how to use bufzilla?

.vscode/launch.json

@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
             "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
             "internalConsoleOptions": "openOnSessionStart",
             "preLaunchTask": "build",
-            "sourceLanguages": ["zig"]
+            "sourceLanguages": ["zig"],
+            "terminal":"external",
         },
         {
             "name": "Server",
@@ -24,7 +25,8 @@
             "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
             "internalConsoleOptions": "openOnSessionStart",
             "preLaunchTask": "build",
-            "sourceLanguages": ["zig"]
+            "sourceLanguages": ["zig"],
+            "terminal":"external",
         }
     ]
 }

.vscode/tasks.json

@@ -6,7 +6,19 @@
         {
             "label": "build",
             "type": "shell",
-            "command": "zig build",
+            "command": "zig",
+            "args": ["build"],
+            "options": {
+                "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}"
+            },
+            "presentation": {
+                "echo": true,
+                "reveal": "always",
+                "focus": false,
+                "panel": "shared",
+                "showReuseMessage": true,
+                "clear": false
+            },
             "problemMatcher": [],
             "group": {
                 "kind": "build",

src/client/main.zig

@@ -141,11 +141,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
                     event.peer.*.data = @constCast(@ptrCast("Client information"));
                 },
                 enet.ENET_EVENT_TYPE_RECEIVE => {
-                    std.log.info("A packet of length {d} containing {s} was received from {s} on channel {d}.", .{
+                    try on_packet(event.packet, event.peer, event.channelID);
-                    event.packet.*.dataLength,
-                    event.packet.*.data,
-                    @as([*:0]const u8, @ptrCast(event.peer.*.data.?)),
-                    event.channelID});
 
                     enet.enet_packet_destroy(event.packet);
                 },
@@ -324,6 +320,35 @@ pub fn main() !void {
     }
 }
 
+fn on_packet(packet: *enet.ENetPacket, peer: *enet.ENetPeer, channelID: i32) !void {
+    // std.log.info("A packet of length {d} containing {s} was received from {s} on channel {d}.", .{
+    //                 packet.*.dataLength,
+    //                 packet.*.data,
+    //                 @as([*:0]const u8, @ptrCast(peer.*.data.?)),
+    //                 channelID});
+
+    _ = peer;
+    _ = channelID;
+
+    const encoded: []const u8 = packet.*.data[0 .. packet.*.dataLength];
+    
+    std.log.info("{d} bytes: {s}", .{encoded.len, encoded});
+
+    var reader = bufzilla.Reader(.{}).init(encoded);
+
+    // Read values sequentially
+    const val = try reader.read();
+    switch (val) {
+        .object => {  },
+        .array => {  },
+        .i32 => |n| std.debug.print("int: {d}\n", .{n}),
+        .i64 => |n| std.debug.print("int: {d}\n", .{n}),
+        .bytes => |s| std.debug.print("string: {s}\n", .{s}),
+        else => {}
+    }
+
+}
+
 fn connect() !void {
     // const address = try std.net.Address.parseIp4("127.0.0.1", shared.protocol.SERVER_PORT);
 

src/server/chunk.zig

@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ pub fn spawn(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, host: *enet.ENetHost, chunk: *shared.
     var inspector = bufzilla.Inspect(.{}).init(fixed.buffered(), &fixed2, .{});
     try inspector.inspect();
 
-    std.log.info("{}", .{msg});
+    // std.log.info("{}", .{msg});
 
-    std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{fixed2.buffered()});
+    // std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{fixed2.buffered()});
 
     const data = fixed.buffered();
     const packet = enet.enet_packet_create(data.ptr, data.len + 1, enet.ENET_PACKET_FLAG_RELIABLE);

src/server/main.zig

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const std    = @import("std");
 const zm     = @import("zmath");
 const enet   = @import("c.zig").enet;
+const bufzilla = @import("bufzilla");
 
 const shared = @import("shared");
 
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
         while (enet.enet_host_service(host, &event, 0) > 0) {
             switch (event.type) {
                 enet.ENET_EVENT_TYPE_CONNECT => {
-                    std.log.info("connect", .{});
+                    try on_connect(allocator, host, event.peer, &the_chunk);
                 },
                 enet.ENET_EVENT_TYPE_RECEIVE => {
                     std.log.info("receive", .{});
@@ -130,6 +131,51 @@ pub fn main() !void {
     }
 }
 
+fn on_connect(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, host: *enet.ENetHost, peer: *enet.ENetPeer, the_chunk: *shared.chunk.Chunk) !void {
+    var aw = try std.io.Writer.Allocating.initCapacity(allocator, 128);
+    defer aw.deinit();
+
+    var writer = bufzilla.Writer.init(&aw.writer);
+
+    const fields = @typeInfo(shared.chunk.Chunk).@"struct".fields;
+
+    inline for (fields) |field| {
+        const list = &@field(the_chunk, field.name);
+
+        const itemsType = @FieldType(field.type, "items");
+        const T = std.meta.Child(itemsType);
+
+        for (list.items) |entity| {
+
+            const msg = shared.protocol.makeSpawnMessage(T, entity);
+
+            std.log.info("{}", .{entity});
+
+            try writer.writeAny(msg);
+        }
+    }
+
+    const encoded = aw.written();
+
+    std.log.info("{d} bytes: {s}", .{encoded.len, encoded});
+
+    var buffer2: [4096]u8 = undefined;
+    var fixed2 = std.io.Writer.fixed(&buffer2);
+
+    var inspector = bufzilla.Inspect(.{}).init(encoded, &fixed2, .{});
+    try inspector.inspect();
+
+    std.log.info("{s}\n", .{fixed2.buffered()});
+    
+    const packet = enet.enet_packet_create(encoded.ptr, encoded.len, enet.ENET_PACKET_FLAG_RELIABLE);
+
+    // enet.enet_host_broadcast(host, 0, packet);
+    _ = host;
+    if (enet.enet_peer_send(peer, 0, packet) != 0) {
+        std.log.err("Could not send packet to peer.", .{});
+    }
+}
+
 //fn handle_connection(connection: std.net.Server.Connection) !void {}
 
 // test "simple test" {