/// <summary>
/// Deserialize a byte array into an object
/// </summary>
/// <param name="array">The byte array</param>
/// <param name="shift">The shift for the array</param>
/// <param name="type">The type of the object</param>
/// <returns>An object of the deserialized byte array</returns>
public static object Deserialize(byte[] array, ref int shift, Type type)
{
if (type.IsPrimitive)
{
return(NetworkPrimitiveSerializer.Deserialize(array, ref shift, type));
}
if (type == typeof(string))
{
return(Convert.ChangeType(NetworkStringSerializer.Deserialize(array, ref shift), type));
}
if (type.IsEnum)
{
return(NetworkEnumSerializer.Deserialize(array, ref shift, typeof(byte), type));
}
return(NetworkClassSerializer.Deserialize(array, ref shift, type));
}
/// <summary>
/// Serialize an object into a byte array
/// </summary>
/// <param name="obj">The object to serialize</param>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type of the object</typeparam>
/// <returns>A byte array of the serialized object</returns>
public static byte[] Serialize <T>(T obj)
{
var t = typeof(T);
if (t.IsPrimitive)
{
return(NetworkPrimitiveSerializer.Serialize(obj));
}
if (t == typeof(string))
{
return(NetworkStringSerializer.Serialize((string)(object)obj));
}
if (t.IsEnum)
{
return(NetworkEnumSerializer.Serialize(obj, typeof(byte)));
}
return(NetworkClassSerializer.Serialize(obj));
}
/// <summary>
/// Deserialize an object depending on its type
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">The type of the object to deserialize</param>
/// <param name="array">The byte array representing the object</param>
/// <param name="shift">The shift to apply to the byte array</param>
/// <param name="decodeSubType">Optional parameter; Used for ListSerializer</param>
/// <returns>The object deserialized</returns>
protected static object TypeDeserialize(Type type, byte[] array, ref int shift, bool decodeSubType = false)
{
object value;
// var args = new object[] { array, shift };
if (type.IsPrimitive)
{
// value = InvokeDeserialize(typeof(NetworkPrimitiveSerializer), type, args);
// shift = (int)args[1];
value = NetworkPrimitiveSerializer.Deserialize(array, ref shift, type);
}
else if (type == typeof(string))
{
value = NetworkStringSerializer.Deserialize(array, ref shift);
}
else if (type.IsEnum)
{
// args = new object[] { array, shift, typeof(byte) };
value = NetworkEnumSerializer.Deserialize(array, ref shift, typeof(byte), type);
// value = InvokeDeserialize(typeof(NetworkEnumSerializer), type, args);
// shift = (int)args[1];
}
else if (typeof(IList).IsAssignableFrom(type))
{
// args = new object[] { array, shift, decodeSubType };
// value = InvokeDeserialize(typeof(NetworkListSerializer), type, args);
// shift = (int)args[1];
value = NetworkListSerializer.Deserialize(array, ref shift, type, decodeSubType);
}
else
{
// value = InvokeDeserialize(typeof(NetworkClassSerializer), type, args);
// shift = (int)args[1];
value = NetworkClassSerializer.Deserialize(array, ref shift, type);
}
return(value);
}
