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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)