static parse_buffer *buffer_skip_whitespace(parse_buffer * const buffer)
{
    if ((buffer == NULL) || (buffer->content == NULL))
    {
        return NULL;
    }

    while (can_access_at_index(buffer, 0) && (buffer_at_offset(buffer)[0] <= 32))
    {
       buffer->offset++;
    }

    if (buffer->offset == buffer->length)
    {
        buffer->offset--;
    }

    return buffer;
}

The product does not check or incorrectly checks for unusual or exceptional conditions that are not expected to occur frequently during day to day operation of the product.