codec

type Codec interface {
	MarshalInto(interface{}, *wrappers.Packer) error
	UnmarshalFrom(*wrappers.Packer, interface{}) error

	// Returns the size, in bytes, of [value] when it's marshaled
	Size(value interface{}) (int, error)
}

type GeneralCodec interface {
	Codec
	Registry
}

type Manager interface {
	// Associate the given codec with the given version ID
	RegisterCodec(version uint16, codec Codec) error

	// Size returns the size, in bytes, of [value] when it's marshaled
	// using the codec with the given version.
	// RegisterCodec must have been called with that version.
	// If [value] is nil, returns [ErrMarshalNil]
	Size(version uint16, value interface{}) (int, error)

	// Marshal the given value using the codec with the given version.
	// RegisterCodec must have been called with that version.
	Marshal(version uint16, source interface{}) (destination []byte, err error)

	// Unmarshal the given bytes into the given destination. [destination] must
	// be a pointer or an interface. Returns the version of the codec that
	// produces the given bytes.
	Unmarshal(source []byte, destination interface{}) (version uint16, err error)
}

type Registry interface {
	RegisterType(interface{}) error
}