1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/object/blob_serialize.go b/object/blob_serialize.go
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+++ b/object/blob_serialize.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package object
+
+// Serialize renders the raw object (header + body).
+func (blob *Blob) Serialize() ([]byte, error) {
+	header, err := headerForType(TypeBlob, blob.Data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	raw := make([]byte, len(header)+len(blob.Data))
+	copy(raw, header)
+	copy(raw[len(header):], blob.Data)
+	return raw, nil
+}