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+++ b/tango/tango/io/protocol/PickleProtocol.d	Fri Jan 11 17:57:40 2008 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+
+        copyright:      Copyright (c) 2007 Kris Bell. All rights reserved
+
+        license:        BSD style: $(LICENSE)
+
+        version:        Jan 2007 : initial release
+        
+        author:         Kris 
+
+*******************************************************************************/
+
+module tango.io.protocol.PickleProtocol;
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+
+*******************************************************************************/
+
+version (BigEndian)
+        {
+        private import tango.io.protocol.NativeProtocol;
+        public alias NativeProtocol PickleProtocol;
+        }
+     else
+        {
+        private import tango.io.protocol.EndianProtocol;
+        public alias EndianProtocol PickleProtocol;
+        }
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+
+*******************************************************************************/
+
+debug (UnitTest)
+{
+        import tango.io.Buffer;
+
+        unittest
+        {
+                int test = 0xcc55ff00;
+                
+                auto protocol = new PickleProtocol (new Buffer(32));
+                protocol.write (&test, test.sizeof, protocol.Type.Int);
+
+                auto ptr = protocol.buffer.slice (test.sizeof, false).ptr;
+                protocol.read  (&test, test.sizeof, protocol.Type.Int);
+                
+                assert (test == 0xcc55ff00);
+                
+                version (LittleEndian)
+                         assert (*cast(int*) ptr == 0x00ff55cc);
+        }
+}
+
+
+
+
+