giraffez/types.py
def serialize(self):
        """
        Serializes the columns into the giraffez archive header
        binary format::

            0      1      2
            +------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
            | Header      | Header Data                             |
            | Length      |                                         |
            +------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+

                       giraffez Archive Header Format

                                   Fig. 1

            Header Length: 2 bytes
                Full length of archive header 

            Header Data: variable
                Binary data representing N column(s) using the format
                specified in Fig. 2


            0      1      2      3      4      5      6      7      8
            +------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
            | Type        | Length      | Precision   | Scale       | 
            +------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
            | Name Length | Name                                    |
            +------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+

                           Binary Column Format

                                   Fig. 2

            Type: 2 bytes
                Numerical representation of column type defined by
                Teradata's CLIv2

            Length: 2 bytes
                Column length

            Scale: 2 bytes
                Column scale

            Precision: 2 bytes
                Column precision

            Name Length: 2 bytes
                Length used for reading variable column name

            Name: variable
                Name of column

        :return: Packed binary data, representing the serialized :class:`~giraffez.types.Columns`
        :rtype: str
        """
        data = b""
        for column in self:
            row = struct.pack("5H", column.type, column.length, column.precision, column.scale,
                len(column.name))
            row += ensure_bytes(column.name)
            data += row
        return struct.pack("H", len(data)) + data
def serialize(self):
        """
        Serializes the columns into the giraffez archive header
        binary format::

            0      1      2
            +------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
            | Header      | Header Data                             |
            | Length      |                                         |
            +------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+

                       giraffez Archive Header Format

                                   Fig. 1

            Header Length: 2 bytes
                Full length of archive header 

            Header Data: variable
                Binary data representing N column(s) using the format
                specified in Fig. 2


            0      1      2      3      4      5      6      7      8
            +------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
            | Type        | Length      | Precision   | Scale       | 
            +------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
            | Name Length | Name                                    |
            +------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+

                           Binary Column Format

                                   Fig. 2

            Type: 2 bytes
                Numerical representation of column type defined by
                Teradata's CLIv2

            Length: 2 bytes
                Column length

            Scale: 2 bytes
                Column scale

            Precision: 2 bytes
                Column precision

            Name Length: 2 bytes
                Length used for reading variable column name

            Name: variable
                Name of column

        :return: Packed binary data, representing the serialized :class:`~giraffez.types.Columns`
        :rtype: str
        """
        data = b""
        for column in self:
            row = struct.pack("5H", column.type, column.length, column.precision, column.scale,
                len(column.name))
            row += ensure_bytes(column.name)
            data += row
        return struct.pack("H", len(data)) + data
def serialize ( self ) : data = b"" for column in self : row = struct . pack ( "5H" , column . type , column . length , column . precision , column . scale , len ( column . name ) ) row += ensure_bytes ( column . name ) data += row return struct . pack ( "H" , len ( data ) ) + data
Serializes the columns into the giraffez archive header
        binary format::

            0      1      2
            +------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
            | Header      | Header Data                             |
            | Length      |                                         |
            +------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+

                       giraffez Archive Header Format

                                   Fig. 1

            Header Length: 2 bytes
                Full length of archive header 

            Header Data: variable
                Binary data representing N column(s) using the format
                specified in Fig. 2


            0      1      2      3      4      5      6      7      8
            +------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
            | Type        | Length      | Precision   | Scale       | 
            +------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
            | Name Length | Name                                    |
            +------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+

                           Binary Column Format

                                   Fig. 2

            Type: 2 bytes
                Numerical representation of column type defined by
                Teradata's CLIv2

            Length: 2 bytes
                Column length

            Scale: 2 bytes
                Column scale

            Precision: 2 bytes
                Column precision

            Name Length: 2 bytes
                Length used for reading variable column name

            Name: variable
                Name of column

        :return: Packed binary data, representing the serialized :class:`~giraffez.types.Columns`
        :rtype: str
Serializes the columns into the giraffez archive header binary format ::