Add serde optional feature to serialize primitive types

Author: ElouanPetereau

Cargo.toml

@@ -83,9 +83,16 @@ std = ["alloc"]
 # This feature depends on all other features that work on the stable compiler.
 # We make no stability guarantees about this feature; it may be modified or
 # removed at any time.
-__internal_use_only_features_that_work_on_stable = ["alloc", "derive", "simd", "std"]
+__internal_use_only_features_that_work_on_stable = [
+    "alloc",
+    "derive",
+    "serde",
+    "simd",
+    "std",
+]
 
 [dependencies]
+serde = { version = "1.0.0", default-features = false, optional = true }
 zerocopy-derive = { version = "=0.8.29", path = "zerocopy-derive", optional = true }
 
 # The "associated proc macro pattern" ensures that the versions of zerocopy and
@@ -106,6 +113,7 @@ rand = { version = "0.8.5", default-features = false, features = ["small_rng"] }
 rustversion = "1.0"
 static_assertions = "1.1"
 testutil = { path = "testutil" }
+serde_json = "1.0.0"
 # Pinned to a specific version so that the version used for local development
 # and the version used in CI are guaranteed to be the same. Future versions
 # sometimes change the output format slightly, so a version mismatch can cause

README.md

@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ for network parsing.
   derives as `use zerocopy_derive::*` rather than by name (e.g., `use
   zerocopy_derive::FromBytes`).
 
+- **`serde`**
+  Provides `Serialize` and `Deserialize` impls for the `byteorder` numeric
+  wrappers by delegating to their underlying primitive types.
+
 - **`simd`**
   When the `simd` feature is enabled, `FromZeros`, `FromBytes`, and
   `IntoBytes` impls are emitted for all stable SIMD types which exist on the

src/byteorder.rs

@@ -613,6 +613,36 @@ example of how it can be used for parsing UDP packets.
             }
         }
 
+        #[cfg_attr(doc_cfg, doc(cfg(feature = "serde")))]
+        #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
+        impl<O: ByteOrder> serde::Serialize for $name<O>
+        where
+            $native: serde::Serialize,
+        {
+            #[inline(always)]
+            fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+            where
+                S: serde::Serializer,
+            {
+                $native::serialize(&self.get(), serializer)
+            }
+        }
+
+        #[cfg_attr(doc_cfg, doc(cfg(feature = "serde")))]
+        #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
+        impl<'de, O: ByteOrder> serde::Deserialize<'de> for $name<O>
+        where
+            $native: serde::Deserialize<'de>,
+        {
+            #[inline(always)]
+            fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error>
+            where
+                D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
+            {
+                $native::deserialize(deserializer).map(Self::from)
+            }
+        }
+
         $(
             impl<O: ByteOrder> From<$name<O>> for $larger_native {
                 #[inline(always)]
@@ -1521,6 +1551,85 @@ mod tests {
         test!(@unary Neg, neg, call_for_signed_types, call_for_float_types);
     }
 
+    #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
+    mod serde {
+        use core::fmt::Debug;
+
+        use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+        use crate::{
+            byteorder::{Isize, Usize, F32, F64, I128, I16, I32, I64, U128, U16, U32, U64},
+            BigEndian, LittleEndian,
+        };
+
+        macro_rules! assert_serialization_roundtrip {
+            ($prim:ty, $wrapper:ident, $value:expr) => {{
+                let primitive_value: $prim = $value;
+                assert_roundtrip(primitive_value, $wrapper::<BigEndian>::new(primitive_value));
+                assert_roundtrip(primitive_value, $wrapper::<LittleEndian>::new(primitive_value));
+            }};
+        }
+
+        fn assert_roundtrip<PrimitiveType, WrapperType>(
+            primitive_value: PrimitiveType,
+            wrapper_value: WrapperType,
+        ) where
+            WrapperType: Serialize + for<'de> Deserialize<'de> + PartialEq + Debug,
+            PrimitiveType: Serialize + for<'de> Deserialize<'de> + PartialEq + Debug,
+        {
+            let serialized_value = serde_json::to_string(&wrapper_value)
+                .expect("Serialization to json should succeed");
+            let deserialized_primitive = serde_json::from_str(&serialized_value)
+                .expect("Deserialization from json to primitive type should succeed");
+            let deserialized_wrapper = serde_json::from_str(&serialized_value)
+                .expect("Deserialization from json to wrapper type should succeed");
+
+            assert_eq!(primitive_value, deserialized_primitive);
+            assert_eq!(wrapper_value, deserialized_wrapper);
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn serialize_native_primitives() {
+            assert_serialization_roundtrip!(u16, U16, 0xABCDu16);
+            assert_serialization_roundtrip!(i16, I16, -123i16);
+            assert_serialization_roundtrip!(u32, U32, 0x89AB_CDEFu32);
+            assert_serialization_roundtrip!(i32, I32, -0x1234_5678i32);
+            assert_serialization_roundtrip!(u64, U64, 0x0123_4567_89AB_CDEFu64);
+            assert_serialization_roundtrip!(i64, I64, -0x0123_4567_89AB_CDEFi64);
+            assert_serialization_roundtrip!(u128, U128, 0x1234u128);
+            assert_serialization_roundtrip!(i128, I128, -0x1234i128);
+            assert_serialization_roundtrip!(usize, Usize, 0xBEEFusize);
+            assert_serialization_roundtrip!(isize, Isize, -12isize);
+            assert_serialization_roundtrip!(f32, F32, 1.25f32);
+            assert_serialization_roundtrip!(f64, F64, -0.75f64);
+        }
+
+        #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Debug)]
+        struct SerializableStruct {
+            value_a: U16<BigEndian>,
+            value_b: [U16<LittleEndian>; 2],
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn serialize_struct() {
+            let primitive_value_u16 = 0xABCDu16;
+
+            let primitive_value = SerializableStruct {
+                value_a: U16::<BigEndian>::new(primitive_value_u16),
+                value_b: [
+                    U16::<LittleEndian>::new(primitive_value_u16),
+                    U16::<LittleEndian>::new(primitive_value_u16),
+                ],
+            };
+            let serialized_value = serde_json::to_string(&primitive_value)
+                .expect("Serialization to json should succeed");
+            let deserialized_wrapper: SerializableStruct = serde_json::from_str(&serialized_value)
+                .expect("Deserialization from json should succeed");
+
+            assert_eq!(primitive_value, deserialized_wrapper);
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_debug_impl() {
         // Ensure that Debug applies format options to the inner value.

src/lib.rs

@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@
 //!   derives as `use zerocopy_derive::*` rather than by name (e.g., `use
 //!   zerocopy_derive::FromBytes`).
 //!
+//! - **`serde`**
+//!   Provides `Serialize` and `Deserialize` impls for the `byteorder` numeric
+//!   wrappers by delegating to their underlying primitive types.
+//!
 //! - **`simd`**
 //!   When the `simd` feature is enabled, `FromZeros`, `FromBytes`, and
 //!   `IntoBytes` impls are emitted for all stable SIMD types which exist on the

src/pointer/ptr.rs

@@ -1456,10 +1456,10 @@ mod tests {
         }
 
         test!(ZstDst, 8, 0, Some(0));
-        test!(ZstDst, 7, 0, None);
+        test!(ZstDst, 7, 0, None::<usize>);
 
         test!(ZstDst, 8, usize::MAX, Some(usize::MAX));
-        test!(ZstDst, 7, usize::MAX, None);
+        test!(ZstDst, 7, usize::MAX, None::<usize>);
 
         #[derive(KnownLayout, Immutable)]
         #[repr(C)]
@@ -1469,14 +1469,14 @@ mod tests {
         }
 
         test!(Dst, 8, 0, Some(0));
-        test!(Dst, 7, 0, None);
+        test!(Dst, 7, 0, None::<usize>);
 
         test!(Dst, 9, 1, Some(1));
-        test!(Dst, 8, 1, None);
+        test!(Dst, 8, 1, None::<usize>);
 
         // If we didn't properly check for overflow, this would cause the
         // metadata to overflow to 0, and thus the cast would spuriously
         // succeed.
-        test!(Dst, 8, usize::MAX - 8 + 1, None);
+        test!(Dst, 8, usize::MAX - 8 + 1, None::<usize>);
     }
 }