Implemented a macro for the serial buffer size

common/network/network_packet.hpp

@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 #include "SDL/SDL_net.h"
 
+#include <algorithm>
+
 #define PACKET_STRING_SIZE 100
 
 #pragma pack(push, 0)
@@ -114,4 +116,6 @@ union NetworkPacket {
 
 #pragma pack(pop)
 
+#define PACKET_BUFFER_SIZE std::max(sizeof(NetworkPacket), REGION_WIDTH * REGION_HEIGHT * REGION_DEPTH * sizeof(Region::type_t) + sizeof(NetworkPacket::Metadata))
+
 #endif

common/network/serial.cpp

@@ -76,6 +76,14 @@ void serializePlayer(NetworkPacket* packet, char* buffer) {
 	memcpy(buffer, &packet->playerInfo.motion.y, sizeof(double));
 }
 
+void serializeRegion(NetworkPacket* packet, char* buffer) {
+//	cout << "serializeRegion" << endl;
+	memcpy(buffer, &packet->meta.type, sizeof(NetworkPacket::Type));
+	buffer += sizeof(NetworkPacket::Type);
+
+	//TODO
+}
+
 //-------------------------
 //internal deserialization functions
 //-------------------------
@@ -126,6 +134,14 @@ void deserializePlayer(NetworkPacket* packet, char* buffer) {
 	memcpy(&packet->playerInfo.motion.y, buffer, sizeof(double));
 }
 
+void deserializeRegion(NetworkPacket* packet, char* buffer) {
+//	cout << "deserializeRegion" << endl;
+	memcpy(&packet->meta.type, buffer, sizeof(NetworkPacket::Type));
+	buffer += sizeof(NetworkPacket::Type);
+
+	//TODO
+}
+
 //-------------------------
 //the interface functions
 //-------------------------
@@ -160,6 +176,11 @@ void serialize(NetworkPacket* packet, void* buffer) {
 		case NetworkPacket::Type::PLAYER_UPDATE:
 			serializePlayer(packet, reinterpret_cast<char*>(buffer));
 		break;
+
+		//map info
+		case NetworkPacket::Type::REGION_CONTENT:
+			serializeRegion(packet, reinterpret_cast<char*>(buffer));
+		break;
 	}
 //	for (int i = 0; i < sizeof(NetworkPacket); i++) {
 //		cout << ((char*)(buffer))[i];
@@ -199,6 +220,11 @@ void deserialize(NetworkPacket* packet, void* buffer) {
 		case NetworkPacket::Type::PLAYER_UPDATE:
 			deserializePlayer(packet, reinterpret_cast<char*>(buffer));
 		break;
+
+		//map info
+		case NetworkPacket::Type::REGION_CONTENT:
+			serializeRegion(packet, reinterpret_cast<char*>(buffer));
+		break;
 	}
 //	for (int i = 0; i < sizeof(NetworkPacket); i++) {
 //		cout << ((char*)(buffer))[i];