# 2p: Serialization

## `+cue` <a href="#cue" id="cue"></a>

Unpack `$atom` to `$noun`.

Produces a `$noun` unpacked from `$atom` `.a`. The inverse of [`+jam`](#jam).

#### Accepts

`.a` is an `$atom`.

#### Produces

A `$noun`.

#### Source

```hoon
++  cue
  ~/  %cue
  |=  a=@
  ^-  *
  =+  b=0
  =+  m=`(map @ *)`~
  =<  q
  |-  ^-  [p=@ q=* r=(map @ *)]
  ?:  =(0 (cut 0 [b 1] a))
    =+  c=(rub +(b) a)
    [+(p.c) q.c (~(put by m) b q.c)]
  =+  c=(add 2 b)
  ?:  =(0 (cut 0 [+(b) 1] a))
    =+  u=$(b c)
    =+  v=$(b (add p.u c), m r.u)
    =+  w=[q.u q.v]
    [(add 2 (add p.u p.v)) w (~(put by r.v) b w)]
  =+  d=(rub c a)
  [(add 2 p.d) (need (~(get by m) q.d)) m]
```

#### Examples

```
> (jam [1 2 3])
3.426.417
```

```
> (cue 3.426.417)
[1 2 3]
```

***

## `+jam` <a href="#jam" id="jam"></a>

Pack `$noun` to `$atom`.

Produces an `$atom` packed from `$noun` `.a`. The inverse of [`+cue`](#cue).

#### Accepts

`.a` is a `$noun`.

#### Produces

An `$atom`.

#### Source

```hoon
++  jam
  ~/  %jam
  |=  a=*
  ^-  @
  =+  b=0
  =+  m=`(map * @)`~
  =<  q
  |-  ^-  [p=@ q=@ r=(map * @)]
  =+  c=(~(get by m) a)
  ?~  c
    =>  .(m (~(put by m) a b))
    ?:  ?=(@ a)
      =+  d=(mat a)
      [(add 1 p.d) (lsh 0 q.d) m]
    =>  .(b (add 2 b))
    =+  d=$(a -.a)
    =+  e=$(a +.a, b (add b p.d), m r.d)
    [(add 2 (add p.d p.e)) (mix 1 (lsh [0 2] (cat 0 q.d q.e))) r.e]
  ?:  ?&(?=(@ a) (lte (met 0 a) (met 0 u.c)))
    =+  d=(mat a)
    [(add 1 p.d) (lsh 0 q.d) m]
  =+  d=(mat u.c)
  [(add 2 p.d) (mix 3 (lsh [0 2] q.d)) m]
```

#### Examples

```
> (jam 1)
12
```

```
> (cue 12)
1
```

```
> (jam [1 1])
817
```

```
> (cue 817)
[1 1]
```

```
> (jam [~ u=19])
39.689
```

```
> (cue 39.689)
[0 19]
```

***

## `+mat` <a href="#mat" id="mat"></a>

Length-encode.

Produces a cell whose tail `.q` is `$atom` `.a` with a bit representation of its length prepended to it (as the least significant bits). The head `.p` is the length of `.q` in bits.

#### Accepts

`.a` is an `$atom`.

#### Produces

A cell of two `$atom`s, `.p` and `.q`.

#### Source

```hoon
++  mat
  ~/  %mat
  |=  a=@
  ^-  [p=@ q=@]
  ?:  =(0 a)
    [1 1]
  =+  b=(met 0 a)
  =+  c=(met 0 b)
  :-  (add (add c c) b)
  (cat 0 (bex c) (mix (end [0 (dec c)] b) (lsh [0 (dec c)] a)))
```

#### Examples

```
> (mat 0xaaa)
[p=20 q=699.024]
```

```
> (met 0 q:(mat 0xaaa))
20
```

```
> `@ub`q:(mat 0xaaa)
0b1010.1010.1010.1001.0000
```

```
> =a =-(~&(- -) `@ub`0xaaa)
0b1010.1010.1010

> =b =-(~&(- -) `@ub`(xeb a))
0b1100

> =b =-(~&(- -) `@ub`(met 0 a))
0b1100

> =c =-(~&(- -) (xeb b))
4

> [`@ub`a `@ub`(end 0 (dec c) b) `@ub`(bex c)]
[0b1010.1010.1010 0b100 0b1.0000]
```

#### Discussion

`+mat` is only used internally as a helper to [`+jam`](#jam).

***

## `+rub` <a href="#rub" id="rub"></a>

Length-decode.

The inverse of `+mat`. Accepts a cell of index `.a` and a bitstring `.b` and produces the cell whose tail `.q` is the decoded `$atom` at index `.a` and whose head is the length of the encoded `$atom` `.q`, by which the offset `.a` is advanced.

#### Accepts

`.a` is an `$atom`.

`.b` is a bitstring as an `$atom`.

#### Produces

A cell of two `$atom`s, `.p` and `.q`.

#### Source

```hoon
++  rub
  ~/  %rub
  |=  [a=@ b=@]
  ^-  [p=@ q=@]
  =+  ^=  c
      =+  [c=0 m=(met 0 b)]
      |-  ?<  (gth c m)
      ?.  =(0 (cut 0 [(add a c) 1] b))
        c
      $(c +(c))
  ?:  =(0 c)
    [1 0]
  =+  d=(add a +(c))
  =+  e=(add (bex (dec c)) (cut 0 [d (dec c)] b))
  [(add (add c c) e) (cut 0 [(add d (dec c)) e] b)]
```

#### Examples

```
> `@ub`(jam 0xaaa)
0b1.0101.0101.0101.0010.0000
```

```
> (rub 1 0b1.0101.0101.0101.0010.0000)
[p=20 q=2.730]
```

```
> `@ux`q:(rub 1 0b1.0101.0101.0101.0010.0000)
0xaaa
```

#### Discussion

`+rub` is only used internally as a helper to [`+cue`](#cue).

***


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