Serialization util functions

#pragma once

// Serialization utilities using Bitsery (https://github.com/fraillt/bitsery/tree/master)

// Can be installed via vcpkg

#include <bitsery/bitsery.h>

#include <bitsery/adapter/buffer.h>

#include <vector>

// Buffer type for serialization

using Buffer = std::vector<uint8_t>;

// Input and Output adapters

using OutputAdapter = bitsery::OutputBufferAdapter<Buffer>;

using InputAdapter = bitsery::InputBufferAdapter<Buffer>;

// Serializer and Deserializer types

using Serializer = bitsery::Serializer<OutputAdapter>;

using Deserializer = bitsery::Deserializer<InputAdapter>;

inline Serializer create_serializer(Buffer& buffer)

{

    return Serializer{ OutputAdapter{ buffer } };

}

inline Deserializer create_deserializer(const Buffer& buffer)

{

    return Deserializer{ InputAdapter{ buffer.cbegin(), buffer.cend() } };

}

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