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ipc/rpc/src/binary.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// Copyright 2015, 2016 Ethcore (UK) Ltd.
+// This file is part of Parity.
+
+// Parity is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// Parity is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Parity.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+//! Binary representation of types
+
+trait BinaryConvertable {
+	fn size(&self) -> usize;
+
+	fn to_bytes(buffer: &mut [u8]);
+
+	fn from_bytes(buffer: &[u8]) -> Self;
+}

ipc/rpc/src/lib.rs

@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ extern crate semver;
 extern crate nanomsg;
 
 pub mod interface;
-pub use interface::{IpcInterface, IpcSocket, invoke, IpcConfig, Handshake, Error, WithSocket};
+pub use interface::{IpcInterface, IpcSocket, invoke, IpcConfig, Handshake, Error, WithSocket, BinaryConvertable};