+ memset(value, 0, ((*value_length) +2) * sizeof(char));
+
+ value_ptr= value;
+ read_length= 0;
+ /*
+ We read the \r\n into the string since not doing so is more
+ cycles then the waster of memory to do so.
+
+ We are null terminating through, which will most likely make
+ some people lazy about using the return length.
+ */
+ to_read= (*value_length) + 2;
+
+ read_length= memcached_io_read(ptr, server_key,
+ value_ptr, to_read);
+
+ if (read_length != (size_t)(*value_length + 2))
+ {
+ free(value);
+ goto read_error;
+ }
+
+ value[*value_length]= 0;
+ value[(*value_length) + 1]= 0;
+
+ return value;
+ }
+ }
+ else if (*error == MEMCACHED_END)
+ *error= MEMCACHED_NOTFOUND;
+
+ return NULL;
+read_error:
+ *error= MEMCACHED_PARTIAL_READ;
+ return NULL;
+}
+
+/*
+ What happens if no servers exist?
+*/
+char *memcached_get(memcached_st *ptr, char *key, size_t key_length,
+ size_t *value_length,
+ uint16_t *flags,
+ memcached_return *error)
+{
+ char buffer[MEMCACHED_DEFAULT_COMMAND_SIZE];
+ char *buf_ptr= buffer;
+ unsigned int server_key;
+ char *value= NULL;
+ LIBMEMCACHED_MEMCACHED_GET_START();
+
+ server_key= memcached_generate_hash(ptr, key, key_length);
+
+ *value_length= 0;
+ *error= memcached_connect(ptr, server_key);
+
+ if (*error != MEMCACHED_SUCCESS)
+ goto error;
+
+ memcpy(buf_ptr, "get ", 4);
+ buf_ptr+= 4;
+ memcpy(buf_ptr, key, key_length);
+ buf_ptr+= key_length;
+ memcpy(buf_ptr, "\r\n", 2);
+ buf_ptr+= 2;