1 files changed, 28 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/types/serialize.go b/types/serialize.go
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+package types
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/google/certificate-transparency-go/tls"
+)
+
+// Marshal marshals a TLS-encodable structure
+func Marshal(item interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
+	serialized, err := tls.Marshal(item)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("tls.Marshal: %v", err)
+	}
+	return serialized, nil
+}
+
+// Unmarshal unmarshals a TLS-encoded structure
+func Unmarshal(serialized []byte, out interface{}) error {
+	extra, err := tls.Unmarshal(serialized, out)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("tls.Unmarshal: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(extra) > 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("tls.Unmarshal: extra data: %X", extra)
+	}
+	return nil
+}