// Copyright 2009 The Go Authors. All rights reserved. // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style // license that can be found in the LICENSE file. package gob import ( "bytes" "math" "os" "reflect" "strings" "testing" "unsafe" ) // Guarantee encoding format by comparing some encodings to hand-written values type EncodeT struct { x uint64 b []byte } var encodeT = []EncodeT{ EncodeT{0x00, []byte{0x00}}, EncodeT{0x0F, []byte{0x0F}}, EncodeT{0xFF, []byte{0xFF, 0xFF}}, EncodeT{0xFFFF, []byte{0xFE, 0xFF, 0xFF}}, EncodeT{0xFFFFFF, []byte{0xFD, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF}}, EncodeT{0xFFFFFFFF, []byte{0xFC, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF}}, EncodeT{0xFFFFFFFFFF, []byte{0xFB, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF}}, EncodeT{0xFFFFFFFFFFFF, []byte{0xFA, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF}}, EncodeT{0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFF, []byte{0xF9, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF}}, EncodeT{0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF, []byte{0xF8, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF}}, EncodeT{0x1111, []byte{0xFE, 0x11, 0x11}}, EncodeT{0x1111111111111111, []byte{0xF8, 0x11, 0x11, 0x11, 0x11, 0x11, 0x11, 0x11, 0x11}}, EncodeT{0x8888888888888888, []byte{0xF8, 0x88, 0x88, 0x88, 0x88, 0x88, 0x88, 0x88, 0x88}}, EncodeT{1 << 63, []byte{0xF8, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}}, } // Test basic encode/decode routines for unsigned integers func TestUintCodec(t *testing.T) { b := new(bytes.Buffer) encState := new(encoderState) encState.b = b for _, tt := range encodeT { b.Reset() encodeUint(encState, tt.x) if encState.err != nil { t.Error("encodeUint:", tt.x, encState.err) } if !bytes.Equal(tt.b, b.Bytes()) { t.Errorf("encodeUint: %#x encode: expected % x got % x", tt.x, tt.b, b.Bytes()) } } decState := newDecodeState(b) for u := uint64(0); ; u = (u + 1) * 7 { b.Reset() encodeUint(encState, u) if encState.err != nil { t.Error("encodeUint:", u, encState.err) } v := decodeUint(decState) if decState.err != nil { t.Error("DecodeUint:", u, decState.err) } if u != v { t.Errorf("Encode/Decode: sent %#x received %#x\n", u, v) } if u&(1<<63) != 0 { break } } } func verifyInt(i int64, t *testing.T) { var b = new(bytes.Buffer) encState := new(encoderState) encState.b = b encodeInt(encState, i) if encState.err != nil { t.Error("encodeInt:", i, encState.err) } decState := newDecodeState(b) decState.buf = make([]byte, 8) j := decodeInt(decState) if decState.err != nil { t.Error("DecodeInt:", i, decState.err) } if i != j { t.Errorf("Encode/Decode: sent %#x received %#x\n", uint64(i), uint64(j)) } } // Test basic encode/decode routines for signed integers func TestIntCodec(t *testing.T) { for u := uint64(0); ; u = (u + 1) * 7 { // Do positive and negative values i := int64(u) verifyInt(i, t) verifyInt(-i, t) verifyInt(^i, t) if u&(1<<63) != 0 { break } } verifyInt(-1<<63, t) // a tricky case } // The result of encoding a true boolean with field number 7 var boolResult = []byte{0x07, 0x01} // The result of encoding a number 17 with field number 7 var signedResult = []byte{0x07, 2 * 17} var unsignedResult = []byte{0x07, 17} var floatResult = []byte{0x07, 0xFE, 0x31, 0x40} // The result of encoding "hello" with field number 6 var bytesResult = []byte{0x07, 0x05, 'h', 'e', 'l', 'l', 'o'} func newencoderState(b *bytes.Buffer) *encoderState { b.Reset() state := new(encoderState) state.b = b state.fieldnum = -1 return state } // Test instruction execution for encoding. // Do not run the machine yet; instead do individual instructions crafted by hand. func TestScalarEncInstructions(t *testing.T) { var b = new(bytes.Buffer) // bool { data := struct{ a bool }{true} instr := &encInstr{encBool, 6, 0, 0} state := newencoderState(b) instr.op(instr, state, unsafe.Pointer(&data)) if !bytes.Equal(boolResult, b.Bytes()) { t.Errorf("bool enc instructions: expected % x got % x", boolResult, b.Bytes()) } } // int { b.Reset() data := struct{ a int }{17} instr := &encInstr{encInt, 6, 0, 0} state := newencoderState(b) instr.op(instr, state, unsafe.Pointer(&data)) if !bytes.Equal(signedResult, b.Bytes()) { t.Errorf("int enc instructions: expected % x got % x", signedResult, b.Bytes()) } } // uint { b.Reset() data := struct{ a uint }{17} instr := &encInstr{encUint, 6, 0, 0} state := newencoderState(b) instr.op(instr, state, unsafe.Pointer(&data)) if !bytes.Equal(unsignedResult, b.Bytes()) { t.Errorf("uint enc instructions: expected % x got % x", unsignedResult, b.Bytes()) } } // int8 { b.Reset() data := struct{ a int8 }{17} instr := &encInstr{encInt8, 6, 0, 0} state := newencoderState(b) instr.op(instr, state, unsafe.Pointer(&data)) if !bytes.Equal(signedResult, b.Bytes()) { t.Errorf("int8 enc instructions: expected % x got % x", signedResult, b.Bytes()) } } // uint8 { b.Reset() data := struct{ a uint8 }{17} instr := &encInstr{encUint8, 6, 0, 0} state := newencoderState(b) instr.op(instr, state, unsafe.Pointer(&data)) if !bytes.Equal(unsignedResult, b.Bytes()) { t.Errorf("uint8 enc instructions: expected % x got % x", unsignedResult, b.Bytes()) } } // int16 { b.Reset() data := struct{ a int16 }{17} instr := &encInstr{encInt16, 6, 0, 0} state := newencoderState(b) instr.op(instr, state, unsafe.Pointer(&data)) if !bytes.Equal(signedResult, b.Bytes()) { t.Errorf("int16 enc instructions: expected % x got % x", signedResult, b.Bytes()) } } // uint16 { b.Reset() data := struct{ a uint16 }{17} instr := &encInstr{encUint16, 6, 0, 0} state := newencoderState(b) instr.op(instr, state, unsafe.Pointer(&data)) if !bytes.Equal(unsignedResult, b.Bytes()) { t.Errorf("uint16 enc instructions: expected % x got % x", unsignedResult, b.Bytes()) } } // int32 { b.Reset() data := struct{ a int32 }{17} instr := &encInstr{encInt32, 6, 0, 0} state := newencoderState(b) instr.op(instr, state, unsafe.Pointer(&data)) if !bytes.Equal(signedResult, b.Bytes()) { t.Errorf("int32 enc instructions: expected % x got % x", signedResult, b.Bytes()) } } // uint32 { b.Reset() data := struct{ a uint32 }{17} instr := &encInstr{encUint32, 6, 0, 0} state := newencoderState(b) instr.op(instr, state, unsafe.Pointer(&data)) if !bytes.Equal(unsignedResult, b.Bytes()) { t.Errorf("uint32 enc instructions: expected % x got % x", unsignedResult, b.Bytes()) } } // int64 { b.Reset() data := struct{ a int64 }{17} instr := &encInstr{encInt64, 6, 0, 0} state := newencoderState(b) instr.op(instr, state, unsafe.Pointer(&data)) if !bytes.Equal(signedResult, b.Bytes()) { t.Errorf("int64 enc instructions: expected % x got % x", signedResult, b.Bytes()) } } // uint64 { b.Reset() data := struct{ a uint64 }{17} instr := &encInstr{encUint64, 6, 0, 0} state := newencoderState(b) instr.op(instr, state, unsafe.Pointer(&data)) if !bytes.Equal(unsignedResult, b.Bytes()) { t.Errorf("uint64 enc instructions: expected % x got % x", unsignedResult, b.Bytes()) } } // float { b.Reset() data := struct{ a float }{17} instr := &encInstr{encFloat, 6, 0, 0} state := newencoderState(b) instr.op(instr, state, unsafe.Pointer(&data)) if !bytes.Equal(floatResult, b.Bytes()) { t.Errorf("float enc instructions: expected % x got % x", floatResult, b.Bytes()) } } // float32 { b.Reset() data := struct{ a float32 }{17} instr := &encInstr{encFloat32, 6, 0, 0} state := newencoderState(b) instr.op(instr, state, unsafe.Pointer(&data)) if !bytes.Equal(floatResult, b.Bytes()) { t.Errorf("float32 enc instructions: expected % x got % x", floatResult, b.Bytes()) } } // float64 { b.Reset() data := struct{ a float64 }{17} instr := &encInstr{encFloat64, 6, 0, 0} state := newencoderState(b) instr.op(instr, state, unsafe.Pointer(&data)) if !bytes.Equal(floatResult, b.Bytes()) { t.Errorf("float64 enc instructions: expected % x got % x", floatResult, b.Bytes()) } } // bytes == []uint8 { b.Reset() data := struct{ a []byte }{[]byte("hello")} instr := &encInstr{encUint8Array, 6, 0, 0} state := newencoderState(b) instr.op(instr, state, unsafe.Pointer(&data)) if !bytes.Equal(bytesResult, b.Bytes()) { t.Errorf("bytes enc instructions: expected % x got % x", bytesResult, b.Bytes()) } } // string { b.Reset() data := struct{ a string }{"hello"} instr := &encInstr{encString, 6, 0, 0} state := newencoderState(b) instr.op(instr, state, unsafe.Pointer(&data)) if !bytes.Equal(bytesResult, b.Bytes()) { t.Errorf("string enc instructions: expected % x got % x", bytesResult, b.Bytes()) } } } func execDec(typ string, instr *decInstr, state *decodeState, t *testing.T, p unsafe.Pointer) { v := int(decodeUint(state)) if state.err != nil { t.Fatalf("decoding %s field: %v", typ, state.err) } if v+state.fieldnum != 6 { t.Fatalf("decoding field number %d, got %d", 6, v+state.fieldnum) } instr.op(instr, state, decIndirect(p, instr.indir)) state.fieldnum = 6 } func newDecodeStateFromData(data []byte) *decodeState { state := newDecodeState(bytes.NewBuffer(data)) state.fieldnum = -1 return state } // Test instruction execution for decoding. // Do not run the machine yet; instead do individual instructions crafted by hand. func TestScalarDecInstructions(t *testing.T) { ovfl := os.ErrorString("overflow") // bool { var data struct { a bool } instr := &decInstr{decBool, 6, 0, 0, ovfl} state := newDecodeStateFromData(boolResult) execDec("bool", instr, state, t, unsafe.Pointer(&data)) if data.a != true { t.Errorf("bool a = %v not true", data.a) } } // int { var data struct { a int } instr := &decInstr{decOpMap[valueKind(data.a)], 6, 0, 0, ovfl} state := newDecodeStateFromData(signedResult) execDec("int", instr, state, t, unsafe.Pointer(&data)) if data.a != 17 { t.Errorf("int a = %v not 17", data.a) } } // uint { var data struct { a uint } instr := &decInstr{decOpMap[valueKind(data.a)], 6, 0, 0, ovfl} state := newDecodeStateFromData(unsignedResult) execDec("uint", instr, state, t, unsafe.Pointer(&data)) if data.a != 17 { t.Errorf("uint a = %v not 17", data.a) } } // int8 { var data struct { a int8 } instr := &decInstr{decInt8, 6, 0, 0, ovfl} state := newDecodeStateFromData(signedResult) execDec("int8", instr, state, t, unsafe.Pointer(&data)) if data.a != 17 { t.Errorf("int8 a = %v not 17", data.a) } } // uint8 { var data struct { a uint8 } instr := &decInstr{decUint8, 6, 0, 0, ovfl} state := newDecodeStateFromData(unsignedResult) execDec("uint8", instr, state, t, unsafe.Pointer(&data)) if data.a != 17 { t.Errorf("uint8 a = %v not 17", data.a) } } // int16 { var data struct { a int16 } instr := &decInstr{decInt16, 6, 0, 0, ovfl} state := newDecodeStateFromData(signedResult) execDec("int16", instr, state, t, unsafe.Pointer(&data)) if data.a != 17 { t.Errorf("int16 a = %v not 17", data.a) } } // uint16 { var data struct { a uint16 } instr := &decInstr{decUint16, 6, 0, 0, ovfl} state := newDecodeStateFromData(unsignedResult) execDec("uint16", instr, state, t, unsafe.Pointer(&data)) if data.a != 17 { t.Errorf("uint16 a = %v not 17", data.a) } } // int32 { var data struct { a int32 } instr := &decInstr{decInt32, 6, 0, 0, ovfl} state := newDecodeStateFromData(signedResult) execDec("int32", instr, state, t, unsafe.Pointer(&data)) if data.a != 17 { t.Errorf("int32 a = %v not 17", data.a) } } // uint32 { var data struct { a uint32 } instr := &decInstr{decUint32, 6, 0, 0, ovfl} state := newDecodeStateFromData(unsignedResult) execDec("uint32", instr, state, t, unsafe.Pointer(&data)) if data.a != 17 { t.Errorf("uint32 a = %v not 17", data.a) } } // uintptr { var data struct { a uintptr } instr := &decInstr{decOpMap[valueKind(data.a)], 6, 0, 0, ovfl} state := newDecodeStateFromData(unsignedResult) execDec("uintptr", instr, state, t, unsafe.Pointer(&data)) if data.a != 17 { t.Errorf("uintptr a = %v not 17", data.a) } } // int64 { var data struct { a int64 } instr := &decInstr{decInt64, 6, 0, 0, ovfl} state := newDecodeStateFromData(signedResult) execDec("int64", instr, state, t, unsafe.Pointer(&data)) if data.a != 17 { t.Errorf("int64 a = %v not 17", data.a) } } // uint64 { var data struct { a uint64 } instr := &decInstr{decUint64, 6, 0, 0, ovfl} state := newDecodeStateFromData(unsignedResult) execDec("uint64", instr, state, t, unsafe.Pointer(&data)) if data.a != 17 { t.Errorf("uint64 a = %v not 17", data.a) } } // float { var data struct { a float } instr := &decInstr{decOpMap[valueKind(data.a)], 6, 0, 0, ovfl} state := newDecodeStateFromData(floatResult) execDec("float", instr, state, t, unsafe.Pointer(&data)) if data.a != 17 { t.Errorf("float a = %v not 17", data.a) } } // float32 { var data struct { a float32 } instr := &decInstr{decFloat32, 6, 0, 0, ovfl} state := newDecodeStateFromData(floatResult) execDec("float32", instr, state, t, unsafe.Pointer(&data)) if data.a != 17 { t.Errorf("float32 a = %v not 17", data.a) } } // float64 { var data struct { a float64 } instr := &decInstr{decFloat64, 6, 0, 0, ovfl} state := newDecodeStateFromData(floatResult) execDec("float64", instr, state, t, unsafe.Pointer(&data)) if data.a != 17 { t.Errorf("float64 a = %v not 17", data.a) } } // bytes == []uint8 { var data struct { a []byte } instr := &decInstr{decUint8Array, 6, 0, 0, ovfl} state := newDecodeStateFromData(bytesResult) execDec("bytes", instr, state, t, unsafe.Pointer(&data)) if string(data.a) != "hello" { t.Errorf(`bytes a = %q not "hello"`, string(data.a)) } } // string { var data struct { a string } instr := &decInstr{decString, 6, 0, 0, ovfl} state := newDecodeStateFromData(bytesResult) execDec("bytes", instr, state, t, unsafe.Pointer(&data)) if data.a != "hello" { t.Errorf(`bytes a = %q not "hello"`, data.a) } } } func TestEndToEnd(t *testing.T) { type T2 struct { t string } s1 := "string1" s2 := "string2" type T1 struct { a, b, c int n *[3]float strs *[2]string int64s *[]int64 s string y []byte t *T2 } t1 := &T1{ a: 17, b: 18, c: -5, n: &[3]float{1.5, 2.5, 3.5}, strs: &[2]string{s1, s2}, int64s: &[]int64{77, 89, 123412342134}, s: "Now is the time", y: []byte("hello, sailor"), t: &T2{"this is T2"}, } b := new(bytes.Buffer) err := NewEncoder(b).Encode(t1) if err != nil { t.Error("encode:", err) } var _t1 T1 err = NewDecoder(b).Decode(&_t1) if err != nil { t.Fatal("decode:", err) } if !reflect.DeepEqual(t1, &_t1) { t.Errorf("encode expected %v got %v", *t1, _t1) } } func TestOverflow(t *testing.T) { type inputT struct { maxi int64 mini int64 maxu uint64 maxf float64 minf float64 } var it inputT var err os.Error b := new(bytes.Buffer) enc := NewEncoder(b) dec := NewDecoder(b) // int8 b.Reset() it = inputT{ maxi: math.MaxInt8 + 1, } type outi8 struct { maxi int8 mini int8 } var o1 outi8 enc.Encode(it) err = dec.Decode(&o1) if err == nil || err.String() != `value for "maxi" out of range` { t.Error("wrong overflow error for int8:", err) } it = inputT{ mini: math.MinInt8 - 1, } b.Reset() enc.Encode(it) err = dec.Decode(&o1) if err == nil || err.String() != `value for "mini" out of range` { t.Error("wrong underflow error for int8:", err) } // int16 b.Reset() it = inputT{ maxi: math.MaxInt16 + 1, } type outi16 struct { maxi int16 mini int16 } var o2 outi16 enc.Encode(it) err = dec.Decode(&o2) if err == nil || err.String() != `value for "maxi" out of range` { t.Error("wrong overflow error for int16:", err) } it = inputT{ mini: math.MinInt16 - 1, } b.Reset() enc.Encode(it) err = dec.Decode(&o2) if err == nil || err.String() != `value for "mini" out of range` { t.Error("wrong underflow error for int16:", err) } // int32 b.Reset() it = inputT{ maxi: math.MaxInt32 + 1, } type outi32 struct { maxi int32 mini int32 } var o3 outi32 enc.Encode(it) err = dec.Decode(&o3) if err == nil || err.String() != `value for "maxi" out of range` { t.Error("wrong overflow error for int32:", err) } it = inputT{ mini: math.MinInt32 - 1, } b.Reset() enc.Encode(it) err = dec.Decode(&o3) if err == nil || err.String() != `value for "mini" out of range` { t.Error("wrong underflow error for int32:", err) } // uint8 b.Reset() it = inputT{ maxu: math.MaxUint8 + 1, } type outu8 struct { maxu uint8 } var o4 outu8 enc.Encode(it) err = dec.Decode(&o4) if err == nil || err.String() != `value for "maxu" out of range` { t.Error("wrong overflow error for uint8:", err) } // uint16 b.Reset() it = inputT{ maxu: math.MaxUint16 + 1, } type outu16 struct { maxu uint16 } var o5 outu16 enc.Encode(it) err = dec.Decode(&o5) if err == nil || err.String() != `value for "maxu" out of range` { t.Error("wrong overflow error for uint16:", err) } // uint32 b.Reset() it = inputT{ maxu: math.MaxUint32 + 1, } type outu32 struct { maxu uint32 } var o6 outu32 enc.Encode(it) err = dec.Decode(&o6) if err == nil || err.String() != `value for "maxu" out of range` { t.Error("wrong overflow error for uint32:", err) } // float32 b.Reset() it = inputT{ maxf: math.MaxFloat32 * 2, } type outf32 struct { maxf float32 minf float32 } var o7 outf32 enc.Encode(it) err = dec.Decode(&o7) if err == nil || err.String() != `value for "maxf" out of range` { t.Error("wrong overflow error for float32:", err) } } func TestNesting(t *testing.T) { type RT struct { a string next *RT } rt := new(RT) rt.a = "level1" rt.next = new(RT) rt.next.a = "level2" b := new(bytes.Buffer) NewEncoder(b).Encode(rt) var drt RT dec := NewDecoder(b) err := dec.Decode(&drt) if err != nil { t.Errorf("decoder error:", err) } if drt.a != rt.a { t.Errorf("nesting: encode expected %v got %v", *rt, drt) } if drt.next == nil { t.Errorf("nesting: recursion failed") } if drt.next.a != rt.next.a { t.Errorf("nesting: encode expected %v got %v", *rt.next, *drt.next) } } // These three structures have the same data with different indirections type T0 struct { a int b int c int d int } type T1 struct { a int b *int c **int d ***int } type T2 struct { a ***int b **int c *int d int } func TestAutoIndirection(t *testing.T) { // First transfer t1 into t0 var t1 T1 t1.a = 17 t1.b = new(int) *t1.b = 177 t1.c = new(*int) *t1.c = new(int) **t1.c = 1777 t1.d = new(**int) *t1.d = new(*int) **t1.d = new(int) ***t1.d = 17777 b := new(bytes.Buffer) enc := NewEncoder(b) enc.Encode(t1) dec := NewDecoder(b) var t0 T0 dec.Decode(&t0) if t0.a != 17 || t0.b != 177 || t0.c != 1777 || t0.d != 17777 { t.Errorf("t1->t0: expected {17 177 1777 17777}; got %v", t0) } // Now transfer t2 into t0 var t2 T2 t2.d = 17777 t2.c = new(int) *t2.c = 1777 t2.b = new(*int) *t2.b = new(int) **t2.b = 177 t2.a = new(**int) *t2.a = new(*int) **t2.a = new(int) ***t2.a = 17 b.Reset() enc.Encode(t2) t0 = T0{} dec.Decode(&t0) if t0.a != 17 || t0.b != 177 || t0.c != 1777 || t0.d != 17777 { t.Errorf("t2->t0 expected {17 177 1777 17777}; got %v", t0) } // Now transfer t0 into t1 t0 = T0{17, 177, 1777, 17777} b.Reset() enc.Encode(t0) t1 = T1{} dec.Decode(&t1) if t1.a != 17 || *t1.b != 177 || **t1.c != 1777 || ***t1.d != 17777 { t.Errorf("t0->t1 expected {17 177 1777 17777}; got {%d %d %d %d}", t1.a, *t1.b, **t1.c, ***t1.d) } // Now transfer t0 into t2 b.Reset() enc.Encode(t0) t2 = T2{} dec.Decode(&t2) if ***t2.a != 17 || **t2.b != 177 || *t2.c != 1777 || t2.d != 17777 { t.Errorf("t0->t2 expected {17 177 1777 17777}; got {%d %d %d %d}", ***t2.a, **t2.b, *t2.c, t2.d) } // Now do t2 again but without pre-allocated pointers. b.Reset() enc.Encode(t0) ***t2.a = 0 **t2.b = 0 *t2.c = 0 t2.d = 0 dec.Decode(&t2) if ***t2.a != 17 || **t2.b != 177 || *t2.c != 1777 || t2.d != 17777 { t.Errorf("t0->t2 expected {17 177 1777 17777}; got {%d %d %d %d}", ***t2.a, **t2.b, *t2.c, t2.d) } } type RT0 struct { a int b string c float } type RT1 struct { c float b string a int notSet string } func TestReorderedFields(t *testing.T) { var rt0 RT0 rt0.a = 17 rt0.b = "hello" rt0.c = 3.14159 b := new(bytes.Buffer) NewEncoder(b).Encode(rt0) dec := NewDecoder(b) var rt1 RT1 // Wire type is RT0, local type is RT1. err := dec.Decode(&rt1) if err != nil { t.Error("decode error:", err) } if rt0.a != rt1.a || rt0.b != rt1.b || rt0.c != rt1.c { t.Errorf("rt1->rt0: expected %v; got %v", rt0, rt1) } } // Like an RT0 but with fields we'll ignore on the decode side. type IT0 struct { a int64 b string ignore_d []int ignore_e [3]float ignore_f bool ignore_g string ignore_h []byte ignore_i *RT1 c float } func TestIgnoredFields(t *testing.T) { var it0 IT0 it0.a = 17 it0.b = "hello" it0.c = 3.14159 it0.ignore_d = []int{1, 2, 3} it0.ignore_e[0] = 1.0 it0.ignore_e[1] = 2.0 it0.ignore_e[2] = 3.0 it0.ignore_f = true it0.ignore_g = "pay no attention" it0.ignore_h = []byte("to the curtain") it0.ignore_i = &RT1{3.1, "hi", 7, "hello"} b := new(bytes.Buffer) NewEncoder(b).Encode(it0) dec := NewDecoder(b) var rt1 RT1 // Wire type is IT0, local type is RT1. err := dec.Decode(&rt1) if err != nil { t.Error("error: ", err) } if int(it0.a) != rt1.a || it0.b != rt1.b || it0.c != rt1.c { t.Errorf("rt1->rt0: expected %v; got %v", it0, rt1) } } type Bad0 struct { inter interface{} c float } func TestInvalidField(t *testing.T) { var bad0 Bad0 bad0.inter = 17 b := new(bytes.Buffer) err := encode(b, &bad0) if err == nil { t.Error("expected error; got none") } else if strings.Index(err.String(), "interface") < 0 { t.Error("expected type error; got", err) } }