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#DEFINE MAX_INPUT 90

char inputBuffer[MAX_INPUT+1]; // Handles up to 90 bytes in a c-style string, with a null character termination.

void setup() 
{
  Serial.begin(115200); // initialization
  inputBuffer[0] = '\0'; //Initialize string to emtpy.
  Serial.println("Begin:");
}

void loop() {

  if (Serial.available()>0)
  {
    char input = Serial.read();
    static int s_len; // static variables default to 0
    if (input != '\n' && input != '\r') {
      inputBuffer[s_len++] = input;
    } else if (s_len==MAX_INPUTs_len>=MAX_INPUT) {
      // Have received already the maximum number of characters
      // Ignore all new input until line termination occurs
    } else {
     if //(input Have!= received'\n' a&& LFinput or!= CR'\r') character
{
      // Flush the receive buffer frominputBuffer[s_len++] linefeed,= etcinput;
     } while(Serial.available())else {
       // Serial.read();
Have received a LF or CR }character

      // INSERT YOUR CODE HERE TO PROCESS THE RECEIVED DATA //
      // YOU COULD COPY TO A NEW VARIABLE WITH strncpy() OR //
      // SET A FLAG TO SAY TO START SOME OTHER TASK         //
      Serial.print("RECEIVED MSG: ");
      Serial.println(inputBuffer);

      memset(inputBuffer, 0, sizeof(inputBuffer));
      s_len = 0;             // Reset input buffer here if you
                             // have already copied the data.
                             // If you don't reset here, then
                             // you can't start receiving more
                             // serial port data. This is your
                             // 'software' serial buffer, contrast
                             // with the hardware serial buffer.
    }
  }
}
#DEFINE MAX_INPUT 90

char inputBuffer[MAX_INPUT+1]; // Handles up to 90 bytes in a c-style string, with a null character termination.

void setup() 
{
  Serial.begin(115200); // initialization
  inputBuffer[0] = '\0'; //Initialize string to emtpy.
  Serial.println("Begin:");
}

void loop() {

  if (Serial.available()>0)
  {
    char input = Serial.read();
    static int s_len; // static variables default to 0
    if (input != '\n' && input != '\r') {
      inputBuffer[s_len++] = input;
    } else if (s_len==MAX_INPUT) {
      // Have received already the maximum number of characters
      // Ignore all new input until line termination occurs
    } else {
      // Have received a LF or CR character

      // Flush the receive buffer from linefeed, etc
      while(Serial.available()) {
        Serial.read();
      }

      // INSERT YOUR CODE HERE TO PROCESS THE RECEIVED DATA //
      // YOU COULD COPY TO A NEW VARIABLE WITH strncpy() OR //
      // SET A FLAG TO SAY TO START SOME OTHER TASK         //
      Serial.print("RECEIVED MSG: ");
      Serial.println(inputBuffer);

      memset(inputBuffer, 0, sizeof(inputBuffer));
      s_len = 0;             // Reset input buffer here if you
                             // have already copied the data.
                             // If you don't reset here, then
                             // you can't start receiving more
                             // serial port data. This is your
                             // 'software' serial buffer, contrast
                             // with the hardware serial buffer.
    }
  }
}
#DEFINE MAX_INPUT 90

char inputBuffer[MAX_INPUT+1]; // Handles up to 90 bytes in a c-style string, with a null character termination.

void setup() 
{
  Serial.begin(115200); // initialization
  inputBuffer[0] = '\0'; //Initialize string to emtpy.
  Serial.println("Begin:");
}

void loop() {

  if (Serial.available()>0)
  {
    char input = Serial.read();
    static int s_len; // static variables default to 0
    if (s_len>=MAX_INPUT) {
      // Have received already the maximum number of characters
      // Ignore all new input until line termination occurs
    } else if (input != '\n' && input != '\r') {
      inputBuffer[s_len++] = input;
    } else {
      // Have received a LF or CR character

      // INSERT YOUR CODE HERE TO PROCESS THE RECEIVED DATA //
      // YOU COULD COPY TO A NEW VARIABLE WITH strncpy() OR //
      // SET A FLAG TO SAY TO START SOME OTHER TASK         //
      Serial.print("RECEIVED MSG: ");
      Serial.println(inputBuffer);

      memset(inputBuffer, 0, sizeof(inputBuffer));
      s_len = 0;             // Reset input buffer here if you
                             // have already copied the data.
                             // If you don't reset here, then
                             // you can't start receiving more
                             // serial port data. This is your
                             // 'software' serial buffer, contrast
                             // with the hardware serial buffer.
    }
  }
}
Added back buffer overflow preventer
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#DEFINE MAX_INPUT 90

char inputBuffer[91];inputBuffer[MAX_INPUT+1]; // Handles up to 90 bytes in a c-style string, with a null character termination.

void setup() 
{
  Serial.begin(115200); // initialization
  inputBuffer[0] = '\0'; //Initialize string to emtpy.
  Serial.println("Begin:");
}

void loop() {

  if (Serial.available()>0)
  {
    char input = Serial.read();
    static int s_len; // static variables default to 0
    if (input != '\n' && input != '\r') {
      inputBuffer[s_len++] = input;
    } else if (s_len==MAX_INPUT) {
      // Have received already the maximum number of characters
      // Ignore all new input until line termination occurs
    } else {
      // Have received a LF or CR character

      // Flush the receive buffer from linefeed, etc
      while(Serial.available()) {
        Serial.read();
      }

      // INSERT YOUR CODE HERE TO PROCESS THE RECEIVED DATA //
      // YOU COULD COPY TO A NEW VARIABLE WITH strncpy() OR //
      // SET A FLAG TO SAY TO START SOME OTHER TASK         //
      Serial.print("RECEIVED MSG: ");
      Serial.println(inputBuffer);

      memset(inputBuffer, 0, sizeof(inputBuffer));
      s_len = 0;             // Reset input buffer here if you
                             // have already copied the data.
                             // If you don't reset here, then
                             // you can't start receiving more
                             // serial port data. This is your
                             // 'software' serial buffer, contrast
                             // with the hardware serial buffer.
    }
  }
}
char inputBuffer[91]; // Handles up to 90 bytes in a c-style string, with a null character termination.

void setup() 
{
  Serial.begin(115200); // initialization
  inputBuffer[0] = '\0'; //Initialize string to emtpy.
  Serial.println("Begin:");
}

void loop() {

  if (Serial.available()>0)
  {
    char input = Serial.read();
    static int s_len; // static variables default to 0
    if (input != '\n' && input != '\r') {
      inputBuffer[s_len++] = input;
    } else {
      // Have received a LF or CR character

      // Flush the receive buffer from linefeed, etc
      while(Serial.available()) {
        Serial.read();
      }

      // INSERT YOUR CODE HERE TO PROCESS THE RECEIVED DATA //
      // YOU COULD COPY TO A NEW VARIABLE WITH strncpy() OR //
      // SET A FLAG TO SAY TO START SOME OTHER TASK         //
      Serial.print("RECEIVED MSG: ");
      Serial.println(inputBuffer);

      memset(inputBuffer, 0, sizeof(inputBuffer));
      s_len = 0;             // Reset input buffer here if you
                             // have already copied the data.
                             // If you don't reset here, then
                             // you can't start receiving more
                             // serial port data. This is your
                             // 'software' serial buffer, contrast
                             // with the hardware serial buffer.
    }
  }
}
#DEFINE MAX_INPUT 90

char inputBuffer[MAX_INPUT+1]; // Handles up to 90 bytes in a c-style string, with a null character termination.

void setup() 
{
  Serial.begin(115200); // initialization
  inputBuffer[0] = '\0'; //Initialize string to emtpy.
  Serial.println("Begin:");
}

void loop() {

  if (Serial.available()>0)
  {
    char input = Serial.read();
    static int s_len; // static variables default to 0
    if (input != '\n' && input != '\r') {
      inputBuffer[s_len++] = input;
    } else if (s_len==MAX_INPUT) {
      // Have received already the maximum number of characters
      // Ignore all new input until line termination occurs
    } else {
      // Have received a LF or CR character

      // Flush the receive buffer from linefeed, etc
      while(Serial.available()) {
        Serial.read();
      }

      // INSERT YOUR CODE HERE TO PROCESS THE RECEIVED DATA //
      // YOU COULD COPY TO A NEW VARIABLE WITH strncpy() OR //
      // SET A FLAG TO SAY TO START SOME OTHER TASK         //
      Serial.print("RECEIVED MSG: ");
      Serial.println(inputBuffer);

      memset(inputBuffer, 0, sizeof(inputBuffer));
      s_len = 0;             // Reset input buffer here if you
                             // have already copied the data.
                             // If you don't reset here, then
                             // you can't start receiving more
                             // serial port data. This is your
                             // 'software' serial buffer, contrast
                             // with the hardware serial buffer.
    }
  }
}
Bugfixes per @EdgarBonet
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char inputBuffer[91]; // Handles up to 90 bytes in a c-style string, with a null character termination.

void setup() 
{
  Serial.begin(115200); // initialization
  inputBuffer[0] = '\0'; //Initialize string to emtpy.
  Serial.println("Begin:");
}

void loop() {

  if (Serial.available()>0)
  {
    char input = Serial.read();
    static int s_lens_len; =// strnlen(inputBuffer,static 91);variables default to 0
    inputBuffer[s_len++]if (input != input;
'\n' && input != inputBuffer[s_len]'\r') ={
 '\0'; // Make string null-terminated again
inputBuffer[s_len++] = input;
  if (input ==} '\n')else {
      // Have received a LF or CR character

      // Flush the receive buffer from linefeed, etc
      while(Serial.available()) {
        Serial.read();
      }

      // INSERT YOUR CODE HERE TO PROCESS THE RECEIVED DATA //
      // YOU COULD COPY TO A NEW VARIABLE WITH strncpy() OR //
      // SET A FLAG TO SAY TO START SOME OTHER TASK         //
      Serial.print("RECEIVED MSG: ");
      inputBuffer[0]Serial.println(inputBuffer);

      memset(inputBuffer, 0, sizeof(inputBuffer));
      s_len = '\0';0;             // Reset input buffer here if you
                             // have already copied the data.
                             // If you don't reset here, then
                             // you can't start receiving more
                             // serial port data. This is your
                             // 'software' serial buffer, contrast
                             // with the hardware serial buffer.
    }
  }
}
char inputBuffer[91]; // Handles up to 90 bytes in a c-style string, with a null character termination.

void setup() 
{
  Serial.begin(115200); // initialization
  inputBuffer[0] = '\0'; //Initialize string to emtpy.
}

void loop() {

  if (Serial.available()>0)
  {
    char input = Serial.read();
    int s_len = strnlen(inputBuffer, 91);
    inputBuffer[s_len++] = input;
    inputBuffer[s_len] = '\0'; // Make string null-terminated again
    if (input == '\n') {
      // Have received a LF character

      // Flush the receive buffer from linefeed, etc
      while(Serial.available()) {
        Serial.read();
      }

      // INSERT YOUR CODE HERE TO PROCESS THE RECEIVED DATA //
      // YOU COULD COPY TO A NEW VARIABLE WITH strncpy() OR //
      // SET A FLAG TO SAY TO START SOME OTHER TASK         //

      inputBuffer[0] = '\0'; // Reset input buffer here if you
                             // have already copied the data.
                             // If you don't reset here, then
                             // you can't start receiving more
                             // serial port data. This is your
                             // 'software' serial buffer, contrast
                             // with the hardware serial buffer.
    }
  }
}
char inputBuffer[91]; // Handles up to 90 bytes in a c-style string, with a null character termination.

void setup() 
{
  Serial.begin(115200); // initialization
  inputBuffer[0] = '\0'; //Initialize string to emtpy.
  Serial.println("Begin:");
}

void loop() {

  if (Serial.available()>0)
  {
    char input = Serial.read();
    static int s_len; // static variables default to 0
    if (input != '\n' && input != '\r') {
      inputBuffer[s_len++] = input;
    } else {
      // Have received a LF or CR character

      // Flush the receive buffer from linefeed, etc
      while(Serial.available()) {
        Serial.read();
      }

      // INSERT YOUR CODE HERE TO PROCESS THE RECEIVED DATA //
      // YOU COULD COPY TO A NEW VARIABLE WITH strncpy() OR //
      // SET A FLAG TO SAY TO START SOME OTHER TASK         //
      Serial.print("RECEIVED MSG: ");
      Serial.println(inputBuffer);

      memset(inputBuffer, 0, sizeof(inputBuffer));
      s_len = 0;             // Reset input buffer here if you
                             // have already copied the data.
                             // If you don't reset here, then
                             // you can't start receiving more
                             // serial port data. This is your
                             // 'software' serial buffer, contrast
                             // with the hardware serial buffer.
    }
  }
}
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