vkosuri/bitops

Bitwise operations in C

bitops

bitops is a C library for bitwise operations.

Features

• Implements various bitwise operations such as set, clear, toggle, etc.
• Provides functions to count set bits, check if a number is a power of two, and more.

Usage

To build the library and examples:

make all
make run_tests

To clean up generated files:

make clean

API Functions

Function	Description	Real World Example
set_bit	Sets a specific bit in a number.	Setting GPIO pins in a microcontroller to control peripheral devices.
clear_bit	Clears a specific bit in a number.	Clearing interrupt flags in an interrupt controller.
toggle_bit	Toggles a specific bit in a number.	Toggling LED states in an embedded system.
get_bit_status	Gets the status (on/off) of a specific bit in a number.	Checking status bits in a communication protocol buffer.
is_even	Checks if a number is even.	Polling sensors at regular intervals in an IoT device.
format_binary	Formats a number as a binary string.	Displaying binary data on an LCD screen for debugging.
count_set_bits	Counts the number of set bits (1s) in a number.	Counting active flags in a status register.
is_power_of_2	Checks if a number is a power of two.	Checking memory allocation sizes in an embedded OS.
subtract	Subtracts two numbers without using the '-' operator.	Calculating time differences in an embedded timer system.
add	Adds two numbers without using the '+' operator.	Accumulating sensor readings in a data logger.
xor_without_operator	Performs XOR between two numbers without using the '^' operator.	Encrypting data in a secure communication module.
size_of_using_bitwise	Computes the size of a data type using bitwise operations.	Calculating buffer sizes in a data transfer protocol.
little_to_big_endian	Converts a little-endian integer to a big-endian integer.	Serializing data for network transmission in an embedded web server.
multiply_by_n	Multiplies a number by another using bit shifts.	Scaling analog signals in a sensor interface circuit.
is_nth_bit_on	Checks if a specific bit in a 32-bit integer is on.	Validating button presses in a user interface controller.
set_bits	Sets specified bits in a number from another number.	Writing configuration bits in a device control register.
swap	Swaps the values of two variables using bitwise XOR.	Exchanging data between main memory and a peripheral buffer.
clear_lsb	Clears the least significant bit (LSB) of a number.	Implementing round-robin scheduling in an embedded OS.
find_msb	Finds the position of the most significant bit (MSB) in a number.	Determining signal levels in an analog-to-digital converter.
swap_nibbles	Swaps the high and low nibbles (4-bit segments) of a byte.	Reordering data bytes in a serial communication protocol.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.