Method: Binary::Protocol::ClassMethods#stringz

Defined in:
lib/binary/protocol.rb

#stringz(name, options = {}) ⇒ Object

Declare a null terminated string field.

Examples:

class Message
  include Binary::Protocol
  stringz :collection
end

Parameters:

  • name (String) —

    the name of this field



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# File 'lib/binary/protocol.rb', line 174

def stringz(name, options = {})
  if options.key?(:always)
    __define_always__(name, options[:always])
  else
    if options.key?(:default)
      __define_default__(name, options[:default])
    else
      attr_accessor name
    end

    class_eval "      def deserialize_\#{name}(buffer)\n        raise NotImplementedError\n      end\n    RUBY\n  end\n\n  class_eval <<-RUBY, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1\n    def serialize_\#{name}(buffer)\n      buffer << \#{name}\n      buffer << 0\n    end\n  RUBY\n\n  serialization << :\"serialize_\#{name}\"\n  fields << name\nend\n", __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1