Module binary
+read and write (little endian) binary.
+ located in mtul.binary
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reading binary inputs
+read_single (function) | +read an IEEE 754 single precision (32-bit) floating point number | +
read_double (function) | +read an IEEE 754 double-precision (64-bit) floating point number | +
read_uint (function, int) | +read an unsigned integer of any given length | +
read_uint (function, int) | +read a signed integer of any given length | +
misc binary helpers
+fround (number) | +"returns nearest 32-bit single precision float representation of a number" (or something) | +
expected function inputs
+read_byte () | +read_byte is a param name which refers to a function which reads the next byte- returning a whole number between 0-255. |
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write_byte () | +write_byte is similar to read_byte, however it is given an input and expected to write it to the file. |
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reading binary inputs
+ +read_byte
function.
+ -
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- + + read_single (function) + +
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+ read an IEEE 754 single precision (32-bit) floating point number
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Parameters:
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- function + read_byte + +
+ - + + read_double (function) + +
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+ read an IEEE 754 double-precision (64-bit) floating point number
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Parameters:
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- function + read_byte + +
+ - + + read_uint (function, int) + +
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+ read an unsigned integer of any given length
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Parameters:
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- function + read_byte + +
- int + length in bytes of unsigned integer + +
+ - + + read_uint (function, int) + +
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+ read a signed integer of any given length
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Parameters:
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- function + read_byte + +
- int + length in bytes of integer + +
+
misc binary helpers
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- + + fround (number) + +
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+ "returns nearest 32-bit single precision float representation of a number" (or something)
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Parameters:
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- number + + + + +
Returns:
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+ nearest 32-bit single precision float representation of a number
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expected function inputs
+ +read_byte
or write_byte
function as inputs
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- + + read_byte () + +
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+ +read_byte
is a param name which refers to a function which reads the next byte- returning a whole number between 0-255.
+ + + + +function byte() + left = left - 1 + return assert(file_handle:read(1):byte()) + --reads the next chracter, and converts it to a "numerical code" using string.byte() + --it's important that this function moves forward in the file stream (as :read(1) does) +end +
Returns:
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+ a bytecode (an int between 0 and 255.)
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+ - + + write_byte () + +
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write_byte
is similar to read_byte, however it is given an input and expected to write it to the file. + (example needed) + + + + + + + +
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