Implement object IDs

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/objects/object.go b/objects/object.go
index 2bc3a53..a1d2335 100644
--- a/objects/object.go
+++ b/objects/object.go
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-type ObjectId interface {
-	fmt.Stringer
-}
-
 type ObjectType string
 
 const (
@@ -25,6 +21,7 @@ type Object struct {
 	Payload []byte
 }
 
+// SerialiteObject writes the binary representation of an object to a io.Writer
 func (o Object) Serialize(w io.Writer) error {
 	if _, err := fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s %d\n", o.Type, len(o.Payload)); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -34,6 +31,16 @@ func (o Object) Serialize(w io.Writer) error {
 	return err
 }
 
+func (o Object) SerializeAndId(w io.Writer, algo ObjectIdAlgo) (ObjectId, error) {
+	gen := algo.Generator()
+
+	if err := o.Serialize(io.MultiWriter(w, gen)); err != nil {
+		return ObjectId{}, err
+	}
+
+	return gen.GetId(), nil
+}
+
 type UnserializeError struct {
 	Reason error
 }
@@ -65,6 +72,8 @@ func (br *bytewiseReader) ReadByte() (b byte, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
+// UnserializeObject attempts to read an object from a stream.
+// It is advisable to pass a buffered reader, if feasible.
 func UnserializeObject(r io.Reader) (Object, error) {
 	br := newBytewiseReader(r)