PEL: Add Stream ops for std::vector<char>

Add << and >> operators to the Stream class for use with a
std::vector<char>.

Signed-off-by: Matt Spinler <spinler@us.ibm.com>
Change-Id: I22a08bb6518f9aed2385bcdce446a67ea9ea386d

1 files changed, 34 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/stream.hpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/stream.hpp
index 5c813b2..4922bc7 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/stream.hpp
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/stream.hpp
@@ -160,6 +160,23 @@ class Stream
     }
 
     /**
+     * @brief Extraction operator for a std::vector<char>
+     *
+     * The vector's size is the amount extracted.
+     *
+     * @param[out] value - filled in with the value
+     * @return Stream&
+     */
+    Stream& operator>>(std::vector<char>& value)
+    {
+        if (!value.empty())
+        {
+            read(value.data(), value.size());
+        }
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * @brief Insert operator for a uint8_t
      *
      * @param[in] value - the value to write to the stream
@@ -240,6 +257,23 @@ class Stream
     }
 
     /**
+     * @brief Insert operator for a std::vector<char>
+     *
+     * The full vector is written to the stream.
+     *
+     * @param[in] value - the value to write to the stream
+     * @return Stream&
+     */
+    Stream& operator<<(const std::vector<char>& value)
+    {
+        if (!value.empty())
+        {
+            write(value.data(), value.size());
+        }
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * @brief Sets the offset of the stream
      *
      * @param[in] newOffset - the new offset