#define LITTLE_ENDIAN 'L'
#define BIG_ENDIAN 'R'
 
int buffer_to_int(const char* buffer,int* error)
{
    int index,result=0;
    *error=WISE_OK;
    if ( buffer==NULL ) return 0; 
    if ( buffer[0]==LITTLE_ENDIAN )
    {
        for ( index=sizeof(int); index>1; index-- )
            result=(result+(int)buffer[index])<<8;         
        result+=(int)buffer[1];
    }
    else if ( buffer[0]==BIG_ENDIAN )
    {
        for ( index=1; index < sizeof(int); index++ )
            result=(result+(int)buffer[index])<<8;         
        result+=(int)buffer[sizeof(int)];
    }
    else *error=WISE_ERROR;
    return result;
}
 
int wise_recv_int(int socket,int* nbr)
{
    int bytes_read=0,error;
    char number[sizeof(int)+1]; 
 
    /* receive number */
    bytes_read = read(socket,number,sizeof(int)+1);
    if ( bytes_read < sizeof(int)+1 ) 
    {
        return WISE_CONNECTION_ERROR;
    }
    *nbr = buffer_to_int(number,&error);
    return error;
}