core: Add blob + data stream abstraction

A blob is a piece of data of variable length that belongs in a blob list
while a data stream is a buffer used to move data between blobs among
other things.

Signed-off-by: Chloe M. <chloe@mirocom.org>

core/blob_list.c

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2026, Chloe M.
+ * Provided under the BSD-3 clause
+ */
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include "blobchain/blob.h"
+#include "blobchain/memlib.h"
+
+int
+blob_list_init(struct blob_list *lp)
+{
+    if (lp == NULL) {
+        errno = -EINVAL;
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    lp->count = 0;
+    lp->head = NULL;
+    lp->tail = NULL;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int
+blob_list_append(struct blob_list *lp, struct blob *blob)
+{
+    if (lp == NULL || blob == NULL) {
+        errno = -EINVAL;
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    /* Create a head if needed */
+    if (lp->head == NULL) {
+        lp->head = blob;
+    }
+
+    /* Append the blob to the list */
+    if (lp->tail == NULL) {
+        lp->tail = blob;
+    } else {
+        lp->tail->next = blob;
+        lp->tail = blob;
+    }
+
+    ++lp->count;
+    return 0;
+    return 0;
+}

core/blob_subr.c

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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2026, Chloe M.
+ * Provided under the BSD-3 clause
+ */
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include "blobchain/blob.h"
+#include "blobchain/memlib.h"
+
+struct blob *
+blob_allocate(struct data_stream *stmp)
+{
+    struct blob *bp;
+
+    bp = xmalloc(sizeof(*bp));
+    bp->length = (stmp != NULL) ? stmp->length : 0;
+    if (stmp == NULL) {
+        bp->data = NULL;
+    } else {
+        bp->data = xmalloc(stmp->length);
+        memcpy(bp->data, stmp->data, stmp->length);
+    }
+
+    return bp;
+}