Pack/Unpack

Serialize Lua values to/from base64-encoded MessagePack. Useful for storing structured data in chip memory or transferring via non-network channels.

Usage

-- Pack a Lua table to a base64 string
local packed = ic.net.pack({ x = 1, y = 2, items = {"a", "b"} })
print(type(packed))  -- "string"

-- Unpack back to a Lua value
local value = ic.net.unpack(packed)
print(value.x, value.y)  -- 1  2
print(value.items[1])     -- "a"

Supported Types

Type	Support
nil	Yes
boolean	Yes
number (double)	Yes
string	Yes
table (array or map)	Yes
function	No
userdata	No
Cyclic tables	No

Function Reference

Function	Returns	Description
ic.net.pack(value)	string	Serialize to base64 MessagePack
ic.net.unpack(str)	any	Deserialize from base64 MessagePack