# slow5lib

## NAME
slow5_get_next_mem - Gets next slow5 record from current file pointer as it is stored in s5p with length stored at pointer n.

## SYNOPSYS
`void *slow5_get_next_mem(size_t *n, const struct slow5_file *s5p)`

## DESCRIPTION
This function returns the next slow5 record as it is in a void buffer.

Returned buffer should be freed using `free()`

## RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, `slow5_get_next_mem()` returns a *void* pointer. Otherwise, NULL is returned, e.g., if *s5p* is NULL.


## NOTES
On error following errors are set
 * slow5_errno errors:
 * SLOW5_ERR_ARG
 * SLOW5_ERR_IO
 * SLOW5_ERR_EOF    end of file reached (and blow5 eof marker found)
 * slow5_is_eof errors:
 * SLOW5_ERR_TRUNC
 * SLOW5_ERR_MEM
 * SLOW5_ERR_UNK

## EXAMPLES

```
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <slow5/slow5.h>

#define FILE_PATH "examples/example.slow5"

#define TO_PICOAMPS(RAW_VAL,DIGITISATION,OFFSET,RANGE) (((RAW_VAL)+(OFFSET))*((RANGE)/(DIGITISATION)))

int main(){

    slow5_file_t *sp = slow5_open_with(FILE_PATH,"r",SLOW5_FORMAT_ASCII);
    if(sp==NULL){
       fprintf(stderr,"Error in opening file\n");
       exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
    }
    
    slow5_rec_t *rec = NULL;
    size_t bytes;
    char *mem;

    if (!(mem = (char *) slow5_get_next_mem(&bytes, from))) {
        return EXIT_FAILURE;
    }

    if (slow5_rec_depress_parse(&mem, &bytes, NULL, &rec, &from) != 0) {
        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
    } else {
        free(mem);
    }

    printf("%s\t",rec->read_id);
    uint64_t len_raw_signal = rec->len_raw_signal;
    for(uint64_t i=0;i<len_raw_signal;i++){
        double pA = TO_PICOAMPS(rec->raw_signal[i],rec->digitisation,rec->offset,rec->range);
        printf("%f ",pA);
    }
    printf("\n");

    slow5_rec_free(rec);

    slow5_close(sp);

}
```