/// <summary>
/// Writes the Key+Value onto the stream and let the TBinaryAccessor handle how it's done.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="input"></param>
/// <param name="bw"></param>
public static void Serialize(KeyValuePair <T, TX> input, BinaryWriter bw)
{
//Write the key onto the stream
TBinaryAccessor <T> .Write(bw, input.Key);
//Write the key onto the stream
TBinaryAccessor <TX> .Write(bw, input.Value);
}
public static byte[] Serialize <T>(this IEnumerable <T> input)
{
using (MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream())
using (BinaryWriter bw = new BinaryWriter(ms))
{
input.ForEach(x => TBinaryAccessor <T> .Write(bw, x));
return(ms.ToArray());
}
}
public static List <T> DeSerialize <T>(this byte[] input)
{
var retVar = new List <T>();
using (MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(input))
using (BinaryReader br = new BinaryReader(ms))
{
while (br.BaseStream.Position != input.Length)
{
retVar.Add(TBinaryAccessor <T> .Read(br));
}
}
return(retVar);
}
public static Dictionary <T, TX> Deserialize(BinaryReader br)
{
//Read the amount of KeyValuePairs from the "header"
var dictSize = br.ReadInt32();
//Create a new instance of the Dictionary requested, use the constructor which accepts the dictSize to "boost" the performance a little
var dstDict = new Dictionary <T, TX>(dictSize);
for (int i = 0; i < dictSize; i++)
{
//Read the first value, set it as key and then read the second one and set it as value
//As above, let the TBinaryAccessor handle how it's done.
dstDict[TBinaryAccessor <T> .Read(br)] = TBinaryAccessor <TX> .Read(br);
}
return(dstDict);
}