From 6b0283b20612aba4cc5aaca9f5b78919fec2c05d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eduardo Silva <eduardosilva@disroot.org>
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2026 23:53:14 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] added these examples

I'm using them for development...
---
 .../read_from_ibt_file.go}                    |  9 ++-
 .../read_from_mmap_file.go                    | 62 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 66 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
 rename examples/{example.go => read_from_ibt_file/read_from_ibt_file.go} (88%)
 create mode 100644 examples/read_from_mmap_file/read_from_mmap_file.go

diff --git a/examples/example.go b/examples/read_from_ibt_file/read_from_ibt_file.go
similarity index 88%
rename from examples/example.go
rename to examples/read_from_ibt_file/read_from_ibt_file.go
index caaa9b2..5694d65 100644
--- a/examples/example.go
+++ b/examples/read_from_ibt_file/read_from_ibt_file.go
@@ -15,12 +15,11 @@ func msToKph(v float32) int {
 func main() {
 	// Instantiate our iRacing SDK instance
 	irsdk, err := goirsdk.Init(goirsdk.Options{
-		SourceType: goirsdk.IBTFile,
-		SourcePath: "../../../testTelemetry/gt3_mustang_bathurst.ibt",
-		// SourcePath:    "./exported.ibt",
+		SourceType:    goirsdk.IBTFile,
+		SourcePath:    "../../../../testTelemetry/gt3_mustang_bathurst.ibt",
 		IBTExportType: goirsdk.SharedMemoryFile,
-		// IBTExportPath: "./exported.ibt",
-		IBTExport: true,
+		IBTExportPath: "./exported.ibt",
+		IBTExport:     true,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Failed to create iRacing interface: %v", err)
diff --git a/examples/read_from_mmap_file/read_from_mmap_file.go b/examples/read_from_mmap_file/read_from_mmap_file.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71df02e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/read_from_mmap_file/read_from_mmap_file.go
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/ESilva15/goirsdk"
+)
+
+func msToKph(v float32) int {
+	return int((3600 * v) / 1000)
+}
+
+func main() {
+	// Instantiate our iRacing SDK instance
+	irsdk, err := goirsdk.Init(goirsdk.Options{
+		SourceType: goirsdk.SharedMemoryFile,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to create iRacing interface: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer irsdk.Close()
+
+	// Set up a loop to iterate our data
+	// TODO: revert this 240 back to 60 because i recorded the thing wrong or whatever
+	mainLoopTicker := time.NewTicker(time.Second / 240)
+	defer mainLoopTicker.Stop()
+
+	for {
+		// Update the data that the SDK is holding with the next tick
+		_, err := irsdk.Update(100 * time.Millisecond)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("could not update data: %v", err)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Vehicle Movement data gathered from the names we can find on the
+		// telemetry_docs.pdf file
+		// - I wish to make this less verbose if possible
+		if _, ok := irsdk.Vars.Vars["Gear"]; !ok {
+			log.Fatal("Field `Gear` doesn't exist")
+		}
+
+		if _, ok := irsdk.Vars.Vars["RPM"]; !ok {
+			log.Fatal("Field `RPM` doesn't exist")
+		}
+
+		if _, ok := irsdk.Vars.Vars["Speed"]; !ok {
+			log.Fatal("Field `Speed` doesn't exist")
+		}
+
+		gear := int32(irsdk.Vars.Vars["Gear"].Value.(int))
+		rpm := int32(irsdk.Vars.Vars["RPM"].Value.(float32))
+		speed := int32(msToKph(irsdk.Vars.Vars["Speed"].Value.(float32)))
+
+		fmt.Printf("\033[?25l\033[2J\033[H")
+		fmt.Printf("Gear: %d, RPM: %d, Speed: %d", gear, rpm, speed)
+
+		<-mainLoopTicker.C
+	}
+}