Function encode

pub fn encode(source: &[u8], dest: &mut [u8]) -> usize

Encodes the source buffer into the dest buffer.

This function assumes the typical sentinel value of 0, but does not terminate the encoded message with the sentinel value. This should be done by the caller to ensure proper framing.

Returns

The number of bytes written to in the dest buffer.

Panics

This function will panic if the dest buffer is not large enough for the encoded message. You can calculate the size the dest buffer needs to be with the crate::max_encoding_length function.