8 files changed, 72 insertions, 25 deletions
diff --git a/docs/uart_driver.md b/docs/uart_driver.md
index 4d1716975f..340b648189 100644
--- a/docs/uart_driver.md
+++ b/docs/uart_driver.md
@@ -60,30 +60,56 @@ Initialize the UART driver. This function must be called only once, before any o
 
 ---
 
-### `void uart_putchar(uint8_t c)`
+### `void uart_write(uint8_t data)`
 
 Transmit a single byte.
 
 #### Arguments
 
- - `uint8_t c`  
-   The byte (character) to send, from 0 to 255.
+ - `uint8_t data`  
+   The byte to write.
 
 ---
 
-### `uint8_t uart_getchar(void)`
+### `uint8_t uart_read(void)`
 
 Receive a single byte.
 
 #### Return Value
 
-The byte read from the receive buffer.
+The byte read from the receive buffer. This function will block if the buffer is empty (ie. no data to read).
+
+---
+
+### `void uart_transmit(const uint8_t *data, uint16_t length)`
+
+Transmit multiple bytes.
+
+#### Arguments
+
+ - `const uint8_t *data`  
+   A pointer to the data to write from.
+ - `uint16_t length`  
+   The number of bytes to write. Take care not to overrun the length of `data`.
+
+---
+
+### `void uart_receive(char *data, uint16_t length)`
+
+Receive multiple bytes.
+
+#### Arguments
+
+ - `uint8_t *data`  
+   A pointer to the buffer to read into.
+ - `uint16_t length`  
+   The number of bytes to read. Take care not to overrun the length of `data`.
 
 ---
 
 ### `bool uart_available(void)`
 
-Return whether the receive buffer contains data. Call this function to determine if `uart_getchar()` will return meaningful data.
+Return whether the receive buffer contains data. Call this function to determine if `uart_read()` will return data immediately.
 
 #### Return Value
 
diff --git a/keyboards/mschwingen/modelm/modelm.c b/keyboards/mschwingen/modelm/modelm.c
index c1180612ad..7dcd4ac024 100644
--- a/keyboards/mschwingen/modelm/modelm.c
+++ b/keyboards/mschwingen/modelm/modelm.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #    undef sendchar
 static int8_t capture_sendchar(uint8_t c) {
     //  sendchar(c);
-    uart_putchar(c);
+    uart_write(c);
     return 0;
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/keyboards/nullbitsco/common/remote_kb.c b/keyboards/nullbitsco/common/remote_kb.c
index 89cbf9a92a..4dcc9f4616 100644
--- a/keyboards/nullbitsco/common/remote_kb.c
+++ b/keyboards/nullbitsco/common/remote_kb.c
@@ -63,9 +63,7 @@ static void send_msg(uint16_t keycode, bool pressed) {
   msg[IDX_PRESSED] = pressed;
   msg[IDX_CHECKSUM] = chksum8(msg, UART_MSG_LEN-1);
 
-  for (int i=0; i<UART_MSG_LEN; i++) {
-    uart_putchar(msg[i]);
-  }
+  uart_transmit(msg, UART_MSG_LEN);
 }
 
 static void print_message_buffer(void) {
@@ -103,7 +101,7 @@ static void process_uart(void) {
 
 static void get_msg(void) {
   while (uart_available()) {
-    msg[msg_idx] = uart_getchar();
+    msg[msg_idx] = uart_read();
     dprintf("idx: %u, recv: %u\n", msg_idx, msg[msg_idx]);
     if (msg_idx == 0 && (msg[msg_idx] != UART_PREAMBLE)) {
       dprintf("Byte sync error!\n");
diff --git a/paths.mk b/paths.mk
index 78eaf39967..7be1b2ce04 100644
--- a/paths.mk
+++ b/paths.mk
@@ -24,6 +24,5 @@ COMMON_VPATH += $(QUANTUM_PATH)
 COMMON_VPATH += $(QUANTUM_PATH)/keymap_extras
 COMMON_VPATH += $(QUANTUM_PATH)/audio
 COMMON_VPATH += $(QUANTUM_PATH)/process_keycode
-COMMON_VPATH += $(QUANTUM_PATH)/api
 COMMON_VPATH += $(QUANTUM_PATH)/sequencer
 COMMON_VPATH += $(DRIVER_PATH)
diff --git a/platforms/avr/drivers/uart.c b/platforms/avr/drivers/uart.c
index c6abcb6fe0..01cf6b1fb8 100644
--- a/platforms/avr/drivers/uart.c
+++ b/platforms/avr/drivers/uart.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ void uart_init(uint32_t baud) {
 }
 
 // Transmit a byte
-void uart_putchar(uint8_t c) {
+void uart_write(uint8_t data) {
     uint8_t i;
 
     i = tx_buffer_head + 1;
@@ -110,27 +110,39 @@ void uart_putchar(uint8_t c) {
     while (tx_buffer_tail == i)
         ;  // wait until space in buffer
     // cli();
-    tx_buffer[i]   = c;
+    tx_buffer[i]   = data;
     tx_buffer_head = i;
     UCSRnB         = (1 << RXENn) | (1 << TXENn) | (1 << RXCIEn) | (1 << UDRIEn);
     // sei();
 }
 
 // Receive a byte
-uint8_t uart_getchar(void) {
-    uint8_t c, i;
+uint8_t uart_read(void) {
+    uint8_t data, i;
 
     while (rx_buffer_head == rx_buffer_tail)
         ;  // wait for character
     i = rx_buffer_tail + 1;
     if (i >= RX_BUFFER_SIZE) i = 0;
-    c              = rx_buffer[i];
+    data           = rx_buffer[i];
     rx_buffer_tail = i;
-    return c;
+    return data;
+}
+
+void uart_transmit(const uint8_t *data, uint16_t length) {
+    for (uint16_t i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+        uart_write(data[i]);
+    }
+}
+
+void uart_receive(uint8_t *data, uint16_t length) {
+    for (uint16_t i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+        data[i] = uart_read();
+    }
 }
 
 // Return whether the number of bytes waiting in the receive buffer is nonzero.
-// Call this before uart_getchar() to check if it will need
+// Call this before uart_read() to check if it will need
 // to wait for a byte to arrive.
 bool uart_available(void) {
     uint8_t head, tail;
diff --git a/platforms/avr/drivers/uart.h b/platforms/avr/drivers/uart.h
index 602eb3d8b0..9cb7652b08 100644
--- a/platforms/avr/drivers/uart.h
+++ b/platforms/avr/drivers/uart.h
@@ -28,8 +28,12 @@
 
 void uart_init(uint32_t baud);
 
-void uart_putchar(uint8_t c);
+void uart_write(uint8_t data);
 
-uint8_t uart_getchar(void);
+uint8_t uart_read(void);
+
+void uart_transmit(const char *data, uint16_t length);
+
+void uart_receive(char *data, uint16_t length);
 
 bool uart_available(void);
diff --git a/platforms/chibios/drivers/uart.c b/platforms/chibios/drivers/uart.c
index 0e8e0515af..297c1892c3 100644
--- a/platforms/chibios/drivers/uart.c
+++ b/platforms/chibios/drivers/uart.c
@@ -39,12 +39,16 @@ void uart_init(uint32_t baud) {
     }
 }
 
-void uart_putchar(uint8_t c) { sdPut(&SERIAL_DRIVER, c); }
+void uart_write(uint8_t data) { sdPut(&SERIAL_DRIVER, c); }
 
-uint8_t uart_getchar(void) {
+uint8_t uart_read(void) {
     msg_t res = sdGet(&SERIAL_DRIVER);
 
     return (uint8_t)res;
 }
 
+void uart_transmit(const uint8_t *data, uint16_t length) { sdWrite(&SERIAL_DRIVER, data, length); }
+
+void uart_receive(uint8_t *data, uint16_t length) { sdRead(&SERIAL_DRIVER, data, length); }
+
 bool uart_available(void) { return !sdGetWouldBlock(&SERIAL_DRIVER); }
diff --git a/platforms/chibios/drivers/uart.h b/platforms/chibios/drivers/uart.h
index b4e20e9fd3..5bc4875901 100644
--- a/platforms/chibios/drivers/uart.h
+++ b/platforms/chibios/drivers/uart.h
@@ -70,8 +70,12 @@
 
 void uart_init(uint32_t baud);
 
-void uart_putchar(uint8_t c);
+void uart_write(uint8_t data);
 
-uint8_t uart_getchar(void);
+uint8_t uart_read(void);
+
+void uart_transmit(const uint8_t *data, uint16_t length);
+
+void uart_receive(uint8_t *data, uint16_t length);
 
 bool uart_available(void);