package bencode

import (
	"reflect"
	"unsafe"
)

// Wow Go is retarded.
var marshalerType = reflect.TypeOf(func() *Marshaler {
	var m Marshaler
	return &m
}()).Elem()

// Wow Go is retarded.
var unmarshalerType = reflect.TypeOf(func() *Unmarshaler {
	var i Unmarshaler
	return &i
}()).Elem()

func bytesAsString(b []byte) string {
	if len(b) == 0 {
		return ""
	}
	return *(*string)(unsafe.Pointer(&reflect.StringHeader{
		uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&b[0])),
		len(b),
	}))
}