concrete.util.mem_io module¶

concrete.util.mem_io.communication_deep_copy(comm)¶

Return deep copy of communication.

Parameters:	comm (Communication) – communication to copy
Returns:	deep copy of comm
Return type:	Communication

concrete.util.mem_io.read_communication_from_buffer(buf, add_references=True)¶

Deserialize buf (a binary string) and return resulting communication. Add references if requested.

Parameters:	buf (str) – String representing communication encoded from thrift add_references (bool) – If True, calls `concrete.util.references.add_references_to_communication()` on `Communication` read from buffer
Returns:	Communication read from buffer
Return type:	Communication

concrete.util.mem_io.write_communication_to_buffer(comm)¶

Serialize communication to buffer (binary string) and return buffer.

Parameters:	comm (Communication) – communication to serialize
Returns:	Communication read from buffer
Return type:	Communication