gaia-binary

Binary encoding and decoding for the Gaia project.

Features

• Generic binary reader and writer with position tracking.
• Support for fixed-size encoding with specific byte orders (Big Endian, Little Endian).
• Support for variable-length encoding (LEB128).
• ZigZag transformation for signed integers.
• Zero external dependencies (manually implemented byte order logic).

Architecture

The crate is structured around the BinaryFormat trait, which defines how basic types are read and written. Implementations include:

• Fixed<E>: Fixed-size encoding using byte order E.
• Leb128<E>: Variable-length encoding.
• ZigZag<F>: Wraps another format to apply ZigZag encoding to signed integers.

BinaryReader and BinaryWriter wrap any type implementing Read or Write and provide high-level methods for reading and writing data using a chosen BinaryFormat.