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diff --git a/vendor/github.com/lunixbochs/struc/README.md b/vendor/github.com/lunixbochs/struc/README.md deleted file mode 100644 index c813497..0000000 --- a/vendor/github.com/lunixbochs/struc/README.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,103 +0,0 @@ -[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/lunixbochs/struc.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/lunixbochs/struc) - -struc -==== - -Struc exists to pack and unpack C-style structures from bytes, which is useful for binary files and network protocols. It could be considered an alternative to `encoding/binary`, which requires massive boilerplate for some similar operations. - -Take a look at an [example comparing `struc` and `encoding/binary`](https://bochs.info/p/cxvm9) - -Struc considers usability first. That said, it does cache reflection data and aims to be competitive with `encoding/binary` struct packing in every way, including performance. - -Example struct ----- - -```Go -type Example struct { - Var int `struc:"int32,sizeof=Str"` - Str string - Weird []byte `struc:"[8]int64"` - Var []int `struc:"[]int32,little"` -} -``` - -Struct tag format ----- - - - ```Var []int `struc:"[]int32,little,sizeof=StringField"` ``` will pack Var as a slice of little-endian int32, and link it as the size of `StringField`. - - `sizeof=`: Indicates this field is a number used to track the length of a another field. `sizeof` fields are automatically updated on `Pack()` based on the current length of the tracked field, and are used to size the target field during `Unpack()`. - - Bare values will be parsed as type and endianness. - -Endian formats ----- - - - `big` (default) - - `little` - -Recognized types ----- - - - `pad` - this type ignores field contents and is backed by a `[length]byte` containing nulls - - `bool` - - `byte` - - `int8`, `uint8` - - `int16`, `uint16` - - `int32`, `uint32` - - `int64`, `uint64` - - `float32` - - `float64` - -Types can be indicated as arrays/slices using `[]` syntax. Example: `[]int64`, `[8]int32`. - -Bare slice types (those with no `[size]`) must have a linked `Sizeof` field. - -Private fields are ignored when packing and unpacking. - -Example code ----- - -```Go -package main - -import ( - "bytes" - "github.com/lunixbochs/struc" -) - -type Example struct { - A int `struc:"big"` - - // B will be encoded/decoded as a 16-bit int (a "short") - // but is stored as a native int in the struct - B int `struc:"int16"` - - // the sizeof key links a buffer's size to any int field - Size int `struc:"int8,little,sizeof=Str"` - Str string - - // you can get freaky if you want - Str2 string `struc:"[5]int64"` -} - -func main() { - var buf bytes.Buffer - t := &Example{1, 2, 0, "test", "test2"} - err := struc.Pack(&buf, t) - o := &Example{} - err = struc.Unpack(&buf, o) -} -``` - -Benchmark ----- - -`BenchmarkEncode` uses struc. `Stdlib` benchmarks use equivalent `encoding/binary` code. `Manual` encodes without any reflection, and should be considered an upper bound on performance (which generated code based on struc definitions should be able to achieve). - -``` -BenchmarkEncode 1000000 1265 ns/op -BenchmarkStdlibEncode 1000000 1855 ns/op -BenchmarkManualEncode 5000000 284 ns/op -BenchmarkDecode 1000000 1259 ns/op -BenchmarkStdlibDecode 1000000 1656 ns/op -BenchmarkManualDecode 20000000 89.0 ns/op -``` |