v1.16.9

ADDED:
* netx.IsPub
* encodingx/hexx

Rest are mostly small corrections and docs

encodingx/binaryx/funcs.go

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+package binaryx
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding"
+	"encoding/binary"
+)
+
+/*
+Marshal provides a Golang convention marshaling function entry point
+(e.g. like [encoding/json.Marshal], [encoding/xml.Marshal]) for arbitrary
+binary data.
+
+It simply wraps [OrderedMarshal] with [encoding/binary.NativeEndian]
+(which can differ from platform to platform) as the ord parameter to [OrderedMarshal].
+
+If you need to use a different or explicit [encoding/binary.ByteOrder],
+use [OrderedMarshal] directly instead.
+*/
+func Marshal(v any) (data []byte, err error) {
+
+	if data, err = OrderedMarshal(v, binary.NativeEndian); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
+/*
+OrderedMarshal provides a slightly more flexible Golang convention marshaling
+function entry point (e.g. similar to [encoding/json.MarshalIndent],
+[encoding/xml.MarshalIndent]) for arbitrary binary data.
+
+If v conforms to [encoding.BinaryMarshaler], then the marshal method will be called.
+
+Otherwise, it wraps [encoding/binary.Write] with an internal buffer using ord
+as the [encoding/binary.ByteOrder] (endianness), so refer to that function
+for all caveats and other details.
+Note that [encoding/binary.Write] is *much* more strict than marshaling,
+and requires very basic typing.
+
+If you have no need for a specific byte order/endianness or want to explicitly use this
+system's native byte order/endianness,
+use [Marshal] instead.
+*/
+func OrderedMarshal(v any, ord binary.ByteOrder) (data []byte, err error) {
+
+	var ok bool
+	var b binary.Marshaler
+	var buf *bytes.Buffer = new(bytes.Buffer)
+
+	if b, ok = v.(encoding.BinaryMarshaler); ok {
+		if data, err = b.MarshalBinary(); err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err = binary.Write(buf, ord, v); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	data = buf.Bytes()
+
+	return
+}
+
+/*
+Unmarshal provides a Golang convention unmarshaling function entry point
+(e.g. like [encoding/json.Unmarshal], [encoding/xml.Unmarshal]) for arbitrary
+binary data.
+
+It simply wraps [OrderedUnmarshal] with [encoding/binary.NativeEndian]
+(which can differ from platform to platform) as the ord parameter to [OrderedUnmarshal].
+
+If you need to use a different or explicit [encoding/binary.ByteOrder],
+use [OrderedUnmarshal] directly instead.
+*/
+func Unmarshal(data []byte, v any) (err error) {
+
+	if err = OrderedUnmarshal(data, v, binary.NativeEndian); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
+/*
+OrderedUnmarshal provides a slightly more flexible Golang convention unmarshaling
+for arbitrary binary data.
+
+If v conforms to [encoding.BinaryUnmarshaler], then the unmarshal method will be called.
+
+Otherwise, it wraps [encoding/binary.Read] with an internal buffer using ord
+as the [encoding/binary.ByteOrder] (endianness), so refer to that function
+for all caveats and other details.
+Note that [encoding/binary.Read] is *much* more strict than unmarshaling,
+and requires very basic typing.
+
+If you have no need for a specific byte order/endianness or want to explicitly use this
+system's native byte order/endianness,
+use [Unmarshal] instead.
+*/
+func OrderedUnmarshal(data []byte, v any, ord binary.ByteOrder) (err error) {
+
+	var ok bool
+	var b encoding.BinaryUnmarshaler
+	var buf *bytes.Reader = bytes.NewReader(data)
+
+	if b, ok = v.(encoding.BinaryUnmarshaler); ok {
+		if err = b.UnmarshalBinary(data); err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err = binary.Read(buf, ord, v); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	return
+}