This crate provides a convenient way of reading and writing bytes to a buffer
that implements the standard [`Read`] or [`Write`] traits.
Supported std types include [`u8`], [`u16`], [`u32`], [`u64`], [`i8`],
[`i16`], [`i32`] and [`i64`].
Reading and writing of these types is done using the [`byteorder`] crate.
# Installation
Add the following to your `Cargo.toml` file:
```toml
[dependencies]
bytestream = "0.4"
```
# Examples
```rust
use std::io::{Cursor, Read, Result, Write};
use bytestream::*;
#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
pub struct Foo {
bar: bool,
baz: u32,
}
impl StreamReader for Foo {
fn read_from<R: Read>(buffer: &mut R, order: ByteOrder) -> Result<Self> {
Ok(Self {
bar: bool::read_from(buffer, order)?,
baz: u32::read_from(buffer, order)?,
})
}
}
impl StreamWriter for Foo {
fn write_to<W: Write>(&self, buffer: &mut W, order: ByteOrder) -> Result<()> {
self.bar.write_to(buffer, order)?;
self.baz.write_to(buffer, order)?;
Ok(())
}
}
// Create a buffer that implements the `Write` trait
let mut buffer = Vec::<u8>::new();
// Write some data to the buffer
let foo = Foo { bar: true, baz: 37 };
foo.write_to(&mut buffer, ByteOrder::BigEndian).unwrap();
// Read the data back from the buffer
// We wrap the buffer in a Cursor::<T> that implements the `Read` trait
let mut cursor = Cursor::new(buffer);
let other = Foo::read_from(&mut cursor, ByteOrder::BigEndian).unwrap();
assert_eq!(foo, other);
```
# Exclude streamable support for std types
If you do not wish to include out-of-the-box support for std types,
you can exclude the default feature in your
`Cargo.toml` file:
```toml
[dependencies]
bytestream = { Version = "0.4", default-features = false }
```
Exluding the default feature will also remove
the `byteorder` crate dependency.
# Credits
The inspiration from this crate came from the [`Stevenarella`] Minecraft client.
[`Read`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/io/trait.Read.html
[`Write`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/io/trait.Write.html
[`byteorder`]: https://github.com/BurntSushi/byteorder
[`u8`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/primitive.u8.html
[`u16`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/primitive.u16.html
[`u32`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/primitive.u32.html
[`u64`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/primitive.u64.html
[`i8`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/primitive.i8.html
[`i16`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/primitive.i16.html
[`i32`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/primitive.i32.html
[`i64`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/primitive.i64.html
[`Stevenarella`]: https://github.com/iceiix/stevenarella