import vector
import conversions
import mem

fun serialize<T>(it: T): vector::vector<char> {
    var char_data = conversions::cast_ptr<*T,*char>(&it)
    var toRet = vector::vector<char>()
    for (var i = 0; i < mem::sizeof<T>(); i++;)
        toRet.add(char_data[i])
    return toRet
}

fun unserialize<T>(it: vector::vector<char>):T {
    return *conversions::cast_ptr<*char,*T>(it.getBackingMemory())
}