From 058136e4e99b99dfa932941fc632b776ff1b590b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Felix Morgner <felix.morgner@ost.ch>
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2026 12:59:43 +0200
Subject: kstd: ring_buffer: implement try_push_back()

---
 libs/kstd/kstd/ring_buffer.hpp       | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 libs/kstd/kstd/ring_buffer.tests.cpp | 10 ++++++++++
 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+)

diff --git a/libs/kstd/kstd/ring_buffer.hpp b/libs/kstd/kstd/ring_buffer.hpp
index 755ebbf6..af70e991 100644
--- a/libs/kstd/kstd/ring_buffer.hpp
+++ b/libs/kstd/kstd/ring_buffer.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <compare>
+#include <concepts>
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <iterator>
 #include <memory>
@@ -516,6 +517,23 @@ namespace kstd
       m_read_index = (m_read_index + 1) % capacity();
     }
 
+    //! Try to add an element to the end of this ring buffer.
+    //!
+    //! @param value The value to ad dto the end of this ring buffer.
+    //! @return @p true iff. the buffer had space for the value, @p false otherwise.
+    template<typename PushedType>
+      requires(std::same_as<ValueType, std::remove_cvref_t<PushedType>>)
+    constexpr auto try_push_back(PushedType && value) -> bool
+    {
+      if (m_size >= capacity())
+      {
+        return false;
+      }
+
+      push_back(std::forward<PushedType>(value));
+      return true;
+    }
+
     //! @}
 
   private:
diff --git a/libs/kstd/kstd/ring_buffer.tests.cpp b/libs/kstd/kstd/ring_buffer.tests.cpp
index 3da3f7ea..0b332494 100644
--- a/libs/kstd/kstd/ring_buffer.tests.cpp
+++ b/libs/kstd/kstd/ring_buffer.tests.cpp
@@ -1100,6 +1100,11 @@ SCENARIO("Ring Buffer modifiers", "[kstd][ring_buffer]")
         REQUIRE_THAT(buffer, Catch::Matchers::RangeEquals({5, 6, 7, 8, 9}));
       }
     }
+
+    THEN("trying to push an element is successful")
+    {
+      REQUIRE(buffer.try_push_back(1));
+    }
   }
 
   GIVEN("A ring buffer with a capacity of 5 containing 3 elements")
@@ -1292,5 +1297,10 @@ SCENARIO("Ring Buffer modifiers", "[kstd][ring_buffer]")
         REQUIRE(kstd::tests::static_copy_move_tracker::move_assignment_call_count == 1);
       }
     }
+
+    THEN("trying to push an element fails")
+    {
+      REQUIRE_FALSE(buffer.try_push_back(kstd::tests::static_copy_move_tracker{}));
+    }
   }
 }
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