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Moved mde/mergetag/parse/parse(To/From) to mde/mergetag/(de)serialize. Implemented (de)serialization of structs.
author Diggory Hardy <diggory.hardy@gmail.com>
date Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:51:51 +0100
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19 module mde.mergetag.DefaultData; 19 module mde.mergetag.DefaultData;
20 20
21 public import mde.mergetag.iface.IDataSection; 21 public import mde.mergetag.iface.IDataSection;
22 import mde.mergetag.exception; 22 import mde.mergetag.exception;
23 23
24 import mde.mergetag.parse.parseTo : parseTo; 24 import mde.mergetag.serialize;
25 import mde.mergetag.parse.parseFrom : parseFrom;
26 25
27 26
28 /************************************************************************************************* 27 /*************************************************************************************************
29 * Default DataSection class. 28 * Default DataSection class.
30 * 29 *
31 * Currently this is only used for headers, and thus the list of supported types has been 30 * Supported types are given by dataTypes.
31 *
32 * Currently DefaultData is only used for headers, and thus the list of supported types has been
32 * reduced to just those used in headers. Load order is HIGH_LOW, i.e. existing entries aren't 33 * reduced to just those used in headers. Load order is HIGH_LOW, i.e. existing entries aren't
33 * overwritten. 34 * overwritten.
34 *
35 * It did supports most of the basic types supported by D (excluding cent/ucent and
36 * imaginary/complex types) and array versions of each of these types, plus arrays of strings.
37 *
38 * Extending the class to support more types, even custom types, shouldn't be particularly
39 * difficult provided mde.text.parseTo and mde.text.parseFrom are extended to support the new
40 * types.
41 *************************************************************************************************/ 35 *************************************************************************************************/
42 /* The implementation now uses a fair bit of generic programming. Adjusting the types supported 36 /* The implementation now uses a fair bit of generic programming. Adjusting the types supported
43 * should be as simple as adjusting the list dataTypes, and possibly implemting new conversions in 37 * should be as simple as adjusting the list dataTypes, and possibly implemting new conversions in
44 * parseFrom and parseTo if you add new types (e.g. for cent or imaginary/complex types, or user types). 38 * parseFrom and parseTo if you add new types (e.g. for cent or imaginary/complex types, or user types).
45 * 39 *