C++ header to handle endianness (C++17)

endian.hpp

/*
 * Copyright (C) 2022 Nikolas Koesling <[email protected]>.
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#pragma once

#include <cstddef>
#include <cstdint>

static_assert(sizeof(uint8_t) == 1);

namespace endian {

/**
 * @brief endianness detection class
 */
constexpr static struct {
private:
    const union EndiannessDetector {
        int  i;
        char c[sizeof(int)];

        constexpr EndiannessDetector() : i(1) {}
    } e;

public:
    [[maybe_unused, nodiscard]] constexpr bool isBig() const { return e.c[0] == 0; }
    [[maybe_unused, nodiscard]] constexpr bool isLittle() const { return e.c[0] != 0; }
} HostEndianness;

/**
 * @brief swap endianness
 * @tparam T data type
 * @param i input
 * @return swapped endianness
 */
template <typename T>
[[maybe_unused]] static T swap(const T &i) {
    T ret;

    auto *dst = reinterpret_cast<uint8_t *>(&ret);
    auto *src = reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(&i + 1);

    for (std::size_t j = 0; j < sizeof(T); j++)
        *dst++ = *--src;

    return ret;
}

/**
 * @brief convert big endian to little endian
 * @details alias for swap
 * @tparam T data type
 * @param b big endian
 * @return little endian
 */
template <typename T>
[[maybe_unused]] static T big_to_little(const T &b) {
    return swap(b);
}

/**
 * @brief convert little endian to big endian
 * @details alias for swap
 * @tparam T data type
 * @param l little endian
 * @return big endian
 */
template <typename T>
[[maybe_unused]] static T little_to_big(const T &l) {
    return swap(l);
}

/**
 * @brief convert host endian to big endian
 * @tparam T data type
 * @param b host endian
 * @return big endian
 */
template <typename T>
[[maybe_unused]] static T host_to_big(const T &b) {
    return HostEndianness.isLittle() ? swap(b) : b;
}

/**
 * @brief convert host endian to little endian
 * @tparam T data type
 * @param h host endian
 * @return little endian
 */
template <typename T>
[[maybe_unused]] static T host_to_little(const T &h) {
    return HostEndianness.isBig() ? swap(h) : h;
}

/**
 * @brief convert big endian to host endian
 * @tparam T data type
 * @param b big endian
 * @return host endian
 */
template <typename T>
[[maybe_unused]] static T big_to_host(const T &b) {
    return HostEndianness.isLittle() ? swap(b) : b;
}

/**
 * @brief convert little endian to host endian
 * @tparam T data type
 * @param l little endian
 * @return host endian
 */
template <typename T>
[[maybe_unused]] static T little_to_host(const T &l) {
    return HostEndianness.isBig() ? swap(l) : l;
}

/**
 * @brief convert big endian to little endian
 * @details alias for big_to_little
 * @tparam T data type
 * @param b big endian
 * @return little endian
 */
template <typename T>
[[maybe_unused]] static T bl(const T &b) {
    return big_to_little(b);
}

/**
 * @brief convert little endian to big endian
 * @details alias for little_to_big
 * @tparam T data type
 * @param l little endian
 * @return big endian
 */
template <typename T>
[[maybe_unused]] static T lb(const T &l) {
    return little_to_big(l);
}

/**
 * @brief convert host endian to big endian
 * @details alias for host_to_big
 * @tparam T data type
 * @param b host endian
 * @return big endian
 */
template <typename T>
[[maybe_unused]] static T hb(const T &b) {
    return host_to_big(b);
}

/**
 * @brief convert host endian to little endian
 * @details alias for host_to_little
 * @tparam T data type
 * @param h host endian
 * @return little endian
 */
template <typename T>
[[maybe_unused]] static T hl(const T &h) {
    return host_to_little(h);
}

/**
 * @brief convert big endian to host endian
 * @details alias for big_to_host
 * @tparam T data type
 * @param b big endian
 * @return host endian
 */
template <typename T>
[[maybe_unused]] static T bh(const T &b) {
    return big_to_host(b);
}

/**
 * @brief convert little endian to host endian
 * @details alias for little_to_host
 * @tparam T data type
 * @param l little endian
 * @return host endian
 */
template <typename T>
[[maybe_unused]] static T lh(const T &l) {
    return little_to_host(l);
}

}  // namespace endian