//! Common features shared between requests and responses
//!
use serde_json::Value;
use std::collections::VecDeque;

/// Serialize and Deserialize a message type
///
/// All messages inner types must implement this trait
pub trait SerializeDeserialize {
    /// The tag to identity the message by
    fn get_tag() -> &'static str;

    /// How to serialize into JSON. It must return a vector of serde_json::Value
    fn serialize(&self) -> Result<Vec<Value>, String>;

    /// How to deserialize, the first element (the tag) is already removed
    /// before passing to this method
    fn deserialize(array: VecDeque<Value>) -> Result<Self, String>
    where
        Self: Sized;
}