?this is fine?

cmake-build-debug/Testing/Temporary/LastTest.log

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-Start testing: Nov 02 16:40 EDT
+Start testing: Nov 03 13:32 EDT
 ----------------------------------------------------------
-End testing: Nov 02 16:40 EDT
+End testing: Nov 03 13:32 EDT

cmake-build-debug/bigdata.txt

@@ -1 +1 @@
-hello this is big data how may i help you?
+hello this is big data how may i help you? hey hey hey u

src/main.cpp

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- *  Mail file containing the program entry point. I really want to name all this all femboy themed
+ *  Main file containing the program entry point. I really want to name all this all femboy themed
  *  Copyright (C) 2023  Brett Terpstra
  *
  *  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
 #include <ios>
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <memory>
+#include <thread>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <atomic>
 
 constexpr size_t PACKET_SIZE = 512;
 
@@ -126,7 +129,46 @@ void mangle(packet& packet)
     }
 }
 
-void process_packets(const std::vector<packet> packets)
+class pipe
+{
+    private:
+        std::random_device dev{};
+        std::mt19937_64 engine{dev()};
+        std::uniform_real_distribution<double> dist{0.0, 1.0};
+        
+        packet buffer;
+        std::atomic<bool> is_written{false};
+    public:
+        pipe() = default;
+        
+        void send(packet packet)
+        {
+            while (is_written.load(std::memory_order::memory_order_acquire))
+                std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(1));
+            
+            // 10% chance to drop the packet all together
+            if (dist(engine) < 0.1)
+                return;
+            
+            buffer = std::move(packet);
+            
+            is_written.store(true, std::memory_order::memory_order_release);
+        }
+        
+        void receive(packet& out)
+        {
+            while (!is_written.load(std::memory_order::memory_order_acquire))
+                std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(1));
+            
+            out = packet(buffer);
+            
+            mangle(out);
+            
+            is_written.store(false, std::memory_order::memory_order_release);
+        }
+};
+
+void process_packets(const std::vector<packet>& packets)
 {
 
 }