1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/openssl/buffering.rb b/lib/openssl/buffering.rb
index 32e04b48..116179d2 100644
--- a/lib/openssl/buffering.rb
+++ b/lib/openssl/buffering.rb
@@ -99,8 +99,27 @@ module OpenSSL::Buffering
     end
   end
 
+  if "".respond_to?(:unpack1)
+    def unpack_byte(str)
+      str.unpack1("C")
+    end
+  else
+    def unpack_byte(str)
+      str.unpack("C").first
+    end
+  end
+
   public
 
+  # call-seq:
+  #   ssl.getbyte => 81
+  #
+  # Get the next 8bit byte from `ssl`.  Returns `nil` on EOF
+  def getbyte
+    byte = read(1)
+    byte && unpack_byte(byte)
+  end
+
   ##
   # Reads _size_ bytes from the stream.  If _buf_ is provided it must
   # reference a string which will receive the data.