// Encode object using codec, then write a (length prefixed) byteslice.
func encodeByteSlice(o interface{}, codec binary.Codec, w io.Writer, n *int64, err *error) {
buf, n_ := new(bytes.Buffer), new(int64)
codec.Encode(o, buf, n_, err)
if *err != nil {
return
}
binary.WriteByteSlice(buf.Bytes(), w, n, err)
}
// Read a (length prefixed) byteslice then decode the object using the codec
func decodeByteSlice(codec binary.Codec, r io.Reader, n *int64, err *error) interface{} {
bytez := binary.ReadByteSlice(r, n, err)
if *err != nil {
return nil
}
n_ := new(int64)
return codec.Decode(bytes.NewBuffer(bytez), n_, err)
}