/// <summary>
/// Serializes a packet and returns a memory stream containing streamed bytes (position is start of serialization)
/// </summary>
public static MemoryStream SerializePacket(this Serialization serialization, Packet p)
{
switch (serialization)
{
case Serialization.NATIVE:
return(NativeSerialization.SerializePacket(p));
case Serialization.PROTOBUF:
return(ProtobufSerialization.SerializePacket(p));
}
throw new ArgumentException("Unrecognized serialization method: " + serialization);
}
/// <summary>
/// Deserializes a packet from a stream
/// </summary>
public static Packet DeserializePacket(this Serialization serialization, Stream from)
{
switch (serialization)
{
case Serialization.NATIVE:
return(NativeSerialization.DeserializePacket(from));
case Serialization.PROTOBUF:
return(ProtobufSerialization.DeserializePacket(from));
}
throw new ArgumentException("Unrecognized serialization method: " + serialization);
}
/// <summary>
/// Sets a packet up before serialization. Mainly for serialization methods light on type metadata (protobuf-net...)
/// Designed to be used solely by the packet class
/// </summary>
internal static bool SetupPacket_PreSerialization(this Serialization serialization, ref object[] contents)
{
if (contents == null)
{
return(true);
}
switch (serialization)
{
case Serialization.NATIVE:
return(true);
case Serialization.PROTOBUF:
return(ProtobufSerialization.SetupPacket_PreSerialization(ref contents));
}
throw new ArgumentException("Unrecognized serialization method: " + serialization);
}
