Method serialize

atomic-core/src/change/provenance_graph/mod.rs:256–265

Serialize the provenance graph to bytes. Format: `[MAGIC: 4 bytes][postcard payload]` The hash is computed over the entire serialized output.

(&self)

    ///
    /// The hash is computed over the entire serialized output.
    pub fn serialize(&self) -> Result<Vec<u8>, ProvenanceGraphError> {
        let payload = postcard::to_allocvec(self).map_err(|e| ProvenanceGraphError::Codec {
            reason: format!("postcard serialize failed: {}", e),
        })?;

        let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(MAGIC.len() + payload.len());
        buf.extend_from_slice(MAGIC);
        buf.extend_from_slice(&payload);
        Ok(buf)
    }

    /// Deserialize a provenance graph from bytes, returning the graph and its hash.
    ///