Use slice for init, and add better error sets.

The slice sets us avoid allocating within the init function.
This means init can't fail, and it also makes it easier to stack allocate messages (slice an array buffer, instead of creating a stack allocator).

src/message.zig

@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ pub const ConnectionOptions = packed struct(u8) {
     opt8: bool = false,
 };
 
-pub const Error = error{
+pub const MessageTypeError = error{
     NotImplementedSaprusType,
     UnknownSaprusType,
+};
+pub const MessageParseError = MessageTypeError || error{
     InvalidMessage,
 };
 
@@ -75,23 +77,25 @@ pub const Message = packed struct {
     length: u16,
     bytes: void = {},
 
-    pub fn init(allocator: Allocator, comptime @"type": PacketType, payload_len: u16) !*Self {
-        const header_size = @sizeOf(switch (@"type") {
-            .relay => Relay,
-            .connection => Connection,
-            .file_transfer => return Error.NotImplementedSaprusType,
-            else => return Error.UnknownSaprusType,
-        });
-        const size = payload_len + @sizeOf(Self) + header_size;
-        const bytes = try allocator.alignedAlloc(u8, @alignOf(Self), size);
+    /// Takes a byte slice, and returns a Message struct backed by the slice.
+    /// This properly initializes the top level headers within the slice.
+    pub fn init(@"type": PacketType, bytes: []align(@alignOf(Self)) u8) *Self {
+        std.debug.assert(bytes.len >= @sizeOf(Self));
         const res: *Self = @ptrCast(bytes.ptr);
         res.type = @"type";
-        res.length = payload_len + header_size;
+        res.length = @intCast(bytes.len - @sizeOf(Self));
         return res;
     }
 
-    pub fn deinit(self: *Self, allocator: Allocator) void {
-        allocator.free(self.asBytes());
+    pub fn lengthForPayloadLength(comptime @"type": PacketType, payload_len: usize) MessageTypeError!u16 {
+        std.debug.assert(payload_len < std.math.maxInt(u16));
+        const header_size = @sizeOf(switch (@"type") {
+            .relay => Relay,
+            .connection => Connection,
+            .file_transfer => return MessageTypeError.NotImplementedSaprusType,
+            else => return MessageTypeError.UnknownSaprusType,
+        });
+        return @intCast(payload_len + @sizeOf(Self) + header_size);
     }
 
     fn getRelay(self: *Self) *align(1) Relay {
@@ -101,7 +105,7 @@ pub const Message = packed struct {
         return std.mem.bytesAsValue(Connection, &self.bytes);
     }
 
-    pub fn getSaprusTypePayload(self: *Self) Error!(union(PacketType) {
+    pub fn getSaprusTypePayload(self: *Self) MessageTypeError!(union(PacketType) {
         relay: *align(1) Relay,
         file_transfer: void,
         connection: *align(1) Connection,
@@ -109,12 +113,12 @@ pub const Message = packed struct {
         return switch (self.type) {
             .relay => .{ .relay = self.getRelay() },
             .connection => .{ .connection = self.getConnection() },
-            .file_transfer => Error.NotImplementedSaprusType,
-            else => Error.UnknownSaprusType,
+            .file_transfer => MessageTypeError.NotImplementedSaprusType,
+            else => MessageTypeError.UnknownSaprusType,
         };
     }
 
-    pub fn nativeFromNetworkEndian(self: *Self) Error!void {
+    pub fn nativeFromNetworkEndian(self: *Self) MessageTypeError!void {
         self.type = @enumFromInt(bigToNative(
             @typeInfo(@TypeOf(self.type)).@"enum".tag_type,
             @intFromEnum(self.type),
@@ -137,12 +141,12 @@ pub const Message = packed struct {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn networkFromNativeEndian(self: *Self) Error!void {
+    pub fn networkFromNativeEndian(self: *Self) MessageTypeError!void {
         try switch (try self.getSaprusTypePayload()) {
             .relay => {},
             .connection => |*con| con.*.networkFromNativeEndian(),
-            .file_transfer => Error.NotImplementedSaprusType,
-            else => Error.UnknownSaprusType,
+            .file_transfer => MessageTypeError.NotImplementedSaprusType,
+            else => MessageTypeError.UnknownSaprusType,
         };
         self.type = @enumFromInt(nativeToBig(
             @typeInfo(@TypeOf(self.type)).@"enum".tag_type,
@@ -151,18 +155,8 @@ pub const Message = packed struct {
         self.length = nativeToBig(@TypeOf(self.length), self.length);
     }
 
-    pub fn bytesAsValue(bytes: SelfBytes) !*Self {
-        const res = std.mem.bytesAsValue(Self, bytes);
-        return switch (res.type) {
-            .relay, .connection => if (bytes.len == res.length + @sizeOf(Self))
-                res
-            else
-                Error.InvalidMessage,
-            .file_transfer => Error.NotImplementedSaprusType,
-            else => Error.UnknownSaprusType,
-        };
-    }
-
+    /// Deprecated.
+    /// If I need the bytes, I should just pass around the slice that is backing this to begin with.
     pub fn asBytes(self: *Self) SelfBytes {
         const size = @sizeOf(Self) + self.length;
         return @as([*]align(@alignOf(Self)) u8, @ptrCast(self))[0..size];