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Add Modulo Wrap-Around Logic

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Since May 8, 2025.

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enhancement

Goal: Prevent readIndex and writeIndex from exceeding array bounds.

  • Modify write() and read() to use % N after incrementing indexes.
  • Optional: create a helper function wrap(size_t index) to improve readability.
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