gremlin-go/driver/graphBinary.go

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package gremlingo

import (
	"bytes"
	"encoding/binary"
	"fmt"
	"math"
	"math/big"
	"reflect"
	"time"

	"github.com/google/uuid"
)

// Version 1.0

// dataType graphBinary types.
type dataType uint8

// dataType defined as constants.
const (
	intType               dataType = 0x01
	longType              dataType = 0x02
	stringType            dataType = 0x03
	dateType              dataType = 0x04
	timestampType         dataType = 0x05
	classType             dataType = 0x06
	doubleType            dataType = 0x07
	floatType             dataType = 0x08
	listType              dataType = 0x09
	mapType               dataType = 0x0a
	setType               dataType = 0x0b
	uuidType              dataType = 0x0c
	edgeType              dataType = 0x0d
	pathType              dataType = 0x0e
	propertyType          dataType = 0x0f
	vertexType            dataType = 0x11
	vertexPropertyType    dataType = 0x12
	barrierType           dataType = 0x13
	bindingType           dataType = 0x14
	cardinalityType       dataType = 0x16
	bytecodeType          dataType = 0x15
	columnType            dataType = 0x17
	directionType         dataType = 0x18
	operatorType          dataType = 0x19
	orderType             dataType = 0x1a
	pickType              dataType = 0x1b
	popType               dataType = 0x1c
	lambdaType            dataType = 0x1d
	pType                 dataType = 0x1e
	scopeType             dataType = 0x1f
	tType                 dataType = 0x20
	traverserType         dataType = 0x21
	bigDecimalType        dataType = 0x22
	bigIntegerType        dataType = 0x23
	byteType              dataType = 0x24
	byteBuffer            dataType = 0x25
	shortType             dataType = 0x26
	booleanType           dataType = 0x27
	textPType             dataType = 0x28
	traversalStrategyType dataType = 0x29
	bulkSetType           dataType = 0x2a
	mergeType             dataType = 0x2e
	metricsType           dataType = 0x2c
	traversalMetricsType  dataType = 0x2d
	durationType          dataType = 0x81
	nullType              dataType = 0xFE
)

var nullBytes = []byte{nullType.getCodeByte(), 0x01}

func (dataType dataType) getCodeByte() byte {
	return byte(dataType)
}

func (dataType dataType) getCodeBytes() []byte {
	return []byte{dataType.getCodeByte()}
}

// graphBinaryTypeSerializer struct for the different types of serializers.
type graphBinaryTypeSerializer struct {
	logHandler *logHandler
}

func (serializer *graphBinaryTypeSerializer) writeType(value interface{}, buffer *bytes.Buffer, writer writer) ([]byte, error) {
	return serializer.writeTypeValue(value, buffer, writer, true)
}

func (serializer *graphBinaryTypeSerializer) writeTypeValue(value interface{}, buffer *bytes.Buffer, writer writer, nullable bool) ([]byte, error) {
	if value == nil {
		if !nullable {
			serializer.logHandler.log(Error, unexpectedNull)
			return nil, newError(err0401WriteTypeValueUnexpectedNullError)
		}
		serializer.writeValueFlagNull(buffer)
		return buffer.Bytes(), nil
	}
	if nullable {
		serializer.writeValueFlagNone(buffer)
	}
	return writer(value, buffer, serializer)
}

// Format: {length}{item_0}...{item_n}
func listWriter(value interface{}, buffer *bytes.Buffer, typeSerializer *graphBinaryTypeSerializer) ([]byte, error) {
	v := reflect.ValueOf(value)
	valLen := v.Len()
	err := binary.Write(buffer, binary.BigEndian, int32(valLen))
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	for i := 0; i < valLen; i++ {
		_, err := typeSerializer.write(v.Index(i).Interface(), buffer)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
	}
	return buffer.Bytes(), nil
}

// Format: {length}{value}
func byteBufferWriter(value interface{}, buffer *bytes.Buffer, typeSerializer *graphBinaryTypeSerializer) ([]byte, error) {
	var v ByteBuffer
	if reflect.TypeOf(value).Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
		v = *(value.(*ByteBuffer))
	} else {
		v = value.(ByteBuffer)
	}

	err := binary.Write(buffer, binary.BigEndian, int32(len(v.Data)))
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	buffer.Write(v.Data)

	return buffer.Bytes(), nil
}

// Format: {length}{item_0}...{item_n}
// Item format: {type_code}{type_info}{value_flag}{value}
func mapWriter(value interface{}, buffer *bytes.Buffer, typeSerializer *graphBinaryTypeSerializer) ([]byte, error) {
	if value == nil {
		_, err := typeSerializer.writeValue(int32(0), buffer, false)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
		return buffer.Bytes(), nil
	}

	v := reflect.ValueOf(value)
	keys := v.MapKeys()
	err := binary.Write(buffer, binary.BigEndian, int32(len(keys)))
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	for _, k := range keys {
		convKey := k.Convert(v.Type().Key())
		// serialize k
		_, err := typeSerializer.write(k.Interface(), buffer)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
		// serialize v.MapIndex(c_key)
		val := v.MapIndex(convKey)
		_, err = typeSerializer.write(val.Interface(), buffer)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
	}
	return buffer.Bytes(), nil
}

func instructionWriter(instructions []instruction, buffer *bytes.Buffer, typeSerializer *graphBinaryTypeSerializer) error {
	// Write {steps_length}, i.e number of steps.
	err := binary.Write(buffer, binary.BigEndian, int32(len(instructions)))
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	// Write {step_0} to {step_n}.
	for _, instruction := range instructions {
		// Write {name} of {step_i}.
		// Note: {name} follows string writing, therefore write string length followed by actual string.
		_, err = typeSerializer.writeValue(instruction.operator, buffer, false)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}

		// Write {values_length} of {step_i}.
		err = binary.Write(buffer, binary.BigEndian, int32(len(instruction.arguments)))
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}

		// Write {values_0} to {values_n}.
		for _, argument := range instruction.arguments {
			_, err = typeSerializer.write(argument, buffer)
			if err != nil {
				return err
			}
		}
	}
	return nil
}

// Format: {steps_length}{step_0}…{step_n}{sources_length}{source_0}…{source_n}
// Where:
//		{steps_length} is an Int value describing the amount of steps.
//		{step_i} is composed of {name}{values_length}{value_0}…{value_n}, where:
//      {name} is a String. This is also known as the operator.
//		{values_length} is an Int describing the amount values.
//		{value_i} is a fully qualified typed value composed of {type_code}{type_info}{value_flag}{value} describing the step argument.
func bytecodeWriter(value interface{}, buffer *bytes.Buffer, typeSerializer *graphBinaryTypeSerializer) ([]byte, error) {
	var bc Bytecode
	switch typedVal := value.(type) {
	case *GraphTraversal:
		bc = *typedVal.Bytecode
	case Bytecode:
		bc = typedVal
	case *Bytecode:
		bc = *typedVal
	default:
		return nil, newError(err0402BytecodeWriterError)
	}

	// Write {steps_length} and {step_0} through {step_n}, then {sources_length} and {source_0} through {source_n}
	err := instructionWriter(bc.stepInstructions, buffer, typeSerializer)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	err = instructionWriter(bc.sourceInstructions, buffer, typeSerializer)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return buffer.Bytes(), nil
}

func stringWriter(value interface{}, buffer *bytes.Buffer, _ *graphBinaryTypeSerializer) ([]byte, error) {
	err := binary.Write(buffer, binary.BigEndian, int32(len(value.(string))))
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	_, err = buffer.WriteString(value.(string))
	return buffer.Bytes(), err
}

func longWriter(value interface{}, buffer *bytes.Buffer, _ *graphBinaryTypeSerializer) ([]byte, error) {
	switch v := value.(type) {
	case int:
		value = int64(v)
	case uint32:
		value = int64(v)
	}
	err := binary.Write(buffer, binary.BigEndian, value)
	return buffer.Bytes(), err
}

func intWriter(value interface{}, buffer *bytes.Buffer, _ *graphBinaryTypeSerializer) ([]byte, error) {
	switch v := value.(type) {
	case uint16:
		value = int32(v)
	}
	err := binary.Write(buffer, binary.BigEndian, value.(int32))
	return buffer.Bytes(), err
}

func shortWriter(value interface{}, buffer *bytes.Buffer, _ *graphBinaryTypeSerializer) ([]byte, error) {
	switch v := value.(type) {
	case int8:
		value = int16(v)
	}
	err := binary.Write(buffer, binary.BigEndian, value.(int16))
	return buffer.Bytes(), err
}

// Golang stores BigIntegers with big.Int types
// it contains an unsigned representation of the number and uses a boolean to track +ve and -ve
// getSignedBytesFromBigInt gives us the signed(two's complement) byte array that represents the unsigned byte array in
// big.Int
func getSignedBytesFromBigInt(n *big.Int) []byte {
	var one = big.NewInt(1)
	if n.Sign() == 1 {
		// add a buffer 0x00 byte to the start of byte array if number is positive and has a 1 in its MSB
		b := n.Bytes()
		if b[0]&0x80 > 0 {
			b = append([]byte{0}, b...)
		}
		return b
	} else if n.Sign() == -1 {
		// Convert Unsigned byte array to signed byte array
		length := uint(n.BitLen()/8+1) * 8
		b := new(big.Int).Add(n, new(big.Int).Lsh(one, length)).Bytes()
		// Strip any redundant 0xff bytes from the front of the byte array if the following byte starts with a 1
		if len(b) >= 2 && b[0] == 0xff && b[1]&0x80 != 0 {
			b = b[1:]
		}
		return b
	}
	return []byte{}
}

// Format: {length}{value_0}...{value_n}
func bigIntWriter(value interface{}, buffer *bytes.Buffer, _ *graphBinaryTypeSerializer) ([]byte, error) {
	var v big.Int
	switch val := value.(type) {
	case uint:
		v = *(new(big.Int).SetUint64(uint64(val)))
	case uint64:
		v = *(new(big.Int).SetUint64(val))
	default:
		if reflect.TypeOf(value).Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
			v = *(value.(*big.Int))
		} else {
			v = value.(big.Int)
		}
	}
	signedBytes := getSignedBytesFromBigInt(&v)
	err := binary.Write(buffer, binary.BigEndian, int32(len(signedBytes)))
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	for i := 0; i < len(signedBytes); i++ {
		err := binary.Write(buffer, binary.BigEndian, signedBytes[i])
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
	}
	return buffer.Bytes(), nil
}

// Format: {scale}{unscaled_value}
func bigDecimalWriter(value interface{}, buffer *bytes.Buffer, typeSerializer *graphBinaryTypeSerializer) ([]byte, error) {
	var v BigDecimal
	if reflect.TypeOf(value).Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
		v = *(value.(*BigDecimal))
	} else {
		v = value.(BigDecimal)
	}
	err := binary.Write(buffer, binary.BigEndian, v.Scale)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	return bigIntWriter(v.UnscaledValue, buffer, typeSerializer)
}

func classWriter(value interface{}, buffer *bytes.Buffer, typeSerializer *graphBinaryTypeSerializer) ([]byte, error) {
	var v GremlinType
	if reflect.TypeOf(value).Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
		v = *(value.(*GremlinType))
	} else {
		v = value.(GremlinType)
	}
	return stringWriter(v.Fqcn, buffer, typeSerializer)
}

// Format: {Id}{Label}{properties}
func vertexWriter(value interface{}, buffer *bytes.Buffer, typeSerializer *graphBinaryTypeSerializer) ([]byte, error) {
	v := value.(*Vertex)
	_, err := typeSerializer.write(v.Id, buffer)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	// Not fully qualified.
	_, err = typeSerializer.writeValue(v.Label, buffer, false)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	// Note that as TinkerPop currently send "references" only, properties will always be null
	buffer.Write(nullBytes)
	return buffer.Bytes(), nil
}

// Format: {Id}{Label}{inVId}{inVLabel}{outVId}{outVLabel}{parent}{properties}
func edgeWriter(value interface{}, buffer *bytes.Buffer, typeSerializer *graphBinaryTypeSerializer) ([]byte, error) {
	e := value.(*Edge)
	_, err := typeSerializer.write(e.Id, buffer)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	// Not fully qualified
	_, err = typeSerializer.writeValue(e.Label, buffer, false)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	// Write in-vertex
	_, err = typeSerializer.write(e.InV.Id, buffer)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	// Not fully qualified.
	_, err = typeSerializer.writeValue(e.InV.Label, buffer, false)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	// Write out-vertex
	_, err = typeSerializer.write(e.OutV.Id, buffer)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	// Not fully qualified.
	_, err = typeSerializer.writeValue(e.OutV.Label, buffer, false)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	// Note that as TinkerPop currently send "references" only, parent and properties will always be null
	buffer.Write(nullBytes)
	buffer.Write(nullBytes)
	return buffer.Bytes(), nil
}

// Format: {Key}{Value}{parent}
func propertyWriter(value interface{}, buffer *bytes.Buffer, typeSerializer *graphBinaryTypeSerializer) ([]byte, error) {
	v := value.(*Property)

	// Not fully qualified.
	_, err := typeSerializer.writeValue(v.Key, buffer, false)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	_, err = typeSerializer.write(v.Value, buffer)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	// Note that as TinkerPop currently send "references" only, parent and properties  will always be null
	buffer.Write(nullBytes)
	return buffer.Bytes(), nil
}

// Format: {Id}{Label}{Value}{parent}{properties}
func vertexPropertyWriter(value interface{}, buffer *bytes.Buffer, typeSerializer *graphBinaryTypeSerializer) ([]byte, error) {
	vp := value.(*VertexProperty)
	_, err := typeSerializer.write(vp.Id, buffer)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	// Not fully qualified.
	_, err = typeSerializer.writeValue(vp.Label, buffer, false)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	_, err = typeSerializer.write(vp.Value, buffer)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	// Note that as TinkerPop currently send "references" only, parent and properties will always be null
	buffer.Write(nullBytes)
	buffer.Write(nullBytes)
	return buffer.Bytes(), nil
}

// Format: {Labels}{Objects}
func pathWriter(value interface{}, buffer *bytes.Buffer, typeSerializer *graphBinaryTypeSerializer) ([]byte, error) {
	p := value.(*Path)
	_, err := typeSerializer.write(p.Labels, buffer)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	_, err = typeSerializer.write(p.Objects, buffer)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return buffer.Bytes(), nil
}

// Format: Same as List.
// Mostly similar to listWriter with small changes
func setWriter(value interface{}, buffer *bytes.Buffer, typeSerializer *graphBinaryTypeSerializer) ([]byte, error) {
	slice := value.(Set).ToSlice()
	return listWriter(slice, buffer, typeSerializer)
}

func timeWriter(value interface{}, buffer *bytes.Buffer, _ *graphBinaryTypeSerializer) ([]byte, error) {
	t := value.(time.Time)
	err := binary.Write(buffer, binary.BigEndian, t.UnixMilli())
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return buffer.Bytes(), nil
}

func durationWriter(value interface{}, buffer *bytes.Buffer, _ *graphBinaryTypeSerializer) ([]byte, error) {
	t := value.(time.Duration)
	sec := int64(t / time.Second)
	nanos := int32(t % time.Second)
	err := binary.Write(buffer, binary.BigEndian, sec)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	err = binary.Write(buffer, binary.BigEndian, nanos)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return buffer.Bytes(), nil
}

const (
	valueFlagNull byte = 1
	valueFlagNone byte = 0
)

func enumWriter(value interface{}, buffer *bytes.Buffer, typeSerializer *graphBinaryTypeSerializer) ([]byte, error) {
	_, err := typeSerializer.write(reflect.ValueOf(value).String(), buffer)
	return buffer.Bytes(), err
}

// Format: {language}{script}{arguments_length}
func lambdaWriter(value interface{}, buffer *bytes.Buffer, typeSerializer *graphBinaryTypeSerializer) ([]byte, error) {
	lambda := value.(*Lambda)
	if lambda.Language == "" {
		lambda.Language = "gremlin-groovy"
	}
	_, err := typeSerializer.writeValue(lambda.Language, buffer, false)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	_, err = typeSerializer.writeValue(lambda.Script, buffer, false)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	// It's hard to know how many parameters there are without extensive string parsing.
	// Instead, we can set -1 which means unknown.
	err = binary.Write(buffer, binary.BigEndian, int32(-1))
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	return buffer.Bytes(), nil
}

// Format: {strategy_class}{configuration}
func traversalStrategyWriter(value interface{}, buffer *bytes.Buffer, typeSerializer *graphBinaryTypeSerializer) ([]byte, error) {
	ts := value.(*traversalStrategy)

	_, err := typeSerializer.writeValue(ts.name, buffer, false)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	return mapWriter(ts.configuration, buffer, typeSerializer)
}

func pWriter(value interface{}, buffer *bytes.Buffer, typeSerializer *graphBinaryTypeSerializer) ([]byte, error) {
	var v p
	if reflect.TypeOf(value).Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
		v = *(value.(*p))
	} else {
		v = value.(p)
	}
	_, err := typeSerializer.writeValue(v.operator, buffer, false)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	err = binary.Write(buffer, binary.BigEndian, int32(len(v.values)))
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	for _, pValue := range v.values {
		_, err := typeSerializer.write(pValue, buffer)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
	}
	return buffer.Bytes(), err
}

func textPWriter(value interface{}, buffer *bytes.Buffer, typeSerializer *graphBinaryTypeSerializer) ([]byte, error) {
	var v textP
	if reflect.TypeOf(value).Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
		v = *(value.(*textP))
	} else {
		v = value.(textP)
	}
	_, err := typeSerializer.writeValue(v.operator, buffer, false)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	err = binary.Write(buffer, binary.BigEndian, int32(len(v.values)))
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	for _, pValue := range v.values {
		_, err := typeSerializer.write(pValue, buffer)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
	}
	return buffer.Bytes(), err
}

// Format: {key}{value}
func bindingWriter(value interface{}, buffer *bytes.Buffer, typeSerializer *graphBinaryTypeSerializer) ([]byte, error) {
	var v Binding
	if reflect.TypeOf(value).Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
		v = *(value.(*Binding))
	} else {
		v = value.(Binding)
	}

	// Not fully qualified.
	_, err := typeSerializer.writeValue(v.Key, buffer, false)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	_, err = typeSerializer.write(v.Value, buffer)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return buffer.Bytes(), nil
}

func (serializer *graphBinaryTypeSerializer) getType(val interface{}) (dataType, error) {
	switch val.(type) {
	case *Bytecode, Bytecode, *GraphTraversal:
		return bytecodeType, nil
	case string:
		return stringType, nil
	case uint, uint64, *big.Int:
		return bigIntegerType, nil
	case int64, int, uint32:
		return longType, nil
	case int32, uint16:
		return intType, nil
	case int8, int16: // GraphBinary doesn't have a type for signed 8-bit integer, serializing int8 as Short instead.
		return shortType, nil
	case uint8:
		return byteType, nil
	case bool:
		return booleanType, nil
	case uuid.UUID:
		return uuidType, nil
	case float32:
		return floatType, nil
	case float64:
		return doubleType, nil
	case *Vertex:
		return vertexType, nil
	case *Edge:
		return edgeType, nil
	case *Property:
		return propertyType, nil
	case *VertexProperty:
		return vertexPropertyType, nil
	case *Lambda:
		return lambdaType, nil
	case *traversalStrategy:
		return traversalStrategyType, nil
	case *Path:
		return pathType, nil
	case Set:
		return setType, nil
	case time.Time:
		return dateType, nil
	case time.Duration:
		return durationType, nil
	case cardinality:
		return cardinalityType, nil
	case column:
		return columnType, nil
	case direction:
		return directionType, nil
	case operator:
		return operatorType, nil
	case order:
		return orderType, nil
	case pick:
		return pickType, nil
	case pop:
		return popType, nil
	case t:
		return tType, nil
	case barrier:
		return barrierType, nil
	case scope:
		return scopeType, nil
	case merge:
		return mergeType, nil
	case p, Predicate:
		return pType, nil
	case textP, TextPredicate:
		return textPType, nil
	case *Binding, Binding:
		return bindingType, nil
	case *BigDecimal, BigDecimal:
		return bigDecimalType, nil
	case *GremlinType, GremlinType:
		return classType, nil
	case *Metrics, Metrics:
		return metricsType, nil
	case *TraversalMetrics, TraversalMetrics:
		return traversalMetricsType, nil
	case *ByteBuffer, ByteBuffer:
		return byteBuffer, nil
	default:
		switch reflect.TypeOf(val).Kind() {
		case reflect.Map:
			return mapType, nil
		case reflect.Array, reflect.Slice:
			// We can write an array or slice into the list dataType.
			return listType, nil
		default:
			serializer.logHandler.logf(Error, serializeDataTypeError, reflect.TypeOf(val).Name())
			return intType, newError(err0407GetSerializerToWriteUnknownTypeError, reflect.TypeOf(val).Name())
		}
	}
}

func (serializer *graphBinaryTypeSerializer) getWriter(dataType dataType) (writer, error) {
	if writer, ok := serializers[dataType]; ok {
		return writer, nil
	}
	serializer.logHandler.logf(Error, deserializeDataTypeError, int32(dataType))
	return nil, newError(err0407GetSerializerToWriteUnknownTypeError, dataType)
}

// gets the type of the serializer based on the value
func (serializer *graphBinaryTypeSerializer) getSerializerToWrite(val interface{}) (writer, dataType, error) {
	dataType, err := serializer.getType(val)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, intType, err
	}
	writer, err := serializer.getWriter(dataType)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, intType, err
	}

	return writer, dataType, nil
}

// Writes an object in fully-qualified format, containing {type_code}{type_info}{value_flag}{value}.
func (serializer *graphBinaryTypeSerializer) write(valueObject interface{}, buffer *bytes.Buffer) (interface{}, error) {
	if valueObject == nil {
		// return Object of type "unspecified object null" with the value flag set to null.
		buffer.Write(nullBytes)
		return buffer.Bytes(), nil
	}

	writer, dataType, err := serializer.getSerializerToWrite(valueObject)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	buffer.Write(dataType.getCodeBytes())
	return serializer.writeType(valueObject, buffer, writer)
}

// Writes a value without including type information.
func (serializer *graphBinaryTypeSerializer) writeValue(value interface{}, buffer *bytes.Buffer, nullable bool) (interface{}, error) {
	if value == nil {
		if !nullable {
			serializer.logHandler.log(Error, unexpectedNull)
			return nil, newError(err0403WriteValueUnexpectedNullError)
		}
		serializer.writeValueFlagNull(buffer)
		return buffer.Bytes(), nil
	}

	writer, _, err := serializer.getSerializerToWrite(value)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	message, err := serializer.writeTypeValue(value, buffer, writer, nullable)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return message, nil
}

func (serializer *graphBinaryTypeSerializer) writeValueFlagNull(buffer *bytes.Buffer) {
	buffer.WriteByte(valueFlagNull)
}

func (serializer *graphBinaryTypeSerializer) writeValueFlagNone(buffer *bytes.Buffer) {
	buffer.WriteByte(valueFlagNone)
}

// readers

func readTemp(data *[]byte, i *int, len int) *[]byte {
	tmp := make([]byte, len)
	for j := 0; j < len; j++ {
		tmp[j] = (*data)[j+*i]
	}
	*i += len
	return &tmp
}

// Primitive
func readBoolean(data *[]byte, i *int) (interface{}, error) {
	b, _ := readByte(data, i)
	return b != uint8(0), nil
}

func readByteSafe(data *[]byte, i *int) byte {
	*i++
	return (*data)[*i-1]
}
func readByte(data *[]byte, i *int) (interface{}, error) {
	return readByteSafe(data, i), nil
}

func readShort(data *[]byte, i *int) (interface{}, error) {
	return int16(binary.BigEndian.Uint16(*readTemp(data, i, 2))), nil
}

func readIntSafe(data *[]byte, i *int) int32 {
	return int32(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(*readTemp(data, i, 4)))
}
func readInt(data *[]byte, i *int) (interface{}, error) {
	return readIntSafe(data, i), nil
}

func readLongSafe(data *[]byte, i *int) int64 {
	return int64(binary.BigEndian.Uint64(*readTemp(data, i, 8)))
}
func readLong(data *[]byte, i *int) (interface{}, error) {
	return readLongSafe(data, i), nil
}

func readBigInt(data *[]byte, i *int) (interface{}, error) {
	sz := readIntSafe(data, i)
	b := readTemp(data, i, int(sz))

	var newBigInt = big.NewInt(0).SetBytes(*b)
	var one = big.NewInt(1)
	if len(*b) == 0 {
		return newBigInt, nil
	}
	// If the first bit in the first element of the byte array is a 1, we need to interpret the byte array as a two's complement representation
	if (*b)[0]&0x80 == 0x00 {
		newBigInt.SetBytes(*b)
		return newBigInt, nil
	}
	// Undo two's complement to byte array and set negative boolean to true
	length := uint((len(*b)*8)/8+1) * 8
	b2 := new(big.Int).Sub(newBigInt, new(big.Int).Lsh(one, length)).Bytes()

	// Strip the resulting 0xff byte at the start of array
	b2 = b2[1:]

	// Strip any redundant 0x00 byte at the start of array
	if b2[0] == 0x00 {
		b2 = b2[1:]
	}
	newBigInt = big.NewInt(0)
	newBigInt.SetBytes(b2)
	newBigInt.Neg(newBigInt)
	return newBigInt, nil
}

func readBigDecimal(data *[]byte, i *int) (interface{}, error) {
	bigDecimal := &BigDecimal{}
	bigDecimal.Scale = readIntSafe(data, i)
	unscaled, err := readBigInt(data, i)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	bigDecimal.UnscaledValue = *unscaled.(*big.Int)
	return bigDecimal, nil
}

func readUint32Safe(data *[]byte, i *int) uint32 {
	return binary.BigEndian.Uint32(*readTemp(data, i, 4))
}

func readFloat(data *[]byte, i *int) (interface{}, error) {
	return math.Float32frombits(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(*readTemp(data, i, 4))), nil
}

func readDouble(data *[]byte, i *int) (interface{}, error) {
	return math.Float64frombits(binary.BigEndian.Uint64(*readTemp(data, i, 8))), nil
}

func readString(data *[]byte, i *int) (interface{}, error) {
	sz := int(readUint32Safe(data, i))
	if sz == 0 {
		return "", nil
	}
	*i += sz
	return string((*data)[*i-sz : *i]), nil
}

func readDataType(data *[]byte, i *int) dataType {
	return dataType(readByteSafe(data, i))
}

func getDefaultValue(dataType dataType) interface{} {
	switch dataType {
	case intType, bigIntegerType, longType, shortType, byteType, booleanType, floatType, doubleType:
		return 0
	case traverserType, stringType:
		return ""
	case uuidType:
		return uuid.Nil
	case vertexType:
		return Vertex{}
	case edgeType:
		return Edge{}
	case propertyType:
		return Property{}
	case vertexPropertyType:
		return VertexProperty{}
	case pathType:
		return Path{}
	case setType:
		return SimpleSet{}
	case dateType, timestampType:
		return time.Time{}
	case durationType:
		return time.Duration(0)
	default:
		return nil
	}
}

// Composite
func readList(data *[]byte, i *int) (interface{}, error) {
	sz := readIntSafe(data, i)
	var valList []interface{}
	for j := int32(0); j < sz; j++ {
		val, err := readFullyQualifiedNullable(data, i, true)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
		valList = append(valList, val)
	}
	return valList, nil
}

func readByteBuffer(data *[]byte, i *int) (interface{}, error) {
	r := &ByteBuffer{}
	sz := readIntSafe(data, i)
	r.Data = make([]byte, sz)
	for j := int32(0); j < sz; j++ {
		r.Data[j] = readByteSafe(data, i)
	}
	return r, nil
}

func readMap(data *[]byte, i *int) (interface{}, error) {
	sz := readUint32Safe(data, i)
	var mapData = make(map[interface{}]interface{})
	for j := uint32(0); j < sz; j++ {
		k, err := readFullyQualifiedNullable(data, i, true)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
		v, err := readFullyQualifiedNullable(data, i, true)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
		if k == nil {
			mapData[nil] = v
		} else {
			switch reflect.TypeOf(k).Kind() {
			case reflect.Map:
				mapData[&k] = v
				break
			case reflect.Slice:
				mapData[fmt.Sprint(k)] = v
				break
			default:
				mapData[k] = v
				break
			}
		}
	}
	return mapData, nil
}

func readMapUnqualified(data *[]byte, i *int) (interface{}, error) {
	sz := readUint32Safe(data, i)
	var mapData = make(map[string]interface{})
	for j := uint32(0); j < sz; j++ {
		keyDataType := readDataType(data, i)
		if keyDataType != stringType {
			return nil, newError(err0703ReadMapNonStringKeyError)
		}

		// Skip nullable, key must be present
		*i++

		k, err := readString(data, i)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
		mapData[k.(string)], err = readFullyQualifiedNullable(data, i, true)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
	}
	return mapData, nil
}

func readSet(data *[]byte, i *int) (interface{}, error) {
	list, err := readList(data, i)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return NewSimpleSet(list.([]interface{})...), nil
}

func readUuid(data *[]byte, i *int) (interface{}, error) {
	id, _ := uuid.FromBytes(*readTemp(data, i, 16))
	return id, nil
}

func timeReader(data *[]byte, i *int) (interface{}, error) {
	return time.UnixMilli(readLongSafe(data, i)), nil
}

func durationReader(data *[]byte, i *int) (interface{}, error) {
	return time.Duration(readLongSafe(data, i)*int64(time.Second) + int64(readIntSafe(data, i))), nil
}

// Graph

// {fully qualified id}{unqualified label}
func vertexReader(data *[]byte, i *int) (interface{}, error) {
	return vertexReaderReadingProperties(data, i, true)
}

// {fully qualified id}{unqualified label}{fully qualified properties}
func vertexReaderReadingProperties(data *[]byte, i *int, readProperties bool) (interface{}, error) {
	var err error
	v := new(Vertex)
	v.Id, err = readFullyQualifiedNullable(data, i, true)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	label, err := readUnqualified(data, i, stringType, false)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	v.Label = label.(string)
	if readProperties {
		v.Properties, err = readFullyQualifiedNullable(data, i, true)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
	}
	return v, nil
}

// {fully qualified id}{unqualified label}{in vertex w/o null byte}{out vertex}{unused null byte}{fully qualified properties}
func edgeReader(data *[]byte, i *int) (interface{}, error) {
	var err error
	e := new(Edge)
	e.Id, err = readFullyQualifiedNullable(data, i, true)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	label, err := readUnqualified(data, i, stringType, false)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	e.Label = label.(string)
	v, err := vertexReaderReadingProperties(data, i, false)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	e.InV = *v.(*Vertex)
	v, err = vertexReaderReadingProperties(data, i, false)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	e.OutV = *v.(*Vertex)
	*i += 2
	e.Properties, err = readFullyQualifiedNullable(data, i, true)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return e, nil
}

// {unqualified key}{fully qualified value}{null byte}
func propertyReader(data *[]byte, i *int) (interface{}, error) {
	p := new(Property)
	key, err := readUnqualified(data, i, stringType, false)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	p.Key = key.(string)
	p.Value, err = readFullyQualifiedNullable(data, i, true)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	*i += 2
	return p, nil
}

// {fully qualified id}{unqualified label}{fully qualified value}{null byte}{null byte}
func vertexPropertyReader(data *[]byte, i *int) (interface{}, error) {
	var err error
	vp := new(VertexProperty)
	vp.Id, err = readFullyQualifiedNullable(data, i, true)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	label, err := readUnqualified(data, i, stringType, false)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	vp.Label = label.(string)
	vp.Value, err = readFullyQualifiedNullable(data, i, true)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	*i += 2

	props, err := readFullyQualifiedNullable(data, i, true)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	vp.Properties = props

	return vp, nil
}

// {list of set of strings}{list of fully qualified objects}
func pathReader(data *[]byte, i *int) (interface{}, error) {
	path := new(Path)
	newLabels, err := readFullyQualifiedNullable(data, i, true)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	for _, param := range newLabels.([]interface{}) {
		path.Labels = append(path.Labels, param.(*SimpleSet))
	}
	objects, err := readFullyQualifiedNullable(data, i, true)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	path.Objects = objects.([]interface{})
	return path, err
}

// {bulk int}{fully qualified value}
func traverserReader(data *[]byte, i *int) (interface{}, error) {
	var err error
	traverser := new(Traverser)
	traverser.bulk = readLongSafe(data, i)
	traverser.value, err = readFullyQualifiedNullable(data, i, true)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return traverser, nil
}

// {int32 length}{fully qualified item_0}{int64 repetition_0}...{fully qualified item_n}{int64 repetition_n}
func bulkSetReader(data *[]byte, i *int) (interface{}, error) {
	sz := int(readIntSafe(data, i))
	var valList []interface{}
	for j := 0; j < sz; j++ {
		val, err := readFullyQualifiedNullable(data, i, true)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
		rep := readLongSafe(data, i)
		for k := 0; k < int(rep); k++ {
			valList = append(valList, val)
		}
	}
	return valList, nil
}

// {type code (always string so ignore)}{nil code (always false so ignore)}{int32 size}{string enum}
func enumReader(data *[]byte, i *int) (interface{}, error) {
	typeCode := readDataType(data, i)
	if typeCode != stringType {
		return nil, newError(err0406EnumReaderInvalidTypeError)
	}
	*i++
	return readString(data, i)
}

// {unqualified key}{fully qualified value}
func bindingReader(data *[]byte, i *int) (interface{}, error) {
	b := new(Binding)
	val, err := readUnqualified(data, i, stringType, false)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	b.Key = val.(string)

	b.Value, err = readFullyQualifiedNullable(data, i, true)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return b, nil
}

// {id}{name}{duration}{counts}{annotations}{nested_metrics}
func metricsReader(data *[]byte, i *int) (interface{}, error) {
	metrics := new(Metrics)
	val, err := readUnqualified(data, i, stringType, false)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	metrics.Id = val.(string)

	val, err = readUnqualified(data, i, stringType, false)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	metrics.Name = val.(string)

	dur, err := readLong(data, i)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	metrics.Duration = dur.(int64)

	counts, err := readMap(data, i)
	cmap := counts.(map[interface{}]interface{})
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	metrics.Counts = make(map[string]int64, len(cmap))
	for k := range cmap {
		metrics.Counts[k.(string)] = cmap[k].(int64)
	}

	annotations, err := readMap(data, i)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	amap := annotations.(map[interface{}]interface{})
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	metrics.Annotations = make(map[string]interface{}, len(amap))
	for k := range amap {
		metrics.Annotations[k.(string)] = amap[k]
	}

	nested, err := readList(data, i)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	list := nested.([]interface{})
	metrics.NestedMetrics = make([]Metrics, len(list))
	for i, metric := range list {
		metrics.NestedMetrics[i] = metric.(Metrics)
	}

	return metrics, nil
}

// {id}{name}{duration}{counts}{annotations}{nested_metrics}
func traversalMetricsReader(data *[]byte, i *int) (interface{}, error) {
	m := new(TraversalMetrics)
	dur, err := readLong(data, i)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	m.Duration = dur.(int64)

	nested, err := readList(data, i)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	list := nested.([]interface{})
	m.Metrics = make([]Metrics, len(list))
	for i, metric := range list {
		m.Metrics[i] = *metric.(*Metrics)
	}

	return m, nil
}

// Format: A String containing the fqcn.
func readClass(data *[]byte, i *int) (interface{}, error) {
	gremlinType := new(GremlinType)
	str, err := readString(data, i)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	gremlinType.Fqcn = str.(string)

	return gremlinType, nil
}

func readUnqualified(data *[]byte, i *int, dataTyp dataType, nullable bool) (interface{}, error) {
	if nullable && readByteSafe(data, i) == valueFlagNull {
		return getDefaultValue(dataTyp), nil
	}
	deserializer, ok := deserializers[dataTyp]
	if !ok {
		return nil, newError(err0408GetSerializerToReadUnknownTypeError, dataTyp)
	}
	return deserializer(data, i)
}

func readFullyQualifiedNullable(data *[]byte, i *int, nullable bool) (interface{}, error) {
	dataTyp := readDataType(data, i)
	if dataTyp == nullType {
		if readByteSafe(data, i) != valueFlagNull {
			return nil, newError(err0404ReadNullTypeError)
		}
		return nil, nil
	} else if nullable {
		if readByteSafe(data, i) == valueFlagNull {
			return getDefaultValue(dataTyp), nil
		}
	}
	deserializer, ok := deserializers[dataTyp]
	if !ok {
		return nil, newError(err0408GetSerializerToReadUnknownTypeError, dataTyp)
	}
	return deserializer(data, i)
}