ModernUO/Projects/Server.Tests/Tests/Buffers/SpanWriterTests.cs
Kamron Batman 582e1877b8
feat(core): Makes spanwriter resizable (#376)
SpanWriter now has an argument that allows it to be resizable.
```cs
public SpanWriter(Span<byte> initialBuffer, bool resize = false)
public SpanWriter(int initialCapacity, bool resize = false)
```

If a SpanWriter is set to be resizable, or given an initial capacity instead of a buffer, it must be disposed:
```cs
public static void SomeMethod()
{
    using var writer = new SpanWriter(stackalloc byte[512], true);
    // stuff
    
    // Automatic Dispose of writer
}
```

This is because the SpanWriter uses `ArrayPool<byte>.Shared` _rented buffers_ to resize. If the writer is not disposed, those buffers will never be reused resulting in a _memory leak_.

It is possible that the SpanWriter will outright ditch the initial buffer if resize is set to true and growing is needed. To check/account for that we can do the following:

```cs
public static void SomeMethod()
{
    Span<byte> span = stackalloc byte[512];
    using var writer = new SpanWriter(span, true);
    // write some stuff that causes the span to grow
    
    span = writer.RawBuffer;
    // Do stuff with the span
}
```

Make sure you don't accidentally `Dispose()` the writer or use the `RawBuffer` outside of the `using` block. If you do, bad things will happen! (NullPointerException, or a fresh SpanWriter with no buffer, depending on the situation).

SpanWriter can also now be used with a fixed statement since it has a `PinnableReference()` function.
2020-12-31 19:57:02 -08:00

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using System;
using System.Buffers;
using Xunit;
namespace Server.Tests
{
public class SpanWriterTests
{
[Fact]
public unsafe void TestSpanWriterResizes()
{
Span<byte> smallStack = stackalloc byte[8];
using var writer = new SpanWriter(smallStack, true);
writer.Write(0x1024L);
writer.Write(0x1024L);
var span = writer.RawBuffer;
fixed (byte* spanPtr = span)
{
fixed (byte* stackPtr = smallStack)
{
Assert.True(spanPtr != stackPtr);
}
}
Assert.True(span.Length > smallStack.Length);
}
[Fact]
public unsafe void TestSpanWriterOnlyStackAlloc()
{
Span<byte> smallStack = stackalloc byte[8];
using var writer = new SpanWriter(smallStack, true);
writer.Write(0x1024L);
var span = writer.RawBuffer;
fixed (byte* spanPtr = span)
{
fixed (byte* stackPtr = smallStack)
{
Assert.True(spanPtr == stackPtr);
}
}
Assert.True(span.Length == smallStack.Length);
AssertThat.Equal(smallStack, stackalloc byte[] { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0x10, 0x24 });
}
[Fact]
public void TestSpanWriterNoResizeThrows()
{
Assert.Throws<OutOfMemoryException>(
() =>
{
Span<byte> smallStack = stackalloc byte[8];
using var writer = new SpanWriter(smallStack);
writer.Write(0x1024L);
writer.Write(0x1024L);
}
);
}
}
}