serialization.go

// Copyright (c) 2021 Mert Bora Alper and EASE Lab
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package mare

import (
	"bytes"
	"fmt"
	"strings"
)

func MarshalPairs(pairs []Pair) string {
	buffer := new(bytes.Buffer)
	for _, pair := range pairs {
		buffer.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s\t%s\n", pair.Key, pair.Value))
	}
	return buffer.String()
}

func UnmarshalPairs(data string) (pairs []Pair) {
	for _, line := range strings.Split(data, "\n") {
		if line == "" {
			continue
		}
		cells := strings.Split(line, "\t")
		// if there are no "columns", assume empty key and take data as values
		if len(cells) == 1 {
			pairs = append(pairs, Pair{Key: "", Value: cells[0]})
		} else {
			pairs = append(pairs, Pair{Key: cells[0], Value: cells[1]})
		}
	}
	return
}