/// <summary>
/// Serialises a data transfer object (DTO) of type <typeparamref name="T"/>
/// into a <see cref="System.IO.Stream"/>, optionally with a Base128 length prefix.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// Provides deserialisation capabilities for any object which derives from
/// <see cref="IDataTransferObject"/> and that has a <see cref="ProtoContractAttribute"/>
/// attribute (e.g. those from ObscurCore.DTO namespace).
/// </remarks>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type of object to serialise.</typeparam>
/// <param name="obj">The object to serialise.</param>
/// <param name="prefixLength">
/// If <c>true</c>, the object will be prefixed with its length in Base128 format.
/// Use when recipient does not know data length.
/// </param>
/// <returns>The serialised DTO in a <see cref="System.IO.MemoryStream"/>.</returns>
public static MemoryStream SerialiseDto <T>(this T obj, bool prefixLength)
where T : IDataTransferObject
{
var ms = new MemoryStream();
StratCom.SerialiseDataTransferObject(obj, ms, prefixLength);
return(ms);
}
/// <summary>
/// Serialises a data transfer object (DTO) of type <typeparamref name="T"/>
/// into a byte array (non-length-prefixed).
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// Provides deserialisation capabilities for any object which derives from
/// <see cref="IDataTransferObject"/> and that has a <see cref="ProtoContractAttribute"/>
/// attribute (e.g. those from ObscurCore.DTO namespace).
/// </remarks>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type of object to serialise.</typeparam>
/// <param name="obj">The object to serialise.</param>
/// <returns>The serialised DTO in a byte array.</returns>
public static byte[] SerialiseDto <T>(this T obj)
where T : IDataTransferObject
{
var ms = new MemoryStream();
StratCom.SerialiseDataTransferObject(obj, ms, false);
return(ms.ToArray());
}
/// <summary>
/// Serialises a data transfer object (DTO) of type <typeparamref name="T"/>
/// into a <see cref="System.IO.Stream"/>, optionally with a Base128 length prefix.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// Provides deserialisation capabilities for any object which derives from
/// <see cref="IDataTransferObject"/> and that has a <see cref="ProtoContractAttribute"/>
/// attribute (e.g. those from ObscurCore.DTO namespace).
/// </remarks>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type of object to serialise.</typeparam>
/// <param name="obj">The object to serialise.</param>
/// <param name="output">The stream to write the serialised object to.</param>
/// <param name="prefixLength">
/// If <c>true</c>, the object will be prefixed with its length in Base128 format.
/// Use when recipient does not know data length.
/// </param>
public static void SerialiseDto <T>(this T obj, Stream output, bool prefixLength = true)
where T : IDataTransferObject
{
StratCom.SerialiseDataTransferObject(obj, output, prefixLength);
}
/// <summary>
/// Deserialises a data transfer object (DTO) of type <typeparamref name="T"/> from
/// a byte array.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// Provides deserialisation capabilities for any object which derives from
/// <see cref="IDataTransferObject"/> and that has a <see cref="ProtoContractAttribute"/>
/// attribute (e.g. those from ObscurCore.DTO namespace).
/// </remarks>
/// <typeparam name="T">Data transfer object.</typeparam>
/// <param name="input">The stream to read the serialised object from.</param>
public static T DeserialiseDto <T>(this byte[] input)
where T : IDataTransferObject
{
return(StratCom.DeserialiseDataTransferObject <T>(new MemoryStream(input), false));
}
/// <summary>
/// Deserialises a data transfer object (DTO) of type <typeparamref name="T"/> from
/// a <see cref="System.IO.Stream"/>.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// Uses the serialiser in <see cref="StratCom"/>, <see cref="StratCom.Serialiser"/>.
/// </remarks>
/// <typeparam name="T">Data transfer object.</typeparam>
/// <param name="input">The stream to read the serialised object from.</param>
/// <param name="lengthPrefixed">
/// If <c>true</c>, the object is prefixed with its length in Base128 format.
/// If <c>false</c>, the whole stream will be read.
/// </param>
public static T DeserialiseDto <T>(this Stream input, bool lengthPrefixed)
where T : IDataTransferObject
{
return(StratCom.DeserialiseDataTransferObject <T>(input, lengthPrefixed));
}