--- a/th_util.c	Sat Jun 21 22:59:53 2014 +0300
+++ b/th_util.c	Sat Jun 21 23:11:36 2014 +0300
@@ -557,37 +557,8 @@
 
 
 /*
- * Growing buffer implementations
+ * Simple legacy string growing buffer
  */
-void th_growbuf_init(th_growbuf_t *buf, const size_t mingrow)
-{
-    memset(buf, 0, sizeof(th_growbuf_t));
-    buf->mingrow = mingrow;
-}
-
-
-th_growbuf_t *th_growbuf_new(const size_t mingrow)
-{
-    th_growbuf_t *buf;
-
-    if ((buf = th_malloc(sizeof(th_growbuf_t))) == NULL)
-        return NULL;
-
-    th_growbuf_init(buf, mingrow);
-
-    return buf;
-}
-
-
-void th_growbuf_free(th_growbuf_t *buf)
-{
-    th_free(buf->data);
-
-    if (buf->allocated)
-        th_free(buf);
-}
-
-
 BOOL th_strbuf_grow(char **buf, size_t *bufsize, size_t *len, size_t grow)
 {
     if (*buf == NULL)
@@ -633,6 +604,47 @@
 }
 
 
+/*
+ * Growing buffer
+ */
+void th_growbuf_clear(th_growbuf_t *buf)
+{
+    // Simply reset the current "length"
+    buf->len = 0;
+}
+
+
+void th_growbuf_init(th_growbuf_t *buf, const size_t mingrow)
+{
+    // Initialize the buffer structure
+    memset(buf, 0, sizeof(th_growbuf_t));
+    buf->mingrow = mingrow;
+}
+
+
+th_growbuf_t *th_growbuf_new(const size_t mingrow)
+{
+    th_growbuf_t *buf;
+
+    if ((buf = th_malloc(sizeof(th_growbuf_t))) == NULL)
+        return NULL;
+
+    th_growbuf_init(buf, mingrow);
+    buf->allocated = TRUE;
+
+    return buf;
+}
+
+
+void th_growbuf_free(th_growbuf_t *buf)
+{
+    th_free(buf->data);
+
+    if (buf->allocated)
+        th_free(buf);
+}
+
+
 BOOL th_growbuf_grow(th_growbuf_t *buf, const size_t grow)
 {
     if (buf == NULL)

--- a/th_util.h	Sat Jun 21 22:59:53 2014 +0300
+++ b/th_util.h	Sat Jun 21 23:11:36 2014 +0300
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@
 /* Growing byte buffer
  */
 void    th_growbuf_init(th_growbuf_t *buf, const size_t mingrow);
+void    th_growbuf_clear(th_growbuf_t *buf);
 th_growbuf_t *th_growbuf_new(const size_t mingrow);
 void    th_growbuf_free(th_growbuf_t *buf);