lix/src/libutil/serialise.hh
Eelco Dolstra 40b3f64b55 * Skeleton of the privileged worker program.
* Some refactoring: put the NAR archive integer/string serialisation
  code in a separate file so it can be reused by the worker protocol
  implementation.
2006-11-30 19:19:59 +00:00

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#ifndef __SERIALISE_H
#define __SERIALISE_H
#include "types.hh"
namespace nix {
/* Abstract destination of binary data. */
struct Sink
{
virtual ~Sink() { }
virtual void operator () (const unsigned char * data, unsigned int len) = 0;
};
/* Abstract source of binary data. */
struct Source
{
virtual ~Source() { }
/* The callee should store exactly *len bytes in the buffer
pointed to by data. It should block if that much data is not
yet available, or throw an error if it is not going to be
available. */
virtual void operator () (unsigned char * data, unsigned int len) = 0;
};
/* A sink that writes data to a file descriptor. */
struct FdSink : Sink
{
int fd;
FdSink(int fd)
{
this->fd = fd;
}
void operator () (const unsigned char * data, unsigned int len);
};
/* A source that reads data from a file descriptor. */
struct FdSource : Source
{
int fd;
FdSource(int fd)
{
this->fd = fd;
}
void operator () (unsigned char * data, unsigned int len);
};
void writePadding(unsigned int len, Sink & sink);
void writeInt(unsigned int n, Sink & sink);
void writeString(const string & s, Sink & sink);
void readPadding(unsigned int len, Source & source);
unsigned int readInt(Source & source);
string readString(Source & source);
}
#endif /* !__SERIALISE_H */