updates to move to newer gnu-er time

[feisty_meow.git] / nucleus / library / structures / object_packers.h

diff --git a/nucleus/library/structures/object_packers.h b/nucleus/library/structures/object_packers.h
index fecb78761032223bd4d4b26c323ba241de6ee791..91bee7a37012660158a2c3c3dc90710e4598f149 100644 (file)
--- a/nucleus/library/structures/object_packers.h
+++ b/nucleus/library/structures/object_packers.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ namespace structures {
 const int PACKED_SIZE_BYTE = 1;
 const int PACKED_SIZE_INT16 = 2;
 const int PACKED_SIZE_INT32 = 4;
+const int PACKED_SIZE_INT64 = 8;
 
 // these functions pack and unpack popular data types.
 
@@ -70,6 +71,14 @@ void attach(basis::byte_array &packed_form, int to_attach);
 bool detach(basis::byte_array &packed_form, int &to_detach);
   //!< Unpacks an integer "to_attach" from "packed_form".
 
+void attach(basis::byte_array &packed_form, long int to_attach);
+  //!< Packs an integer "to_attach" into "packed_form".
+  /*!< This method and the other simple numerical storage methods use a little
+  endian ordering of the bytes.  They are platform independent with respect to
+  endianness and will reassemble the number properly on any platform. */
+bool detach(basis::byte_array &packed_form, long int &to_detach);
+  //!< Unpacks an integer "to_attach" from "packed_form".
+
 void obscure_attach(basis::byte_array &packed_form, basis::un_int to_attach);
   //!< like the normal attach but shifts in some recognizable sentinel data.
   /*!< this is slightly more sure than a simple integer attachment.  it can
@@ -123,7 +132,7 @@ bool unpack_array(basis::byte_array &packed_form, basis::array<contents> &to_unp
   to_unpack.reset();
   basis::un_int len;
   if (!obscure_detach(packed_form, len)) return false;
-  basis::array<contents> swappy_array(len, NIL, to_unpack.flags());
+  basis::array<contents> swappy_array(len, NULL_POINTER, to_unpack.flags());
     // we create an array of the specified length to see if it's tenable.
   if (!swappy_array.observe()) return false;  // failed to allocate.
   for (int i = 0; i < (int)len; i++) {
@@ -162,7 +171,7 @@ bool unpack_simple(basis::byte_array &packed_form, basis::array<contents> &to_un
   to_unpack.reset();
   basis::un_int len;
   if (!obscure_detach(packed_form, len)) return false;
-  basis::array<contents> swappy_array(len, NIL, to_unpack.flags());
+  basis::array<contents> swappy_array(len, NULL_POINTER, to_unpack.flags());
   if (!swappy_array.observe()) return false;  // failed to allocate.
   for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
     if (!detach(packed_form, swappy_array[i]))