moved the two designs into modules

examples/basic.rs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ extern crate bincode;
 extern crate rustc_serialize;
 
 use bincode::SizeLimit;
+use bincode::rustc_serialize::{encode, decode};
 
 #[derive(RustcEncodable, RustcDecodable, PartialEq)]
 struct Entity {
@@ -19,12 +20,12 @@ fn main() {
         entities: vec![Entity {x: 0.0, y: 4.0}, Entity {x: 10.0, y: 20.5}]
     };
 
-    let encoded: Vec<u8> = bincode::encode(&world, SizeLimit::Infinite).unwrap();
+    let encoded: Vec<u8> = encode(&world, SizeLimit::Infinite).unwrap();
 
     // 8 bytes for the length of the vector, 4 bytes per float.
     assert_eq!(encoded.len(), 8 + 4 * 4);
 
-    let decoded: World = bincode::decode(&encoded[..]).unwrap();
+    let decoded: World = decode(&encoded[..]).unwrap();
 
     assert!(world == decoded);
 }

src/lib.rs

@@ -11,14 +11,15 @@
 //! ```rust
 //! #![allow(unstable)]
 //! extern crate bincode;
+//! use bincode::rustc_serialize::{encode, decode};
 //! fn main() {
 //!     // The object that we will serialize.
 //!     let target = Some("hello world".to_string());
 //!     // The maximum size of the encoded message.
 //!     let limit = bincode::SizeLimit::Bounded(20);
 //!
-//!     let encoded: Vec<u8>        = bincode::encode(&target, limit).unwrap();
-//!     let decoded: Option<String> = bincode::decode(&encoded[..]).unwrap();
+//!     let encoded: Vec<u8>        = encode(&target, limit).unwrap();
+//!     let decoded: Option<String> = decode(&encoded[..]).unwrap();
 //!     assert_eq!(target, decoded);
 //! }
 //! ```
@@ -29,41 +30,17 @@
 
 #![doc(html_logo_url = "./icon.png")]
 
-extern crate rustc_serialize;
+extern crate rustc_serialize as rustc_serialize_crate;
 extern crate byteorder;
 extern crate num;
-extern crate serde;
+extern crate serde as serde_crate;
 
-use rustc_serialize::{Encodable, Decodable};
 
 pub use refbox::{RefBox, StrBox, SliceBox};
-pub use writer::{EncoderWriter, EncodingResult, EncodingError};
-pub use reader::{DecoderReader, DecodingResult, DecodingError};
-use writer::SizeChecker;
-pub use reader_serde::{
-    Deserializer,
-    DeserializeResult,
-    DeserializeError,
-    from_reader,
-    from_slice,
-};
-pub use writer_serde::{
-    Serializer,
-    SerializeResult,
-    SerializeError,
-    to_writer,
-    to_vec,
-    serialized_size,
-    serialized_size_bounded,
-};
 
-use std::io::{Write, Read};
-
-mod writer;
-mod reader;
 mod refbox;
-mod writer_serde;
-mod reader_serde;
+pub mod rustc_serialize;
+pub mod serde;
 
 /// A limit on the amount of bytes that can be read or written.
 ///
@@ -89,91 +66,3 @@ pub enum SizeLimit {
     Bounded(u64)
 }
 
-/// Encodes an encodable object into a `Vec` of bytes.
-///
-/// If the encoding would take more bytes than allowed by `size_limit`,
-/// an error is returned.
-pub fn encode<T: Encodable>(t: &T, size_limit: SizeLimit) -> EncodingResult<Vec<u8>> {
-    // Since we are putting values directly into a vector, we can do size
-    // computation out here and pre-allocate a buffer of *exactly*
-    // the right size.
-    let mut w = if let SizeLimit::Bounded(l) = size_limit {
-        let actual_size = encoded_size_bounded(t, l);
-        let actual_size = try!(actual_size.ok_or(EncodingError::SizeLimit));
-        Vec::with_capacity(actual_size as usize)
-    } else {
-        vec![]
-    };
-
-    match encode_into(t, &mut w, SizeLimit::Infinite) {
-        Ok(()) => Ok(w),
-        Err(e) => Err(e)
-    }
-}
-
-/// Decodes a slice of bytes into an object.
-///
-/// This method does not have a size-limit because if you already have the bytes
-/// in memory, then you don't gain anything by having a limiter.
-pub fn decode<T: Decodable>(b: &[u8]) -> DecodingResult<T> {
-    let mut b = b;
-    decode_from(&mut b, SizeLimit::Infinite)
-}
-
-/// Encodes an object directly into a `Writer`.
-///
-/// If the encoding would take more bytes than allowed by `size_limit`, an error
-/// is returned and *no bytes* will be written into the `Writer`.
-///
-/// If this returns an `EncodingError` (other than SizeLimit), assume that the
-/// writer is in an invalid state, as writing could bail out in the middle of
-/// encoding.
-pub fn encode_into<T: Encodable, W: Write>(t: &T,
-                                           w: &mut W,
-                                           size_limit: SizeLimit)
-                                           -> EncodingResult<()> {
-    try!(match size_limit {
-        SizeLimit::Infinite => Ok(()),
-        SizeLimit::Bounded(x) => {
-            let mut size_checker = SizeChecker::new(x);
-            t.encode(&mut size_checker)
-        }
-    });
-
-    t.encode(&mut writer::EncoderWriter::new(w))
-}
-
-/// Decoes an object directly from a `Buffer`ed Reader.
-///
-/// If the provided `SizeLimit` is reached, the decode will bail immediately.
-/// A SizeLimit can help prevent an attacker from flooding your server with
-/// a neverending stream of values that runs your server out of memory.
-///
-/// If this returns an `DecodingError`, assume that the buffer that you passed
-/// in is in an invalid state, as the error could be returned during any point
-/// in the reading.
-pub fn decode_from<R: Read, T: Decodable>(r: &mut R, size_limit: SizeLimit) -> DecodingResult<T> {
-    Decodable::decode(&mut reader::DecoderReader::new(r, size_limit))
-}
-
-
-/// Returns the size that an object would be if encoded using bincode.
-///
-/// This is used internally as part of the check for encode_into, but it can
-/// be useful for preallocating buffers if thats your style.
-pub fn encoded_size<T: Encodable>(t: &T) -> u64 {
-    use std::u64::MAX;
-    let mut size_checker = SizeChecker::new(MAX);
-    t.encode(&mut size_checker).ok();
-    size_checker.written
-}
-
-/// Given a maximum size limit, check how large an object would be if it
-/// were to be encoded.
-///
-/// If it can be encoded in `max` or fewer bytes, that number will be returned
-/// inside `Some`.  If it goes over bounds, then None is returned.
-pub fn encoded_size_bounded<T: Encodable>(t: &T, max: u64) -> Option<u64> {
-    let mut size_checker = SizeChecker::new(max);
-    t.encode(&mut size_checker).ok().map(|_| size_checker.written)
-}

src/refbox.rs

@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 use std::boxed::Box;
 use std::ops::Deref;
 
-use rustc_serialize::{Encodable, Encoder};
-use rustc_serialize::{Decodable, Decoder};
+use rustc_serialize_crate::{Encodable, Encoder, Decodable, Decoder};
 
-use serde;
+use serde_crate as serde;
 
 /// A struct for encoding nested reference types.
 ///

src/rustc_serialize/mod.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+use rustc_serialize_crate::{Encodable, Decodable};
+use std::io::{Write, Read};
+use ::SizeLimit;
+
+pub use self::writer::{SizeChecker, EncoderWriter, EncodingResult, EncodingError};
+pub use self::reader::{DecoderReader, DecodingResult, DecodingError};
+
+mod reader;
+mod writer;
+
+/// Encodes an encodable object into a `Vec` of bytes.
+///
+/// If the encoding would take more bytes than allowed by `size_limit`,
+/// an error is returned.
+pub fn encode<T: Encodable>(t: &T, size_limit: SizeLimit) -> EncodingResult<Vec<u8>> {
+    // Since we are putting values directly into a vector, we can do size
+    // computation out here and pre-allocate a buffer of *exactly*
+    // the right size.
+    let mut w = if let SizeLimit::Bounded(l) = size_limit {
+        let actual_size = encoded_size_bounded(t, l);
+        let actual_size = try!(actual_size.ok_or(EncodingError::SizeLimit));
+        Vec::with_capacity(actual_size as usize)
+    } else {
+        vec![]
+    };
+
+    match encode_into(t, &mut w, SizeLimit::Infinite) {
+        Ok(()) => Ok(w),
+        Err(e) => Err(e)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Decodes a slice of bytes into an object.
+///
+/// This method does not have a size-limit because if you already have the bytes
+/// in memory, then you don't gain anything by having a limiter.
+pub fn decode<T: Decodable>(b: &[u8]) -> DecodingResult<T> {
+    let mut b = b;
+    decode_from(&mut b, SizeLimit::Infinite)
+}
+
+/// Encodes an object directly into a `Writer`.
+///
+/// If the encoding would take more bytes than allowed by `size_limit`, an error
+/// is returned and *no bytes* will be written into the `Writer`.
+///
+/// If this returns an `EncodingError` (other than SizeLimit), assume that the
+/// writer is in an invalid state, as writing could bail out in the middle of
+/// encoding.
+pub fn encode_into<T: Encodable, W: Write>(t: &T,
+                                           w: &mut W,
+                                           size_limit: SizeLimit)
+                                           -> EncodingResult<()> {
+    try!(match size_limit {
+        SizeLimit::Infinite => Ok(()),
+        SizeLimit::Bounded(x) => {
+            let mut size_checker = SizeChecker::new(x);
+            t.encode(&mut size_checker)
+        }
+    });
+
+    t.encode(&mut writer::EncoderWriter::new(w))
+}
+
+/// Decoes an object directly from a `Buffer`ed Reader.
+///
+/// If the provided `SizeLimit` is reached, the decode will bail immediately.
+/// A SizeLimit can help prevent an attacker from flooding your server with
+/// a neverending stream of values that runs your server out of memory.
+///
+/// If this returns an `DecodingError`, assume that the buffer that you passed
+/// in is in an invalid state, as the error could be returned during any point
+/// in the reading.
+pub fn decode_from<R: Read, T: Decodable>(r: &mut R, size_limit: SizeLimit) -> DecodingResult<T> {
+    Decodable::decode(&mut reader::DecoderReader::new(r, size_limit))
+}
+
+
+/// Returns the size that an object would be if encoded using bincode.
+///
+/// This is used internally as part of the check for encode_into, but it can
+/// be useful for preallocating buffers if thats your style.
+pub fn encoded_size<T: Encodable>(t: &T) -> u64 {
+    use std::u64::MAX;
+    let mut size_checker = SizeChecker::new(MAX);
+    t.encode(&mut size_checker).ok();
+    size_checker.written
+}
+
+/// Given a maximum size limit, check how large an object would be if it
+/// were to be encoded.
+///
+/// If it can be encoded in `max` or fewer bytes, that number will be returned
+/// inside `Some`.  If it goes over bounds, then None is returned.
+pub fn encoded_size_bounded<T: Encodable>(t: &T, max: u64) -> Option<u64> {
+    let mut size_checker = SizeChecker::new(max);
+    t.encode(&mut size_checker).ok().map(|_| size_checker.written)
+}
+

src/rustc_serialize/reader.rs

@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ use std::error::Error;
 use std::fmt;
 use std::convert::From;
 
-use rustc_serialize::Decoder;
+use rustc_serialize_crate::Decoder;
 
 use byteorder::{BigEndian, ReadBytesExt};
 use byteorder::Error as ByteOrderError;
-use super::SizeLimit;
+use ::SizeLimit;
 
 #[derive(Eq, PartialEq, Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct InvalidEncoding {

src/rustc_serialize/writer.rs

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::io::ErrorKind as IoErrorKind;
 use std::error::Error;
 use std::fmt;
 
-use rustc_serialize::Encoder;
+use rustc_serialize_crate::Encoder;
 
 use byteorder::{BigEndian, WriteBytesExt};
 use byteorder::Error as ByteOrderError;

src/serde/mod.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+use std::io::{Write, Read};
+use ::SizeLimit;
+
+pub use self::reader::{
+    Deserializer,
+    DeserializeResult,
+    DeserializeError,
+};
+
+pub use self::writer::{
+    Serializer,
+    SerializeResult,
+    SerializeError,
+};
+
+use self::writer::SizeChecker;
+
+use serde_crate as serde;
+
+mod reader;
+mod writer;
+
+pub fn serialize_into<W, T>(writer: &mut W,
+                       value: &T,
+                       size_limit: SizeLimit) -> SerializeResult<()>
+    where W: Write,
+          T: serde::Serialize,
+{
+    match size_limit {
+        SizeLimit::Infinite => { }
+        SizeLimit::Bounded(x) => {
+            let mut size_checker = SizeChecker::new(x);
+            try!(value.serialize(&mut size_checker))
+        }
+    }
+
+    let mut serializer = Serializer::new(writer);
+    serde::Serialize::serialize(value, &mut serializer)
+}
+
+pub fn serialize<T>(value: &T, size_limit: SizeLimit) -> SerializeResult<Vec<u8>>
+    where T: serde::Serialize,
+{
+    // Since we are putting values directly into a vector, we can do size
+    // computation out here and pre-allocate a buffer of *exactly*
+    // the right size.
+    let mut writer = match size_limit {
+        SizeLimit::Bounded(size_limit) => {
+            let actual_size = match serialized_size_bounded(value, size_limit) {
+                Some(actual_size) => actual_size,
+                None => { return Err(SerializeError::SizeLimit); }
+            };
+            Vec::with_capacity(actual_size as usize)
+        }
+        SizeLimit::Infinite => Vec::new()
+    };
+
+    try!(serialize_into(&mut writer, value, SizeLimit::Infinite));
+    Ok(writer)
+}
+
+/// Returns the size that an object would be if serialized using bincode.
+///
+/// This is used internally as part of the check for encode_into, but it can
+/// be useful for preallocating buffers if thats your style.
+pub fn serialized_size<T: serde::Serialize>(value: &T) -> u64 {
+    use std::u64::MAX;
+    let mut size_checker = SizeChecker::new(MAX);
+    value.serialize(&mut size_checker).ok();
+    size_checker.written
+}
+
+/// Given a maximum size limit, check how large an object would be if it
+/// were to be serialized.
+///
+/// If it can be serialized in `max` or fewer bytes, that number will be returned
+/// inside `Some`.  If it goes over bounds, then None is returned.
+pub fn serialized_size_bounded<T: serde::Serialize>(value: &T, max: u64) -> Option<u64> {
+    let mut size_checker = SizeChecker::new(max);
+    value.serialize(&mut size_checker).ok().map(|_| size_checker.written)
+}
+
+pub fn deserialize_from<R, T>(reader: &mut R, size_limit: SizeLimit) -> DeserializeResult<T>
+    where R: Read,
+          T: serde::Deserialize,
+{
+    let mut deserializer = Deserializer::new(reader, size_limit);
+    serde::Deserialize::deserialize(&mut deserializer)
+}
+
+pub fn deserialize<T>(bytes: &[u8]) -> DeserializeResult<T>
+    where T: serde::Deserialize,
+{
+    let mut reader = bytes;
+    deserialize_from(&mut reader, SizeLimit::Infinite)
+}
+

src/serde/reader.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use std::io;
 use std::io::Read;
 use std::io::Error as IoError;
 use std::error::Error;
@@ -8,10 +7,10 @@ use std::convert::From;
 use byteorder::Error as ByteOrderError;
 use byteorder::{BigEndian, ReadBytesExt};
 use num;
-use serde;
-use serde::de::value::ValueDeserializer;
+use serde_crate as serde;
+use serde_crate::de::value::ValueDeserializer;
 
-use super::SizeLimit;
+use ::SizeLimit;
 
 #[derive(Eq, PartialEq, Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct InvalidEncoding {
@@ -96,7 +95,7 @@ impl From<ByteOrderError> for DeserializeError {
 
 impl From<serde::de::value::Error> for DeserializeError {
     fn from(err: serde::de::value::Error) -> DeserializeError {
-        use serde::de::value::Error;
+        use serde_crate::de::value::Error;
 
         match err {
             Error::SyntaxError => DeserializeError::SyntaxError,
@@ -530,22 +529,6 @@ impl<'a, R: Read> serde::de::VariantVisitor for Deserializer<'a, R> {
         serde::de::Deserializer::visit_tuple(self, fields.len(), visitor)
     }
 }
-
-pub fn from_reader<R, T>(reader: &mut R, size_limit: SizeLimit) -> DeserializeResult<T>
-    where R: io::Read,
-          T: serde::Deserialize,
-{
-    let mut deserializer = Deserializer::new(reader, size_limit);
-    serde::Deserialize::deserialize(&mut deserializer)
-}
-
-pub fn from_slice<T>(bytes: &[u8]) -> DeserializeResult<T>
-    where T: serde::Deserialize,
-{
-    let mut reader = bytes;
-    from_reader(&mut reader, SizeLimit::Infinite)
-}
-
 static UTF8_CHAR_WIDTH: [u8; 256] = [
 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,
 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1, // 0x1F

src/serde/writer.rs

@@ -4,15 +4,12 @@ use std::io::Error as IoError;
 use std::io::ErrorKind as IoErrorKind;
 use std::io::Write;
 use std::u32;
-use std::u64;
 
-use serde;
+use serde_crate as serde;
 
 use byteorder::{BigEndian, WriteBytesExt};
 use byteorder::Error as ByteOrderError;
 
-use super::SizeLimit;
-
 pub type SerializeResult<T> = Result<T, SerializeError>;
 
 
@@ -261,13 +258,13 @@ impl<'a, W: Write> serde::Serializer for Serializer<'a, W> {
     }
 }
 
-struct SizeChecker {
-    size_limit: u64,
-    written: u64
+pub struct SizeChecker {
+    pub size_limit: u64,
+    pub written: u64
 }
 
 impl SizeChecker {
-    fn new(limit: u64) -> SizeChecker {
+    pub fn new(limit: u64) -> SizeChecker {
         SizeChecker {
             size_limit: limit,
             written: 0
@@ -463,62 +460,3 @@ impl serde::Serializer for SizeChecker {
         Ok(())
     }
 }
-
-pub fn to_writer<W, T>(writer: &mut W,
-                       value: &T,
-                       size_limit: SizeLimit) -> SerializeResult<()>
-    where W: Write,
-          T: serde::Serialize,
-{
-    match size_limit {
-        SizeLimit::Infinite => { }
-        SizeLimit::Bounded(x) => {
-            let mut size_checker = SizeChecker::new(x);
-            try!(value.serialize(&mut size_checker))
-        }
-    }
-
-    let mut serializer = Serializer::new(writer);
-    serde::Serialize::serialize(value, &mut serializer)
-}
-
-pub fn to_vec<T>(value: &T, size_limit: SizeLimit) -> SerializeResult<Vec<u8>>
-    where T: serde::Serialize,
-{
-    // Since we are putting values directly into a vector, we can do size
-    // computation out here and pre-allocate a buffer of *exactly*
-    // the right size.
-    let mut writer = match size_limit {
-        SizeLimit::Bounded(size_limit) => {
-            let actual_size = match serialized_size_bounded(value, size_limit) {
-                Some(actual_size) => actual_size,
-                None => { return Err(SerializeError::SizeLimit); }
-            };
-            Vec::with_capacity(actual_size as usize)
-        }
-        SizeLimit::Infinite => Vec::new()
-    };
-
-    try!(to_writer(&mut writer, value, SizeLimit::Infinite));
-    Ok(writer)
-}
-
-/// Returns the size that an object would be if serialized using bincode.
-///
-/// This is used internally as part of the check for encode_into, but it can
-/// be useful for preallocating buffers if thats your style.
-pub fn serialized_size<T: serde::Serialize>(value: &T) -> u64 {
-    let mut size_checker = SizeChecker::new(u64::MAX);
-    value.serialize(&mut size_checker).ok();
-    size_checker.written
-}
-
-/// Given a maximum size limit, check how large an object would be if it
-/// were to be serialized.
-///
-/// If it can be serialized in `max` or fewer bytes, that number will be returned
-/// inside `Some`.  If it goes over bounds, then None is returned.
-pub fn serialized_size_bounded<T: serde::Serialize>(value: &T, max: u64) -> Option<u64> {
-    let mut size_checker = SizeChecker::new(max);
-    value.serialize(&mut size_checker).ok().map(|_| size_checker.written)
-}

tests/test.rs

@@ -11,27 +11,17 @@ use std::ops::Deref;
 
 use rustc_serialize::{Encoder, Decoder, Encodable, Decodable};
 
-use bincode::{
-    encode,
-    decode,
-    decode_from,
-    encoded_size,
-    DecodingError,
-    DecodingResult,
-    DeserializeError,
-    DeserializeResult,
-    RefBox,
-    StrBox,
-    SliceBox,
-};
+use bincode::{RefBox, StrBox, SliceBox};
 
 use bincode::SizeLimit::{self, Infinite, Bounded};
+use bincode::rustc_serialize::{encode, decode, decode_from, DecodingError};
+use bincode::serde::{serialize, deserialize, deserialize_from, DeserializeError, DeserializeResult};
 
 fn proxy_encode<V>(element: &V, size_limit: SizeLimit) -> Vec<u8>
     where V: Encodable + Decodable + serde::Serialize + serde::Deserialize + PartialEq + Debug + 'static
 {
-    let v1 = bincode::encode(element, size_limit).unwrap();
-    let v2 = bincode::to_vec(element, size_limit).unwrap();
+    let v1 = bincode::rustc_serialize::encode(element, size_limit).unwrap();
+    let v2 = bincode::serde::serialize(element, size_limit).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(v1, v2);
 
     v1
@@ -40,8 +30,8 @@ fn proxy_encode<V>(element: &V, size_limit: SizeLimit) -> Vec<u8>
 fn proxy_decode<V>(slice: &[u8]) -> V
     where V: Encodable + Decodable + serde::Serialize + serde::Deserialize + PartialEq + Debug + 'static
 {
-    let e1 = bincode::decode(slice).unwrap();
-    let e2 = bincode::from_slice(slice).unwrap();
+    let e1 = bincode::rustc_serialize::decode(slice).unwrap();
+    let e2 = bincode::serde::deserialize(slice).unwrap();
 
     assert_eq!(e1, e2);
 
@@ -49,10 +39,10 @@ fn proxy_decode<V>(slice: &[u8]) -> V
 }
 
 fn proxy_encoded_size<V>(element: &V) -> u64
-    where V: Encodable+Decodable+serde::Serialize+serde::Deserialize+PartialEq+Debug+'static
+    where V: Encodable + serde::Serialize + PartialEq + Debug + 'static
 {
-    let ser_size = bincode::encoded_size(element);
-    let serde_size = bincode::serialized_size(element);
+    let ser_size = bincode::rustc_serialize::encoded_size(element);
+    let serde_size = bincode::serde::serialized_size(element);
     assert_eq!(ser_size, serde_size);
     ser_size
 }
@@ -65,8 +55,8 @@ fn the_same<V>(element: V)
         where V: Encodable + Decodable + PartialEq + Debug + 'static
     {
         let rf = RefBox::new(v);
-        let encoded = encode(&rf, Infinite).unwrap();
-        let decoded: RefBox<'static, V> = decode(&encoded[..]).unwrap();
+        let encoded = bincode::rustc_serialize::encode(&rf, Infinite).unwrap();
+        let decoded: RefBox<'static, V> = bincode::rustc_serialize::decode(&encoded[..]).unwrap();
 
         decoded.take().deref() == v
     }
@@ -227,7 +217,7 @@ fn test_unicode() {
 
 #[test]
 fn decoding_errors() {
-    fn isize_invalid_encoding<T>(res: DecodingResult<T>) {
+    fn isize_invalid_encoding<T>(res: bincode::rustc_serialize::DecodingResult<T>) {
         match res {
             Ok(_) => panic!("Expecting error"),
             Err(DecodingError::IoError(_)) => panic!("Expecting InvalidEncoding"),
@@ -258,16 +248,16 @@ fn deserializing_errors() {
         }
     }
 
-    isize_invalid_deserialize(bincode::from_slice::<bool>(&vec![0xA][..]));
-    isize_invalid_deserialize(bincode::from_slice::<String>(&vec![0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0xFF][..]));
+    isize_invalid_deserialize(deserialize::<bool>(&vec![0xA][..]));
+    isize_invalid_deserialize(deserialize::<String>(&vec![0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0xFF][..]));
     // Out-of-bounds variant
     #[derive(RustcEncodable, RustcDecodable, Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
     enum Test {
         One,
         Two,
     };
-    isize_invalid_deserialize(bincode::from_slice::<Test>(&vec![0, 0, 0, 5][..]));
-    isize_invalid_deserialize(bincode::from_slice::<Option<u8>>(&vec![5, 0][..]));
+    isize_invalid_deserialize(deserialize::<Test>(&vec![0, 0, 0, 5][..]));
+    isize_invalid_deserialize(deserialize::<Option<u8>>(&vec![5, 0][..]));
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -284,11 +274,11 @@ fn too_big_decode() {
 #[test]
 fn too_big_deserialize() {
     let serialized = vec![0,0,0,3];
-    let deserialized: Result<u32, _> = bincode::from_reader(&mut &serialized[..], Bounded(3));
+    let deserialized: Result<u32, _> = deserialize_from(&mut &serialized[..], Bounded(3));
     assert!(deserialized.is_err());
 
     let serialized = vec![0,0,0,3];
-    let deserialized: Result<u32, _> = bincode::from_reader(&mut &serialized[..], Bounded(4));
+    let deserialized: Result<u32, _> = deserialize_from(&mut &serialized[..], Bounded(4));
     assert!(deserialized.is_ok());
 }
 
@@ -303,7 +293,7 @@ fn too_big_char_decode() {
 #[test]
 fn too_big_char_deserialize() {
     let serialized = vec![0x41];
-    let deserialized: Result<char, _> = bincode::from_reader(&mut &serialized[..], Bounded(1));
+    let deserialized: Result<char, _> = deserialize_from(&mut &serialized[..], Bounded(1));
     assert!(deserialized.is_ok());
     assert_eq!(deserialized.unwrap(), 'A');
 }
@@ -319,40 +309,40 @@ fn too_big_encode() {
 
 #[test]
 fn too_big_serialize() {
-    assert!(bincode::to_vec(&0u32, Bounded(3)).is_err());
-    assert!(bincode::to_vec(&0u32, Bounded(4)).is_ok());
+    assert!(serialize(&0u32, Bounded(3)).is_err());
+    assert!(serialize(&0u32, Bounded(4)).is_ok());
 
-    assert!(bincode::to_vec(&"abcde", Bounded(8 + 4)).is_err());
-    assert!(bincode::to_vec(&"abcde", Bounded(8 + 5)).is_ok());
+    assert!(serialize(&"abcde", Bounded(8 + 4)).is_err());
+    assert!(serialize(&"abcde", Bounded(8 + 5)).is_ok());
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn test_encoded_size() {
-    assert!(encoded_size(&0u8) == 1);
-    assert!(encoded_size(&0u16) == 2);
-    assert!(encoded_size(&0u32) == 4);
-    assert!(encoded_size(&0u64) == 8);
+fn test_proxy_encoded_size() {
+    assert!(proxy_encoded_size(&0u8) == 1);
+    assert!(proxy_encoded_size(&0u16) == 2);
+    assert!(proxy_encoded_size(&0u32) == 4);
+    assert!(proxy_encoded_size(&0u64) == 8);
 
     // length isize stored as u64
-    assert!(encoded_size(&"") == 8);
-    assert!(encoded_size(&"a") == 8 + 1);
+    assert!(proxy_encoded_size(&"") == 8);
+    assert!(proxy_encoded_size(&"a") == 8 + 1);
 
-    assert!(encoded_size(&vec![0u32, 1u32, 2u32]) == 8 + 3 * (4))
+    assert!(proxy_encoded_size(&vec![0u32, 1u32, 2u32]) == 8 + 3 * (4))
 
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn test_serialized_size() {
-    assert!(bincode::serialized_size(&0u8) == 1);
-    assert!(bincode::serialized_size(&0u16) == 2);
-    assert!(bincode::serialized_size(&0u32) == 4);
-    assert!(bincode::serialized_size(&0u64) == 8);
+    assert!(proxy_encoded_size(&0u8) == 1);
+    assert!(proxy_encoded_size(&0u16) == 2);
+    assert!(proxy_encoded_size(&0u32) == 4);
+    assert!(proxy_encoded_size(&0u64) == 8);
 
     // length isize stored as u64
-    assert!(bincode::serialized_size(&"") == 8);
-    assert!(bincode::serialized_size(&"a") == 8 + 1);
+    assert!(proxy_encoded_size(&"") == 8);
+    assert!(proxy_encoded_size(&"a") == 8 + 1);
 
-    assert!(bincode::serialized_size(&vec![0u32, 1u32, 2u32]) == 8 + 3 * (4))
+    assert!(proxy_encoded_size(&vec![0u32, 1u32, 2u32]) == 8 + 3 * (4))
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -411,8 +401,8 @@ fn test_refbox_serialize() {
 
     // Test 1
     {
-        let serialized = bincode::to_vec(&Message::M1(RefBox::new(&large_object)), Infinite).unwrap();
-        let deserialized: Message<'static> = bincode::from_reader(&mut &serialized[..], Infinite).unwrap();
+        let serialized = serialize(&Message::M1(RefBox::new(&large_object)), Infinite).unwrap();
+        let deserialized: Message<'static> = deserialize_from(&mut &serialized[..], Infinite).unwrap();
 
         match deserialized {
             Message::M1(b) => assert!(b.take().deref() == &large_object),
@@ -422,8 +412,8 @@ fn test_refbox_serialize() {
 
     // Test 2
     {
-        let serialized = bincode::to_vec(&Message::M2(RefBox::new(&large_map)), Infinite).unwrap();
-        let deserialized: Message<'static> = bincode::from_reader(&mut &serialized[..], Infinite).unwrap();
+        let serialized = serialize(&Message::M2(RefBox::new(&large_map)), Infinite).unwrap();
+        let deserialized: Message<'static> = deserialize_from(&mut &serialized[..], Infinite).unwrap();
 
         match deserialized {
             Message::M2(b) => assert!(b.take().deref() == &large_map),
@@ -444,8 +434,8 @@ fn test_strbox_encode() {
 #[test]
 fn test_strbox_serialize() {
     let strx: &'static str = "hello world";
-    let serialized = bincode::to_vec(&StrBox::new(strx), Infinite).unwrap();
-    let deserialized: StrBox<'static> = bincode::from_reader(&mut &serialized[..], Infinite).unwrap();
+    let serialized = serialize(&StrBox::new(strx), Infinite).unwrap();
+    let deserialized: StrBox<'static> = deserialize_from(&mut &serialized[..], Infinite).unwrap();
     let stringx: String = deserialized.take();
     assert!(strx == &stringx[..]);
 }
@@ -466,8 +456,8 @@ fn test_slicebox_encode() {
 #[test]
 fn test_slicebox_serialize() {
     let slice = [1u32, 2, 3 ,4, 5];
-    let serialized = bincode::to_vec(&SliceBox::new(&slice), Infinite).unwrap();
-    let deserialized: SliceBox<'static, u32> = bincode::from_reader(&mut &serialized[..], Infinite).unwrap();
+    let serialized = serialize(&SliceBox::new(&slice), Infinite).unwrap();
+    let deserialized: SliceBox<'static, u32> = deserialize_from(&mut &serialized[..], Infinite).unwrap();
     {
         let sb: &[u32] = &deserialized;
         assert!(slice == sb);
@@ -483,5 +473,5 @@ fn test_multi_strings_encode() {
 
 #[test]
 fn test_multi_strings_serialize() {
-    assert!(bincode::to_vec(&("foo", "bar", "baz"), Infinite).is_ok());
+    assert!(serialize(&("foo", "bar", "baz"), Infinite).is_ok());
 }