Serilization basics working

stdlib/serialize.krak

@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 import vector
 import conversions
 import mem
+import util
+
+fun serialize<T(Serializable)>(it: T): vector::vector<char> {
+    return it.serialize()
+}
 
 fun serialize<T>(it: T): vector::vector<char> {
     var char_data = conversions::cast_ptr<*T,*char>(&it)
@@ -10,8 +15,17 @@ fun serialize<T>(it: T): vector::vector<char> {
     return toRet
 }
 
-fun unserialize<T>(it: vector::vector<char>):T {
-    return *conversions::cast_ptr<*char,*T>(it.getBackingMemory())
+// dead simple wrapper for ease of use
+fun unserialize<T>(it: vector::vector<char>): T {
+    return unserialize<T>(it, 0).first
+}
+fun unserialize<T>(it: vector::vector<char>, pos: int): util::pair<T,int> {
+    return util::make_pair(*conversions::cast_ptr<*char,*T>(it.getBackingMemory()+pos), pos + mem::sizeof<T>())
+}
+fun unserialize<T(Serializable)>(it: vector::vector<char>, pos: int): util::pair<T,int> {
+    var toRet: T
+    pos = toRet.unserialize(it, pos)
+    return util::make_pair(toRet, pos)
 }