1 files changed, 32 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/object/blob/serialize.go b/object/blob/serialize.go
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+++ b/object/blob/serialize.go
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+package blob
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+
+	objectheader "codeberg.org/lindenii/furgit/object/header"
+	objecttype "codeberg.org/lindenii/furgit/object/type"
+)
+
+// SerializeWithoutHeader renders the raw blob body bytes.
+func (blob *Blob) SerializeWithoutHeader() ([]byte, error) {
+	return append([]byte(nil), blob.Data...), nil
+}
+
+// SerializeWithHeader renders the raw object (header + body).
+func (blob *Blob) SerializeWithHeader() ([]byte, error) {
+	body, err := blob.SerializeWithoutHeader()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	header, ok := objectheader.Encode(objecttype.TypeBlob, int64(len(body)))
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, errors.New("object: blob: failed to encode object header")
+	}
+
+	raw := make([]byte, len(header)+len(body))
+	copy(raw, header)
+	copy(raw[len(header):], body)
+
+	return raw, nil
+}