Class MessageSerializer

Namespace

SteamNetworkLib.Utilities

Assembly

SteamNetworkLib.dll

Utility methods for message serialization and deserialization.

public static class MessageSerializer

Inheritance

object

MessageSerializer

Inherited Members

object.GetType()

object.MemberwiseClone()

object.ToString()

object.Equals(object)

object.Equals(object, object)

object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)

object.GetHashCode()

Fields

MESSAGE_HEADER

Header identifier for SteamNetworkLib messages to validate message authenticity.

public const string MESSAGE_HEADER = "SNLM"

Field Value

string

Methods

CreateMessage<T>(byte[])

Creates a P2P message instance from serialized data.

public static T CreateMessage<T>(byte[] data) where T : P2PMessage, new()

Parameters

data byte[]

The serialized data.

Returns

T

Deserialized message instance.

Type Parameters

T

The message type to create.

Exceptions

P2PException

Thrown when creation fails or type mismatch occurs.

DeserializeMessage(byte[])

Deserializes a byte array to extract message type and data.

public static (string MessageType, byte[] MessageData) DeserializeMessage(byte[] data)

Parameters

data byte[]

The serialized data.

Returns

(string MessageType, byte[] MessageData)

Tuple containing message type and message data.

Exceptions

P2PException

Thrown when deserialization fails or data is invalid.

GetMessageType(byte[])

Gets the message type from serialized data without full deserialization.

public static string? GetMessageType(byte[] data)

Parameters

data byte[]

The serialized data.

Returns

string

Message type string, or null if invalid.

IsValidMessage(byte[])

Validates that data contains a valid SteamNetworkLib message.

public static bool IsValidMessage(byte[] data)

Parameters

data byte[]

The data to validate.

Returns

bool

True if the data contains a valid message.

SerializeMessage(P2PMessage)

Serializes a P2P message to a byte array with header validation.

public static byte[] SerializeMessage(P2PMessage message)

Parameters

message P2PMessage

The message to serialize.

Returns

byte[]

Serialized message data.

Exceptions

P2PException

Thrown when serialization fails.