code: def parse_buffer(self, s):
              '''input some data bytes, possibly returning a list of new messages'''
              m = self.parse_char(s)
              if m is None:
                  return None
              ret = [m]
              while True:
                  m = self.parse_char("")
                  if m is None:
                      return ret
                  ret.append(m)
              return ref parse_buffer(self, s):
              '''input some data bytes, possibly returning a list of new messages'''
              m = self.parse_char(s)
              if m is None:
                  return None
              ret = [m]
              while True:
                  m = self.parse_char("")
                  if m is None:
                      return ret
                  ret.append(m)
              return ret
docs: input some data bytes, possibly returning a list of new messages