Method _serialize

lib/serialization/BinaryMiddleware.js:702–1190

* Returns serialized data. * @param {DeserializedType} data data * @param {Context} context context object * @param {{ leftOverBuffer: Buffer | null, allocationSize: number, increaseCounter: number }} allocationScope allocation scope * @returns {SerializedType} serialized data

(
		data,
		context,
		allocationScope = {
			allocationSize: 1024,
			increaseCounter: 0,
			leftOverBuffer: null
		}
	)

	 * @returns {SerializedType} serialized data
	 */
	_serialize(
		data,
		context,
		allocationScope = {
			allocationSize: 1024,
			increaseCounter: 0,
			leftOverBuffer: null
		}
	) {
		/** @type {Buffer | null} */
		let leftOverBuffer = null;
		/** @type {BufferSerializableType[]} */
		let buffers = [];
		/** @type {Buffer | null} */
		let currentBuffer = allocationScope ? allocationScope.leftOverBuffer : null;
		allocationScope.leftOverBuffer = null;
		let currentPosition = 0;
		if (currentBuffer === null) {
			currentBuffer = Buffer.allocUnsafe(allocationScope.allocationSize);
		}
		/**
		 * Processes the provided bytes needed.
		 * @param {number} bytesNeeded bytes needed
		 */
		const allocate = (bytesNeeded) => {
			if (currentBuffer !== null) {
				if (currentBuffer.length - currentPosition >= bytesNeeded) return;
				flush();
			}
			if (leftOverBuffer && leftOverBuffer.length >= bytesNeeded) {
				currentBuffer = leftOverBuffer;
				leftOverBuffer = null;
			} else {
				currentBuffer = Buffer.allocUnsafe(
					Math.max(bytesNeeded, allocationScope.allocationSize)
				);
				if (
					!(allocationScope.increaseCounter =
						(allocationScope.increaseCounter + 1) % 4) &&
					allocationScope.allocationSize < 16777216
				) {
					allocationScope.allocationSize <<= 1;
				}
			}
		};
		const flush = () => {
			if (currentBuffer !== null) {
				if (currentPosition > 0) {
					buffers.push(
						Buffer.from(
							currentBuffer.buffer,
							currentBuffer.byteOffset,
							currentPosition
						)
					);
				}
				if (
					!leftOverBuffer ||