netpong/includes/serialization.h

#ifndef _SERIALIZATION_H
#define _SERIALIZATION_H

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

#include <stdint.h>
#include <stdbool.h>

/* Struct used to hold the data that will be sent between sockets */
typedef struct {
	uint16_t pad_x; // X-coordinate of sending paddle
	uint16_t pad_y; // Y-coordinate of sending paddle
	uint16_t ball_x; // X-coordinate of ball (only the server fills this in)
	uint16_t ball_y; // Y-coordinate of ball (only the server fills this in)
	bool should_quit; // Flag to indicate whether game should be quit or not
} Serial_Data;

/* Create a Serial_Data struct from float values */
Serial_Data Serial_create_data(float pad_x, float pad_y, float ball_x, float ball_y, bool should_quit);

/* Serialize a struct into a byte array, that can be sent through a socket */
uint8_t* Serial_serialize(Serial_Data data);

/* Deserialize a byte array into a struct, and return the struct */
Serial_Data Serial_deserialize(uint8_t* serialized);

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

#endif