local function SendUDP(content)
    if content then 
            helpers.send_udp(options.udpPort, content, options.senderIndex)
    else
        error("Missing udpPort or Content")
    end
end

---Extracts the header from content if it exists (format: ---<headerline>---)
---@param content string
---@return string|nil header, number headerEndPos
local function ExtractHeader(content)
    local headerStart, headerEnd, headerText = content:find("^%-%-%-(.-)%-%-%-\n", 1)
    if headerStart then
        return "---" .. headerText .. "---", headerEnd
    end
    return nil, 0
end

---Finds all header positions in content once (format: ---<headerline>---)
---@param content string
---@return table headers Array of {endPos=position_after_newline, text=header_text}
local function FindAllHeaders(content)
    local headers = {}
    local pos = 1
    while true do
        local start, endPos, headerText = content:find("%-%-%-(.-)%-%-%-\n", pos)
        if not start then break end
        table.insert(headers, {endPos = endPos + 1, text = "---" .. headerText .. "---"})
        pos = endPos + 1
    end
    return headers
end

---Binary search to find nearest header before targetPos
---@param headers table Pre-computed header positions
---@param targetPos number Maximum position to search for
---@return number|nil index, number|nil headerEndPos, string|nil headerText
local function BinarySearchHeader(headers, targetPos)
    local left, right = 1, #headers
    local result = nil
    
    while left <= right do
        local mid = math.floor((left + right) / 2)
        if headers[mid].endPos <= targetPos then
            result = mid
            left = mid + 1
        else
            right = mid - 1
        end
    end
    
    if result then
        return result, headers[result].endPos, headers[result].text
    end
    return nil, nil, nil
end

---Chunks content into appropriately sized pieces, respecting header lines
---Chunks content greedily to minimize UDP calls
---Fills 200KB buffer as completely as possible, including multiple headers if they fit
---Only prepends header when chunk starts mid-section
---@param content string
---@param maxSizekB number|nil Default 200KB
---@return table chunks Array of {header=string|nil, content=string}
local function ChunkContent(content, maxSizekB)
    local maxSize = (maxSizekB or 200) * 1024
    local contentLength = #content
    
    if contentLength < maxSize then
        return {{header = nil, content = content}}
    end
    
    -- Extract initial header if present
    local initialHeader, headerEndPos = ExtractHeader(content)
    local contentStart = headerEndPos > 0 and headerEndPos + 1 or 1
    local remainingContent = content:sub(contentStart)
    
    -- Pre-compute all headers once for efficient lookup
    local headers = FindAllHeaders(remainingContent)
    
    local chunks = {}
    local start = 1
    local len = #remainingContent
    local lastStart = 0
    
    while start <= len do
        -- Safety check to prevent infinite loops
        if start == lastStart then
            error("Infinite loop detected in ChunkContent: cannot make progress")
        end
        lastStart = start
        
        -- Determine the "Active Context" - which header does this position belong to?
        local _, _, activeHeaderText = BinarySearchHeader(headers, start)
        
        -- Check if we're starting exactly at a header boundary (after a newline)
        local startingAtHeader = false
        for _, hdr in ipairs(headers) do
            if hdr.endPos == start then
                startingAtHeader = true
                break
            end
        end
        
        -- Calculate available space for content
        local needsPrepend = not startingAtHeader and activeHeaderText ~= nil
        local overhead = needsPrepend and (#activeHeaderText + 1) or 0
        local availableSpace = maxSize - overhead
        local target = start + availableSpace - 1
        
        -- If remaining content fits in one chunk
        if target >= len then
            local chunk = remainingContent:sub(start, len)
            table.insert(chunks, {header = needsPrepend and activeHeaderText or nil, content = chunk})
            break
        end
        
        -- Greedy approach: fill buffer completely
        -- Search backward from target for a newline to split cleanly
        local splitPos = target
        while splitPos > start and remainingContent:byte(splitPos) ~= 10 do
            splitPos = splitPos - 1
        end
        
        -- Fallback if no newline found in buffer (force split at target)
        if splitPos <= start then
            splitPos = target
        end
        
        local chunk = remainingContent:sub(start, splitPos)
        table.insert(chunks, {header = needsPrepend and activeHeaderText or nil, content = chunk})
        start = splitPos + 1
    end
    
    return chunks
end

---Sends content in chunks with optional header
---If content starts with header (---<headerline>---), it's automatically repeated in each chunk
---@param content string
---@param maxSizekB number|nil Default 200KB
function SendChunked(content, maxSizekB)
    if not content or #content == 0 then
        error("Missing or empty content")
    end
    
    local maxSize = (maxSizekB or 200) * 1024
    local initialHeader = ExtractHeader(content)
    if initialHeader and (#initialHeader + 1) > maxSize then
        error("Header itself exceeds maximum chunk size of " .. (maxSize / 1024) .. "kB")
    end
    
    local chunks = ChunkContent(content, maxSizekB)
    
    for _, chunk in ipairs(chunks) do
        local toSend = ""
        if chunk.header then
            toSend = chunk.header .. "\n"
        end
        toSend = toSend .. chunk.content
        SendUDP(toSend)
    end
end