qpid/packer.py

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import struct

class Packer:

  def read(self, n): abstract

  def write(self, s): abstract

  def unpack(self, fmt):
    values = struct.unpack(fmt, self.read(struct.calcsize(fmt)))
    if len(values) == 1:
      return values[0]
    else:
      return values

  def pack(self, fmt, *args):
    self.write(struct.pack(fmt, *args))