/// <summary>Decode a byte array into an object.</summary>
/// <param name="bytes">The byte array.</param>
/// <returns>The newly created object</returns>
public static object DecodeData(byte[] bytes)
{
MemoryStream memStream = new MemoryStream(bytes);
memStream.Seek(4, SeekOrigin.Begin);
return(ReflectionUtilities.BinaryDeserialise(memStream));
}
/// <summary>
/// Get an object from the specified anonymous in pipe.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="pipeReader">The pipe to read from.</param>
/// <returns>The object or null if no object read.</returns>
public static object GetObjectFromPipe(AnonymousPipeServerStream pipeReader)
{
// Read number of bytes.
var intBuffer = new byte[4];
pipeReader.Read(intBuffer, 0, 4);
var numBytes = BitConverter.ToInt32(intBuffer, 0);
if (numBytes > 0)
{
// Read bytes for object.
var buffer = new byte[numBytes];
pipeReader.Read(buffer, 0, numBytes);
// Convert bytes to object.
return(ReflectionUtilities.BinaryDeserialise(new MemoryStream(buffer)));
}
return(null);
}
private static object DeserialiseFrom(Stream stream)
{
// Decode from base64, then deserialise the result.
using (Stream cryptoStream = new CryptoStream(stream, new FromBase64Transform(), CryptoStreamMode.Read, leaveOpen: true))
return(ReflectionUtilities.BinaryDeserialise(cryptoStream));
}