[Chicken-janitors] Re: #300: allow reading without "hanging"

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#300: allow reading without "hanging"
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  Reporter:  felix           |       Owner:                     
      Type:  enhancement     |      Status:  new                
  Priority:  minor           |   Milestone:                     
 Component:  core libraries  |     Version:  4.5.x              
Resolution:                  |    Keywords:  read-string no-hang
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Comment(by felix):

 I have added a (currently undocumented) procedure that may be helpful:

 `(read-buffered [PORT]) -> STRING`

 This returns any currently buffered input from the given port, or "" if
 nothing is buffered or the port does not support buffering.

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Ticket URL: <http://bugs.call-cc.org/ticket/300#comment:1>
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