using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
//using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

namespace StandaloneSDKDemo
{
    public class Raw
    {
        //Transfer other object into serialized bytes array.
        public static byte[] RawSerialize(object anything)
        {
            int rawsize = Marshal.SizeOf(anything);
            IntPtr buffer = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(rawsize);
            Marshal.StructureToPtr(anything, buffer, false);
            byte[] rawdatas = new byte[rawsize];
            Marshal.Copy(buffer, rawdatas, 0, rawsize);
            Marshal.FreeHGlobal(buffer);
            return rawdatas;
        }
        //Transfer serialized bytes array into other object.
        public static object RawDeserialize(byte[] rawdatas, Type anytype)
        {
            int rawsize = Marshal.SizeOf(anytype);
            if (rawsize > rawdatas.Length)
                return null;
            IntPtr buffer = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(rawsize);
            Marshal.Copy(rawdatas, 0, buffer, rawsize);
            object retobj = Marshal.PtrToStructure(buffer, anytype);
            Marshal.FreeHGlobal(buffer);
            return retobj;
        }
    }
}
