package ei.engine.network.util;

import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;

import ei.engine.util.MultiPrintStream;

public class Converter {
	
	/** 
	 * Converts an object to an array of bytes.
	 * 
	 * @param object the object to convert.
	 * @return the associated byte array.
	 */
	public static byte[] toBytes(Object object){
		ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
		try{
			ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream(baos);
			oos.writeObject(object);
			oos.flush();
		}catch(IOException ioe){
			MultiPrintStream.out.println(ioe.getMessage());
		}
		return baos.toByteArray();
	}
	
	/** 
	 * Converts an array of bytes back to its constituent object. The 
	 * input array is assumed to have been created from the original object.
	 * 
	 * @param bytes the byte array to convert.
	 * @return the associated object.
	 */
	public static Object toObject(byte[] bytes)	{
		Object object = null;
		try{
			ByteArrayInputStream bais = new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes);
			ObjectInputStream ois= new ObjectInputStream(bais);
			object = ois.readObject();
		}catch(IOException ioe){
			MultiPrintStream.out.println(ioe.getMessage());
		}catch(ClassNotFoundException cnfe){
			MultiPrintStream.out.println(cnfe.getMessage());
		}
		return object;
	}
}