init: pristine aerc 0.20.0 source

lib/ipc/message.go

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+package ipc
+
+import "encoding/json"
+
+// Request contains all parameters needed for the main instance to respond to
+// a request.
+type Request struct {
+	// Arguments contains the commandline arguments. The detection of what
+	// action to take is left to the receiver.
+	Arguments []string `json:"arguments"`
+}
+
+// Response is used to report the results of a command.
+type Response struct {
+	// Error contains the success-state of the command. Error is an empty
+	// string if everything ran successfully.
+	Error string `json:"error"`
+}
+
+// Encode transforms the message in an easier to transfer format
+func (msg *Request) Encode() ([]byte, error) {
+	return json.Marshal(msg)
+}
+
+// DecodeMessage consumes a raw message and returns the message contained
+// within.
+func DecodeMessage(data []byte) (*Request, error) {
+	msg := new(Request)
+	err := json.Unmarshal(data, msg)
+	return msg, err
+}
+
+// Encode transforms the message in an easier to transfer format
+func (msg *Response) Encode() ([]byte, error) {
+	return json.Marshal(msg)
+}
+
+// DecodeRequest consumes a raw message and returns the message contained
+// within.
+func DecodeRequest(data []byte) (*Request, error) {
+	msg := new(Request)
+	err := json.Unmarshal(data, msg)
+	return msg, err
+}
+
+// DecodeResponse consumes a raw message and returns the message contained
+// within.
+func DecodeResponse(data []byte) (*Response, error) {
+	msg := new(Response)
+	err := json.Unmarshal(data, msg)
+	return msg, err
+}