Receiving Data Using a TCP Socket
Part of the FreeRTOS+TCP Networking Tutorial

#define BUFFER_SIZE 512
static void prvEchoClientRxTask( void *pvParameters )
{
Socket_t xSocket;
static char cRxedData[ BUFFER_SIZE ];
BaseType_t lBytesReceived;

    /* It is assumed the socket has already been created and connected before
    being passed into this RTOS task using the RTOS task's parameter. */
    xSocket = ( Socket_t ) pvParameters;

    for( ;; )
    {
        /* Receive another block of data into the cRxedData buffer. */
        lBytesReceived = FreeRTOS_recv( xSocket, &cRxedData, BUFFER_SIZE, 0 );

        if( lBytesReceived > 0 )
        {
            /* Data was received, process it here. */
            prvPorcessData( cRxedData, lBytesReceived );
        }
        else if( lBytesReceived == 0 )
        {
            /* No data was received, but FreeRTOS_recv() did not return an error.
            Timeout? */
        }
        else
        {
            /* Error (maybe the connected socket already shut down the socket?).
            Attempt graceful shutdown. */
            FreeRTOS_shutdown( xSocket, FREERTOS_SHUT_RDWR );
            break;
        }
    }

    /* The RTOS task will get here if an error is received on a read.  Ensure the
    socket has shut down (indicated by FreeRTOS_recv() returning a FREERTOS_EINVAL
    error before closing the socket). */

    while( FreeRTOS_recv( xSocket, pcBufferToTransmit, xTotalLengthToSend, 0 ) >= 0 )
    {
        /* Wait for shutdown to complete.  If a receive block time is used then
        this delay will not be necessary as FreeRTOS_recv() will place the RTOS task
        into the Blocked state anyway. */
        vTaskDelay( pdTICKS_TO_MS( 250 ) );

        /* Note - real applications should implement a timeout here, not just
        loop forever. */
    }

    /* Shutdown is complete and the socket can be safely closed. */
    FreeRTOS_closesocket( xSocket );

    /* Must not drop off the end of the RTOS task - delete the RTOS task. */
    xTaskDelete( NULL );
}