serialization.h

#pragma once
 
/************************************************************************************************
 * @file   serialization.h
 *
 * @brief  Header file defining the serialization helper functions
 *
 * @date   2025-01-04
 * @author Aryan Kashem
 ************************************************************************************************/
 
/* Standard library Headers */
#include <cstring>
#include <string>
 
/* Inter-component Headers */
 
/* Intra-component Headers */
 
template <typename T>
void serializeInteger(std::string &target, T value) {
  target.append(reinterpret_cast<const char *>(&value), sizeof(T));
}
 
void serializeString(std::string &target, const std::string &str);
 
template <typename T>
T deserializeInteger(const std::string &source, size_t &offset) {
  T value;
  std::memcpy(&value, source.data() + offset, sizeof(T));
  offset += sizeof(T);
  return value;
}
 
std::string deserializeString(std::string &source, size_t &offset);