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Write an ANSI-C Application to parse received packets of data from the command line interface (CLI).
One packet is always constructed in the following way:
<sep>RCV<sep>SOME:DATA<length><sep><sep>OK<sep>
whereas <sep> as a keyword separator will be \r\n.
The input string might contain multiple packets, but the maximum allowed input is 1024 bytes (whole CLI input, incl. keywords).
At first, the application reads input length, e.g. 197, from CLI and then reads 197 bytes from CLI. Those 197 bytes might contain several encoded packets, none, or even incomplete ones.Input
197
\r\nRCV\r\nSOME:DATA40\r\n24Ab2bfsdfa46jKjj936100dsasgdfsdf1240s0x\r\nOK\r\n\r\nRCV\r\nSOME:DATA50\r\n24Ab246324400123543gfdsas4sdaasd22231fn67sdff46ngk\r\nOK\r\n\r\nRCV\r\nSOME:DATA0\r\n\r\nOK\r\n

Expected output: 3 complete packets after parsing
Packet 1> size: 40 data: 24Ab2bfsdfa46jKjj936100dsasgdfsdf1240s0x
Packet 2> size: 50 data: 24Ab246324400123543gfdsas4sdaasd22231fn67sdff46ngk
Packet 3> size: 0 data:

What I have tried:

As i said that i am new to this.so i just applied strtok but it just split the function but the remaining logic is still not clear to me
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Updated 10-Nov-18 22:17pm

This is your assignment so you are expected to do the work. If you really do not understand it then you should be talking to your teacher.
 
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As i said that i am new to this.so i just applied strtok but it just split the function but the remaining logic is still not clear to me

What you have done is mystery to us, because you didn't show anything.

You show no attempt to solve the problem yourself, you have no question, your main effort is pasting the requirement, you just want us to do your HomeWork.
HomeWork problems are simplified versions of the kind of problems you will have to solve in real life, their purpose is learning and practicing.

We do not do your HomeWork.
HomeWork is not set to test your skills at begging other people to do your work, it is set to make you think and to help your teacher to check your understanding of the courses you have taken and also the problems you have at applying them.
Any failure of you will help your teacher spot your weaknesses and set remedial actions.
Any failure of you will help you to learn what works and what don't, it is called 'trial and error' learning.
So, give it a try, reread your lessons and start working. If you are stuck on a specific problem, show your code and explain this exact problem, we might help.

As programmer, your job is to create algorithms that solve specific problems and you can't rely on someone else to eternally do it for you, so there is a time where you will have to learn how to. And the sooner, the better.
When you just ask for the solution, it is like trying to learn to drive a car by having someone else training.
Creating an algorithm is basically finding the maths and make necessary adaptation to fit your actual problem.
 
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You need to visit some Learn C tutorial to learn the basics of the lanuage.

Your task is to read and interpret a data buffer and work with. C has the native data type char in which so have a every byt. With iteratig about it you can read eache byte.
C++
char *data =// your data
if( (data[0] == '\r') && (data[1] == '\n')) {
// seperator found
} 
tip: write clear code with function and explaining names
 
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