diff --git a/tools/utils/ring.go b/tools/utils/ring.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b33f3b4c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/utils/ring.go
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+// License: GPLv3 Copyright: 2022, Kovid Goyal, <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>
+
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+var _ = fmt.Print
+
+func rb_min(a, b uint64) uint64 {
+	if a < b {
+		return a
+	} else {
+		return b
+	}
+}
+
+type RingBuffer[T any] struct {
+	buffer    []T
+	read_pos  uint64
+	use_count uint64
+}
+
+func NewRingBuffer[T any](size uint64) *RingBuffer[T] {
+	return &RingBuffer[T]{
+		buffer: make([]T, size),
+	}
+}
+
+func (self *RingBuffer[T]) Len() uint64 {
+	return self.use_count
+}
+
+func (self *RingBuffer[T]) Capacity() uint64 {
+	return uint64(len(self.buffer))
+}
+
+func (self *RingBuffer[T]) Clear() {
+	self.read_pos = 0
+	self.use_count = 0
+}
+
+func (self *RingBuffer[T]) Grow(new_size uint64) {
+	if new_size <= self.Capacity() {
+		return
+	}
+	buf := make([]T, new_size)
+	if self.use_count > 0 {
+		self.ReadTillEmpty(buf)
+	}
+	self.buffer = buf
+	self.read_pos = 0
+}
+
+func (self *RingBuffer[T]) WriteTillFull(p []T) uint64 {
+	ssz := self.Capacity()
+	available := ssz - self.use_count
+	sz := rb_min(uint64(len(p)), available)
+	if sz == 0 {
+		return 0
+	}
+	tail := (self.read_pos + self.use_count) % ssz
+	write_end := (self.read_pos + self.use_count + sz) % ssz
+	self.use_count += sz
+	p = p[:sz]
+	if tail <= write_end {
+		copy(self.buffer[tail:], p)
+	} else {
+		first_write := ssz - tail
+		copy(self.buffer[tail:], p[:first_write])
+		copy(self.buffer, p[first_write:])
+	}
+	return sz
+}
+
+func (self *RingBuffer[T]) WriteAllAndDiscardOld(p []T) {
+	ssz := self.Capacity()
+	left := uint64(len(p))
+	if left >= ssz { // Fast path
+		extra := left - ssz
+		copy(self.buffer, p[extra:])
+		self.read_pos = 0
+		self.use_count = ssz
+		return
+	}
+	for {
+		written := self.WriteTillFull(p)
+		p = p[written:]
+		left = uint64(len(p))
+		if left == 0 {
+			break
+		}
+		self.slices_to_read(left)
+	}
+}
+
+func (self *RingBuffer[T]) ReadTillEmpty(p []T) uint64 {
+	a, b := self.slices_to_read(uint64(len(p)))
+	copy(p, a)
+	copy(p[len(a):], b)
+	return uint64(len(a)) + uint64(len(b))
+}
+
+func (self *RingBuffer[T]) slices_to_read(sz uint64) ([]T, []T) {
+	ssz := self.Capacity()
+	sz = rb_min(sz, self.use_count)
+	head := self.read_pos
+	end_read := (head + sz) % ssz
+	self.use_count -= sz
+	self.read_pos = end_read
+	if end_read > head || sz == 0 {
+		return self.buffer[head:end_read], self.buffer[0:0]
+	}
+	first_read := ssz - head
+	return self.buffer[head : head+first_read], self.buffer[0 : sz-first_read]
+}
diff --git a/tools/utils/ring_test.go b/tools/utils/ring_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c25b1e8fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/utils/ring_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// License: GPLv3 Copyright: 2022, Kovid Goyal, <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>
+
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+var _ = fmt.Print
+
+func TestRingBuffer(t *testing.T) {
+	r := NewRingBuffer[int](8)
+
+	test_contents := func(expected ...int) {
+		actual := make([]int, len(expected))
+		num_read := r.ReadTillEmpty(actual)
+		if num_read != uint64(len(actual)) {
+			t.Fatalf("Did not read expected num of items: %d != %d", num_read, len(expected))
+		}
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(expected, actual) {
+			t.Fatalf("Did not read expected items:\n%#v != %#v", actual, expected)
+		}
+		if r.Len() != 0 {
+			t.Fatalf("Reading contents did not empty the buffer")
+		}
+	}
+	r.WriteTillFull([]int{1, 2, 3, 4})
+	test_contents(1, 2, 3, 4)
+	r.WriteTillFull([]int{1, 2, 3, 4})
+	test_contents(1, 2, 3, 4)
+
+	r.Clear()
+	r.WriteTillFull([]int{1, 2, 3, 4})
+	r.ReadTillEmpty([]int{0, 1})
+	test_contents(3, 4)
+	r.WriteTillFull([]int{1, 2, 3, 4, 5})
+	test_contents(1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
+
+	r.Clear()
+	r.WriteTillFull([]int{1, 2, 3, 4})
+	r.WriteAllAndDiscardOld([]int{5, 6, 7, 8, 9})
+	test_contents(2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
+
+}