dec will decode a variable (varname) of type ptrTo(t). t is always a basetype (i.e. not of kind reflect.Ptr).

enc will encode a variable (varname) of type t, except t is of kind reflect.Struct or reflect.Array, wherein varname is of type ptrTo(T) (to prevent c

EncodeTime encodes a time.Time as a []byte, including information on the instant in time and UTC offset. Format Description A timestamp is composed

have a growNoalloc(n int), which can be inlined. if allocation is needed, then call growAlloc(n int)

hashKey returns a Hash code for a given string

hashKey returns a Hash code for a given string

readFile reads an arbitrary file into a buffer.

skipNSpaces skips nSpaces in buf and updates the cursor 'pos'

walkConnections calls f with all open connections and connections that have come and gone since the last call to walkConnections

ConvertExt converts a value into a simpler interface for easy encoding e.g. convert time.Time to int64. Note: v *may* be a pointer to the extension t

DecodeBytes(bs []byte, isstring, zerocopy bool) (bsOut []byte) decodeExt will decode into a *RawExt or into an extension.

utility func to use when task name is used as task id to ensure unique task is enqueued

Exec prepares a streaming endpoint to execute a command in the container.