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#ifndef USBL_COMMS_PACKER_H
#define USBL_COMMS_PACKER_H
#include <vector>
#include <boost/archive/binary_oarchive.hpp>
#include <boost/iostreams/device/back_inserter.hpp>
#include <boost/iostreams/device/array.hpp>
#include <boost/iostreams/stream.hpp>

namespace labust
{
        namespace tools
        {
                template <class Packable>
                inline void encodePackable(const Packable& data, std::vector<char>* binary)
                {
                        using namespace boost::iostreams;
                        typedef back_insert_device< std::vector<char> > smsink;
                        smsink sink(*binary);
                        stream<smsink> os(sink);
                        boost::archive::binary_oarchive outser(os, boost::archive::no_header);
                        data.pack(outser);
                        os.flush();
                }

                template <class VectorType, class Packable>
                inline bool decodePackable(const std::vector< VectorType >& binary, Packable* data)
                try
                {
                        using namespace boost::iostreams;
                        array_source source(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(binary.data()),
                                        binary.size());
                  stream<array_source> is(source);
                        boost::archive::binary_iarchive inser(is, boost::archive::no_header);
                        data->unpack(inser);
                        return true;
                }
                catch (std::exception& e)
                {
                        return false;
                }
        }
}
/* USBL_COMMS_PACKER_H*/
#endif