"""
The read4 API is already defined for you.

    @param buf, a list of characters
    @return an integer
    def read4(buf):

# Below is an example of how the read4 API can be called.
file = File("abcdefghijk") # File is "abcdefghijk", initially file pointer (fp) points to 'a'
buf = [' '] * 4 # Create buffer with enough space to store characters
read4(buf) # read4 returns 4. Now buf = ['a','b','c','d'], fp points to 'e'
read4(buf) # read4 returns 4. Now buf = ['e','f','g','h'], fp points to 'i'
read4(buf) # read4 returns 3. Now buf = ['i','j','k',...], fp points to end of file
"""
class Solution:
    def __init__(self):
        self.buf4 = [' '] * 4
        self.buf4Start = 0
        self.buf4End = 0
        self.isEof = False
        
        
    def read(self, buf, n):
        """
        :type buf: Destination buffer (List[str])
        :type n: Number of characters to read (int)
        :rtype: The number of actual characters read (int)
        """
        
        cnt = 0
        while cnt < n:
            if self.isEof and self.buf4Start >= self.buf4End: # nothing to read
                break
            elif self.buf4Start < self.buf4End: # copy from buf4
                buf[cnt] = self.buf4[self.buf4Start]
                cnt += 1
                self.buf4Start += 1
            else: # no more in buf4, read4
                self.buf4End = read4(self.buf4)
                self.buf4Start = 0
                if self.buf4End == 0:
                    self.isEof = True
                
        return cnt