i24 (traid) support about byteorder HOT 5 CLOSED

@mhsjlw Could you please describe why ByteOrder::write_uint and ByteOrder::read_uint are insufficient?

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Not only would an in-library implementation be easier to understand (for someone reading your code) but it would also make it much easier when you need to write little or big endian triads rather than writing your own implementation in-house. If it is just me who wants i24s, I understand that there is no demand and I'll probably just add it myself. Although I think it'd be a useful feature to have.

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rather than writing your own implementation in-house

I don't understand. You don't need to do this. read_uint(buf, 3) seems like it should be sufficient, no?

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Oh wow... I was unaware it was this simple. Thank you very much. How could I make this little endian as well?

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@mhsjlw The examples should help. :-) If you're reading from an io::Read, then use rdr.read_uint::<LittleEndian>(3). If you're reading straight from a buffer, then LittleEndian::read_uint(buf, 3).

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