/// <summary>
/// Converts a data type to a plc known format.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type"></param>
/// <param name="data"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public byte[] Serialize(Type type, object data)
{
var binding = _mappingEntryProvider.GetMappingEntryForType(type).BaseBinding;
var buffer = new byte[binding.RawData.MemoryAllocationSize]; // TODO handle a reusable buffer
binding.ConvertToRaw(data, buffer);
return(buffer);
}
/// <summary>
/// Get a value from the structs binary data
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="TValue"></typeparam>
/// <param name="type"></param>
/// <param name="variable"></param>
/// <param name="data"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public TValue GetValue <TValue>(Type type, string variable, Span <byte> data)
{
var mappingEntry = _mappingEntryProvider.GetMappingEntryForType(type);
_mappingEntryProvider.UpdateVariables(mappingEntry, variable);
return(mappingEntry.Bindings.TryGetValue(variable, out var binding) ? (TValue)binding.ConvertFromRaw(data) : default);
