);
    boolean publish(const char* topic, const uint8_t * payload, unsigned int plength, boolean retained);
    boolean publish_P(const char* topic, const uint8_t * payload, unsigned int plength, boolean retained);
+   // Start to publish a message.
+   // This API:
+   //   beginPublish(...)
+   //   one or more calls to write(...)
+   //   endPublish()
+   // Allows for arbitrarily large payloads to be sent without them having to be copied into
+   // a new buffer and held in memory at one time
+   // Returns 1 if the message was started successfully, 0 if there was an error
+   boolean beginPublish(const char* topic, unsigned int plength, boolean retained);
+   // Finish off this publish message (started with beginPublish)
+   // Returns 1 if the packet was sent successfully, 0 if there was an error
+   int endPublish();
+   // Write a single byte of payload (only to be used with beginPublish/endPublish)
+   size_t write(uint8_t);
+   // Write size bytes from buffer into the payload (only to be used with beginPublish/endPublish)
+   // Returns the number of bytes written
+   size_t write(const uint8_t *buffer, size_t size);
    boolean subscribe(const char* topic);
    boolean subscribe(const char* topic, uint8_t qos);
    boolean unsubscribe(const char* topic);