1 files changed, 19 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/msg.go b/msg.go
index 0f0267d..0e3434e 100644
--- a/msg.go
+++ b/msg.go
@@ -5,26 +5,41 @@ package salticidae
 import "C"
 import "runtime"
 
+// The C pointer type for a Msg object
 type CMsg = *C.msg_t
 type msg struct { inner CMsg }
+// Message sent by MsgNetwork
 type Msg = *msg
 
+// Convert an existing C pointer into a go object. Notice that when the go
+// object does *not* own the resource of the C pointer, so it is only valid to
+// the extent in which the given C pointer is valid. The C memory will not be
+// deallocated when the go object is finalized by GC. This applies to all other
+// "FromC" functions.
 func MsgFromC(ptr *C.msg_t) Msg { return &msg{ inner: ptr } }
 
-func NewMsgMovedFromByteArray(opcode Opcode, _moved_payload ByteArray) Msg {
-    res := &msg{ inner: C.msg_new_moved_from_bytearray(C._opcode_t(opcode), _moved_payload.inner) }
+// Create a message by taking out all data from src. Notice this is a zero-copy
+// operation that consumes and invalidates the data in src ("move" semantics)
+// so that no more operation should be done to src after this function call.
+func NewMsgMovedFromByteArray(opcode Opcode, src ByteArray) Msg {
+    res := &msg{ inner: C.msg_new_moved_from_bytearray(C._opcode_t(opcode), src.inner) }
     runtime.SetFinalizer(res, func(self Msg) { self.free() })
     return res
 }
 
 func (self Msg) free() { C.msg_free(self.inner) }
 
-func (self Msg) ConsumePayload() DataStream {
-    res := &dataStream{ inner: C.msg_consume_payload(self.inner) }
+// Get the message payload by taking out all data. Notice this is a zero-copy
+// operation that consumes and invalidates the data in the payload ("move"
+// semantics) so that no more operation should be done to the payload after
+// this function call.
+func (self Msg) GetPayloadByMove() DataStream {
+    res := DataStreamFromC(C.msg_consume_payload(self.inner))
     runtime.SetFinalizer(res, func(self DataStream) { self.free() })
     return res
 }
 
+// Get the opcode.
 func (self Msg) GetOpcode() Opcode {
     return Opcode(C.msg_get_opcode(self.inner))
 }