How to registers new types/classes for de/serialization

xzlxt720 · February 2012

public class MailInfo
{
     public int Id {get;set;}
     public string Sender {get;set;}
     public string Receiver {get;set;}
     public DataTime SendTime {get;set;}
     public bool IsRead {get;set;}
}

Now, I have a list of MailInfo want to send to server from client, and want to get a list of MailInfo from server.

So, in client side, how to register the custom type for de/serialization
?And how to do it in server side?

Could anyone give me some example code?

Tobias · February 2012

Which client(s) are you going to use? Not all support this feature yet.

Some platforms don't support custom types: Flash and JS.
Define methods to de/serialize your types. Example: Vector3:

    private static byte&#91;&#93; SerializeVector3(object customobject)
    {
        Vector3 vo = (Vector3)customobject;
        MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(3 * 4);

        ms.Write(BitConverter.GetBytes(vo.x), 0, 4);
        ms.Write(BitConverter.GetBytes(vo.y), 0, 4);
        ms.Write(BitConverter.GetBytes(vo.z), 0, 4);
        return ms.ToArray();
    }

    private static object DeserializeVector3(byte&#91;&#93; bytes)
    {
        Vector3 vo = new Vector3();
        vo.x = BitConverter.ToSingle(bytes, 0);
        vo.y = BitConverter.ToSingle(bytes, 4);
        vo.z = BitConverter.ToSingle(bytes, 8);

        return vo;
    }

Then register this new type:

PhotonPeer.RegisterType(typeof(Vector3), (byte)'V', SerializeVector3, DeserializeVector3);

The server sample will follow in a post by my colleage.

BenStahl · February 2012

At the server side you can override the setup method of ApplicationBase to register youre own custom types.

public class LiteApplication : ApplicationBase
{
  ....
   protected override void Setup()
   {
      base.Setup();
      Protocol.TryRegisterCustomType(typeof(Vector3), (byte)'V', Vector3.SerializeVector3, Vector3.DeserializeVector3);
    }

public class Vector3
{
   public float x;
   public float y;
   public float z;

    public static byte&#91;&#93; SerializeVector3(object customobject)
    {
            Vector3 vo = (Vector3)customobject;
            MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(3 * 4);

            ms.Write(BitConverter.GetBytes(vo.x), 0, 4);
            ms.Write(BitConverter.GetBytes(vo.y), 0, 4);
            ms.Write(BitConverter.GetBytes(vo.z), 0, 4);
            return ms.ToArray();
    }

    public static object DeserializeVector3(byte&#91;&#93; bytes)
    {
            Vector3 vo = new Vector3();
            vo.x = BitConverter.ToSingle(bytes, 0);
            vo.y = BitConverter.ToSingle(bytes, 4);
            vo.z = BitConverter.ToSingle(bytes, 8);

            return vo;
    }
}

How to registers new types/classes for de/serialization

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