w.i.p: completing instances and updating changelog

Author: ffrostfall

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ ByteNet uses [semantic versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ---
 
+## 0.4.0
+
+### Improvements
+
+- 
+
+---
+
 ## 0.4.0-rc3
 
 ### Added

dev/client/clientTests.client.luau

@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ local testPackets = require(ReplicatedStorage.shared.testPackets)
 --print(data)
 --end)
 
-testPackets.myPacket.listen(function()
-	--print("Confirming server -> client")
-	--print(data)
+testPackets.myPacket.listen(function(data)
+	print("Confirming server -> client")
+	print(data)
 end)
 --
 task.wait(2)

dev/server/serverTests.server.luau

@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ end)
 
 Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function()
 	task.wait(1)
-	--[[testPackets.myPacket:sendToAll({ {
+	testPackets.myPacket.sendToAll({
 		myMessage = "",
-	} })]]
+	})
 end)
 
 testPackets.myPacket.listen(function(a)

dev/shared/testPackets.luau

@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@ local ByteNet = require(ReplicatedStorage.Packages.ByteNet)
 --
 return ByteNet.defineNamespace("game", function()
 	local myStruct = ByteNet.struct({
-		a = ByteNet.uint8,
-		b = ByteNet.uint16,
-		c = ByteNet.string,
-		d = ByteNet.float32,
+		a = ByteNet.inst,
 	})
 
 	return {

src/dataTypes/inst.luau

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+local bufferWriter = require(script.Parent.Parent.process.bufferWriter)
+local types = require(script.Parent.Parent.types)
+
+local reference = bufferWriter.reference
+local alloc = bufferWriter.alloc
+
+return function(): types.dataTypeInterface<Instance?>
+	return {
+		write = function(value)
+			alloc(1)
+			reference(value)
+		end,
+
+		read = function(b: buffer, cursor: number, references)
+			if not references then
+				return nil, 1
+			end
+
+			local ref = references[buffer.readu8(b, cursor)]
+
+			if typeof(ref) == "Instance" then
+				return ref, 1
+			else
+				return nil, 1
+			end
+		end,
+	}
+end

src/init.luau

@@ -7,16 +7,19 @@ local buff = require(script.dataTypes.buff)
 local cframe = require(script.dataTypes.cframe)
 local float32 = require(script.dataTypes.float32)
 local float64 = require(script.dataTypes.float64)
+local inst = require(script.dataTypes.inst)
 local int16 = require(script.dataTypes.int16)
 local int32 = require(script.dataTypes.int32)
 local int8 = require(script.dataTypes.int8)
 local map = require(script.dataTypes.map)
+local nothing = require(script.dataTypes.nothing)
 local optional = require(script.dataTypes.optional)
 local string = require(script.dataTypes.string)
 local struct = require(script.dataTypes.struct)
 local uint16 = require(script.dataTypes.uint16)
 local uint32 = require(script.dataTypes.uint32)
 local uint8 = require(script.dataTypes.uint8)
+local unknown = require(script.dataTypes.unknown)
 local vec2 = require(script.dataTypes.vec2)
 local vec3 = require(script.dataTypes.vec3)
 local namespace = require(script.namespaces.namespace)
@@ -56,5 +59,8 @@ return (
 		buff = buff(),
 		struct = struct,
 		map = map,
+		inst = inst(),
+		unknown = unknown(),
+		nothing = nothing(),
 	}) :: any
 ) :: types.ByteNet