serializer.hpp

//=======================================================================
// Copyright (c) 2014-2023 Baptiste Wicht
// Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
// (See accompanying file LICENSE or copy at
//  http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
//=======================================================================

#pragma once

namespace etl {

template <typename Stream>
struct serializer {
    using stream_t = Stream;                       
    using char_t   = typename stream_t::char_type; 

    stream_t stream; 

    template <typename... Args>
    explicit serializer(Args&&... args) : stream(std::forward<Args>(args)...) {}

    template <typename T>
    serializer& operator<<(const T& value) {
        if constexpr (std::is_arithmetic_v<T>) {
            stream.write(reinterpret_cast<const char_t*>(&value), sizeof(T));
        } else {
            serialize(*this, value);
        }

        return *this;
    }
};

} //end of namespace etl