Added platform endianess detection and fixed String byte conversion.

src/endian.rs

@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ impl Converter for BigEndian
       // Strings start with the size of bytes to read as
       // a u64. So read that in and then we know how many
       // bytes make up the string.
-      byte_count = BigEndian::bytes_to_u64(buffer);
+      byte_count = BigEndian::bytes_to_u64(&buffer[0..U64_BYTES]);
 
       if byte_count > 0
       {
@@ -281,50 +281,6 @@ impl Converter for BigEndian
 
 
 
-/// Turns a Network order value to a Platform order value.
-pub fn network_to_platform_order<T>(val: T) -> T
-   where T: Transmutable
-{
-   let buffer: Vec<u8>;
-
-   // Determine what endianess the Platform is using.
-   if cfg!(target_endian="big")
-   {
-      // Network endianess is Big endian, so they are the same.
-      // Just return the value.
-      val
-   }
-   else
-   {
-      // Convert the value from Big endian to Little endian.
-      buffer = val.to_bytes(Endianess::Network);
-      T::from_bytes(buffer.as_slice(), Endianess::Platform)
-   }
-}
-
-/// Turns a Platform order value to a Network order value.
-pub fn platform_to_network_order<T>(val: T) -> T
-   where T: Transmutable
-{
-   let buffer: Vec<u8>;
-
-   // Determine what endianess the Platform is using.
-   if cfg!(target_endian="big")
-   {
-      // Network endianess is Big endian, so they are the same.
-      // Just return the value.
-      val
-   }
-   else
-   {
-      // Convert the value from Little endian to Big endian.
-      buffer = val.to_bytes(Endianess::Platform);
-      T::from_bytes(buffer.as_slice(), Endianess::Network)
-   }
-}
-
-
-
 impl Converter for LittleEndian
 {
    fn bytes_to_u16(buffer: &[u8]) -> u16
@@ -494,6 +450,108 @@ impl Converter for LittleEndian
 
 
 
+impl ::std::fmt::Debug for Endianess
+{
+   fn fmt(&self, f: &mut ::std::fmt::Formatter) -> ::std::fmt::Result
+   {
+      ::std::fmt::Display::fmt(self, f)
+   }
+}
+
+impl ::std::fmt::Display for Endianess
+{
+   fn fmt(&self, f: &mut ::std::fmt::Formatter) -> ::std::fmt::Result
+   {
+      match *self
+      {
+         Endianess::Big =>
+         {
+            write!(f, "Big Endian")
+         }
+
+         Endianess::Little =>
+         {
+            write!(f, "Little Endian")
+         }
+
+         Endianess::Network =>
+         {
+            write!(f, "Network Endian")
+         }
+
+         Endianess::Platform =>
+         {
+            write!(f, "Big Endian")
+         }
+      }
+   }
+}
+
+
+
+/// Turns a Network order value to a Platform order value.
+pub fn network_to_platform_order<T>(val: T) -> T
+   where T: Transmutable
+{
+   let buffer: Vec<u8>;
+
+   // Determine what endianess the Platform is using.
+   if cfg!(target_endian="big")
+   {
+      // Network endianess is Big endian, so they are the same.
+      // Just return the value.
+      val
+   }
+   else
+   {
+      // Convert the value from Big endian to Little endian.
+      buffer = val.to_bytes(Endianess::Network);
+      T::from_bytes(buffer.as_slice(), Endianess::Platform)
+   }
+}
+
+/// Turns a Platform order value to a Network order value.
+pub fn platform_to_network_order<T>(val: T) -> T
+   where T: Transmutable
+{
+   let buffer: Vec<u8>;
+
+   // Determine what endianess the Platform is using.
+   if cfg!(target_endian="big")
+   {
+      // Network endianess is Big endian, so they are the same.
+      // Just return the value.
+      val
+   }
+   else
+   {
+      // Convert the value from Little endian to Big endian.
+      buffer = val.to_bytes(Endianess::Platform);
+      T::from_bytes(buffer.as_slice(), Endianess::Network)
+   }
+}
+
+/// Returns the Endianess used for network transmission.
+pub fn get_network_endianess() -> Endianess
+{
+   Endianess::Big
+}
+
+/// Returns the Endianess of the current platform.
+pub fn get_platform_endianess() -> Endianess
+{
+   if cfg!(target_endian="big")
+   {
+      Endianess::Big
+   }
+   else
+   {
+      Endianess::Little
+   }
+}
+
+
+
 /// Determine the amount of bytes required to
 /// represent the given number.
 fn determine_size(num: u64) -> u8