grpc-swift/Sources/GRPC/LengthPrefixedMessageWriter.swift

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import Foundation
import NIO

public class LengthPrefixedMessageWriter {
  public static let metadataLength = 5

  /// Writes the data into a `ByteBuffer` as a gRPC length-prefixed message.
  ///
  /// - Parameters:
  ///   - message: The serialized Protobuf message to write.
  ///   - buffer: The buffer to write the message into.
  ///   - compression: Compression mechanism to use; the mechansim must be supported.
  /// - Returns: A `ByteBuffer` containing a gRPC length-prefixed message.
  /// - Precondition: `compression.supported` is `true`.
  /// - Note: See `LengthPrefixedMessageReader` for more details on the format.
  func write(_ message: Data, into buffer: inout ByteBuffer, usingCompression compression: CompressionMechanism) {
    precondition(compression.supported, "compression mechanism \(compression) is not supported")

    buffer.reserveCapacity(LengthPrefixedMessageWriter.metadataLength + message.count)

    //! TODO: Add compression support, use the length and compressed content.
    buffer.writeInteger(Int8(compression.requiresFlag ? 1 : 0))
    buffer.writeInteger(UInt32(message.count))
    buffer.writeBytes(message)
  }
}