add receive buffers to prevent stuttering

src/main.zig

@@ -47,12 +47,27 @@ pub fn main() !void {
     var to_sock = try network.Socket.create(.ipv4, .udp);
     defer to_sock.close();
 
-    var receive_buffer: [2048]u8 = undefined;
+    const BUFSIZE = 4;
-    while (true) {
+    const Buffer = struct {
+        raw_data: [2048]u8,
+        message: []u8,
+    };
+
+    var receive_buffers: [BUFSIZE]Buffer = undefined;
+    var receive_buffer_index: usize = 0;
+
     const reader = from_sock.reader();
-        const received_bytes = try reader.read(&receive_buffer);
+
-        const bytes = receive_buffer[0..received_bytes];
+    while (true) : (receive_buffer_index += 1) {
-        const sent_bytes = try to_sock.sendTo(to, bytes);
+        const array_index = receive_buffer_index % BUFSIZE;
+        const raw_data = &receive_buffers[array_index].raw_data;
+        const received_bytes = try reader.read(raw_data);
+        receive_buffers[array_index].message = raw_data[0..received_bytes];
+
+        if (receive_buffer_index > BUFSIZE) {
+            const index_to_send = (receive_buffer_index - BUFSIZE - 1) % BUFSIZE;
+            const bytes_to_send = receive_buffers[index_to_send].message;
+            const sent_bytes = try to_sock.sendTo(to, bytes_to_send);
             if (sent_bytes != received_bytes) {
                 logger.warn(
                     "tried to send {d} bytes, actually sent {d}",
@@ -61,3 +76,4 @@ pub fn main() !void {
             }
         }
     }
+}