package starmap

import (
	"bytes"
	"encoding/gob"
)

func init() {
	gob.Register(&basicReply{})
}

func encode(src interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
	var buf bytes.Buffer
	enc := gob.NewEncoder(&buf)
	err := enc.Encode(&src)
	return buf.Bytes(), err
}

func decode(src []byte) (interface{}, error) {
	dec := gob.NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(src))
	var dst interface{}
	err := dec.Decode(&dst)
	return dst, err
}

func encodeMap(src StarMap) ([]byte, error) {
	var buf bytes.Buffer
	enc := gob.NewEncoder(&buf)
	err := enc.Encode(&src)
	return buf.Bytes(), err
}

func decodeMap(src []byte) (StarMap, error) {
	dec := gob.NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(src))
	var dst StarMap
	err := dec.Decode(&dst)
	return dst, err
}