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// Package tlv implements a simple Type Length Value encoder for nostr NIP-19
// bech32 encoded entities. The format is generic and could also be used for any
// TLV use case where fields are less than 255 bytes.
package tlv
import (
"io"
)
const (
Default byte = iota
Relay
Author
Kind
)
// ReadEntry reads a TLV value from a bech32 encoded nostr entity.
func ReadEntry(buf io.Reader) (typ uint8, value []byte) {
var err error
t := make([]byte, 1)
if _, err = buf.Read(t); err != nil {
return
}
typ = t[0]
l := make([]byte, 1)
if _, err = buf.Read(l); err != nil {
return
}
length := int(l[0])
value = make([]byte, length)
if _, err = buf.Read(value); err != nil {
// nil value signals end of data or error
value = nil
}
return
}
// WriteEntry writes a TLV value for a bech32 encoded nostr entity.
func WriteEntry(buf io.Writer, typ uint8, value []byte) {
buf.Write(append([]byte{typ, byte(len(value))}, value...))
}