2 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/common/utils.c b/src/common/utils.c
index 97fa671..c78229d 100644
--- a/src/common/utils.c
+++ b/src/common/utils.c
@@ -105,6 +105,19 @@ bc_slist_length(bc_slist_t *l)
 }
 
 
+bc_slist_t*
+bc_slist_pop(bc_slist_t *l, void **data)
+{
+    if (l == NULL)
+        return l;
+    bc_slist_t *tmp = l;
+    l = l->next;
+    *data = tmp->data;
+    free(tmp);
+    return l;
+}
+
+
 char*
 bc_strdup(const char *s)
 {
diff --git a/src/common/utils.h b/src/common/utils.h
index b0388b3..811c593 100644
--- a/src/common/utils.h
+++ b/src/common/utils.h
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ void bc_slist_free(bc_slist_t *l);
 void bc_slist_free_full(bc_slist_t *l, bc_free_func_t free_func);
 size_t bc_slist_length(bc_slist_t *l);
 
+// here i'm just extending slist, instead of implementing a fully featuered
+// queue for the sake of simplicity
+bc_slist_t* bc_slist_pop(bc_slist_t *l, void **data);
+
 
 // strfuncs