metacall/mc_serial.hpp

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#pragma once

namespace metacall {


//
// Deserializer
//

class Deserializer {
public:
    Deserializer(const Buffer* data);

    template        <typename T>
    bool            read(T* data);
    const byte*     readRaw(int size);
    bool            setOffset(int offset, bool relative);
    int             offset() const;

private:
    const Buffer*   m_data;
    int             m_offset;
};


//
// Serializer
//

class Serializer {
public:
    Serializer(Buffer* data);

    template    <typename T>
    bool        write(const T& data);
    bool        writeRaw(const void* data, int size);
    bool        setOffset(int offset, bool relative);
    int         offset() const;

private:
    Buffer*     m_data;
    int         m_offset;
};


}