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+package flatbuffers
+
+import (
+	"math"
+)
+
+type (
+	// A SOffsetT stores a signed offset into arbitrary data.
+	SOffsetT int32
+	// A UOffsetT stores an unsigned offset into vector data.
+	UOffsetT uint32
+	// A VOffsetT stores an unsigned offset in a vtable.
+	VOffsetT uint16
+)
+
+const (
+	// VtableMetadataFields is the count of metadata fields in each vtable.
+	VtableMetadataFields = 2
+)
+
+// GetByte decodes a little-endian byte from a byte slice.
+func GetByte(buf []byte) byte {
+	return byte(GetUint8(buf))
+}
+
+// GetBool decodes a little-endian bool from a byte slice.
+func GetBool(buf []byte) bool {
+	return buf[0] == 1
+}
+
+// GetUint8 decodes a little-endian uint8 from a byte slice.
+func GetUint8(buf []byte) (n uint8) {
+	n = uint8(buf[0])
+	return
+}
+
+// GetUint16 decodes a little-endian uint16 from a byte slice.
+func GetUint16(buf []byte) (n uint16) {
+	_ = buf[1] // Force one bounds check. See: golang.org/issue/14808
+	n |= uint16(buf[0])
+	n |= uint16(buf[1]) << 8
+	return
+}
+
+// GetUint32 decodes a little-endian uint32 from a byte slice.
+func GetUint32(buf []byte) (n uint32) {
+	_ = buf[3] // Force one bounds check. See: golang.org/issue/14808
+	n |= uint32(buf[0])
+	n |= uint32(buf[1]) << 8
+	n |= uint32(buf[2]) << 16
+	n |= uint32(buf[3]) << 24
+	return
+}
+
+// GetUint64 decodes a little-endian uint64 from a byte slice.
+func GetUint64(buf []byte) (n uint64) {
+	_ = buf[7] // Force one bounds check. See: golang.org/issue/14808
+	n |= uint64(buf[0])
+	n |= uint64(buf[1]) << 8
+	n |= uint64(buf[2]) << 16
+	n |= uint64(buf[3]) << 24
+	n |= uint64(buf[4]) << 32
+	n |= uint64(buf[5]) << 40
+	n |= uint64(buf[6]) << 48
+	n |= uint64(buf[7]) << 56
+	return
+}
+
+// GetInt8 decodes a little-endian int8 from a byte slice.
+func GetInt8(buf []byte) (n int8) {
+	n = int8(buf[0])
+	return
+}
+
+// GetInt16 decodes a little-endian int16 from a byte slice.
+func GetInt16(buf []byte) (n int16) {
+	_ = buf[1] // Force one bounds check. See: golang.org/issue/14808
+	n |= int16(buf[0])
+	n |= int16(buf[1]) << 8
+	return
+}
+
+// GetInt32 decodes a little-endian int32 from a byte slice.
+func GetInt32(buf []byte) (n int32) {
+	_ = buf[3] // Force one bounds check. See: golang.org/issue/14808
+	n |= int32(buf[0])
+	n |= int32(buf[1]) << 8
+	n |= int32(buf[2]) << 16
+	n |= int32(buf[3]) << 24
+	return
+}
+
+// GetInt64 decodes a little-endian int64 from a byte slice.
+func GetInt64(buf []byte) (n int64) {
+	_ = buf[7] // Force one bounds check. See: golang.org/issue/14808
+	n |= int64(buf[0])
+	n |= int64(buf[1]) << 8
+	n |= int64(buf[2]) << 16
+	n |= int64(buf[3]) << 24
+	n |= int64(buf[4]) << 32
+	n |= int64(buf[5]) << 40
+	n |= int64(buf[6]) << 48
+	n |= int64(buf[7]) << 56
+	return
+}
+
+// GetFloat32 decodes a little-endian float32 from a byte slice.
+func GetFloat32(buf []byte) float32 {
+	x := GetUint32(buf)
+	return math.Float32frombits(x)
+}
+
+// GetFloat64 decodes a little-endian float64 from a byte slice.
+func GetFloat64(buf []byte) float64 {
+	x := GetUint64(buf)
+	return math.Float64frombits(x)
+}
+
+// GetUOffsetT decodes a little-endian UOffsetT from a byte slice.
+func GetUOffsetT(buf []byte) UOffsetT {
+	return UOffsetT(GetInt32(buf))
+}
+
+// GetSOffsetT decodes a little-endian SOffsetT from a byte slice.
+func GetSOffsetT(buf []byte) SOffsetT {
+	return SOffsetT(GetInt32(buf))
+}
+
+// GetVOffsetT decodes a little-endian VOffsetT from a byte slice.
+func GetVOffsetT(buf []byte) VOffsetT {
+	return VOffsetT(GetUint16(buf))
+}
+
+// WriteByte encodes a little-endian uint8 into a byte slice.
+func WriteByte(buf []byte, n byte) {
+	WriteUint8(buf, uint8(n))
+}
+
+// WriteBool encodes a little-endian bool into a byte slice.
+func WriteBool(buf []byte, b bool) {
+	buf[0] = 0
+	if b {
+		buf[0] = 1
+	}
+}
+
+// WriteUint8 encodes a little-endian uint8 into a byte slice.
+func WriteUint8(buf []byte, n uint8) {
+	buf[0] = byte(n)
+}
+
+// WriteUint16 encodes a little-endian uint16 into a byte slice.
+func WriteUint16(buf []byte, n uint16) {
+	_ = buf[1] // Force one bounds check. See: golang.org/issue/14808
+	buf[0] = byte(n)
+	buf[1] = byte(n >> 8)
+}
+
+// WriteUint32 encodes a little-endian uint32 into a byte slice.
+func WriteUint32(buf []byte, n uint32) {
+	_ = buf[3] // Force one bounds check. See: golang.org/issue/14808
+	buf[0] = byte(n)
+	buf[1] = byte(n >> 8)
+	buf[2] = byte(n >> 16)
+	buf[3] = byte(n >> 24)
+}
+
+// WriteUint64 encodes a little-endian uint64 into a byte slice.
+func WriteUint64(buf []byte, n uint64) {
+	_ = buf[7] // Force one bounds check. See: golang.org/issue/14808
+	buf[0] = byte(n)
+	buf[1] = byte(n >> 8)
+	buf[2] = byte(n >> 16)
+	buf[3] = byte(n >> 24)
+	buf[4] = byte(n >> 32)
+	buf[5] = byte(n >> 40)
+	buf[6] = byte(n >> 48)
+	buf[7] = byte(n >> 56)
+}
+
+// WriteInt8 encodes a little-endian int8 into a byte slice.
+func WriteInt8(buf []byte, n int8) {
+	buf[0] = byte(n)
+}
+
+// WriteInt16 encodes a little-endian int16 into a byte slice.
+func WriteInt16(buf []byte, n int16) {
+	_ = buf[1] // Force one bounds check. See: golang.org/issue/14808
+	buf[0] = byte(n)
+	buf[1] = byte(n >> 8)
+}
+
+// WriteInt32 encodes a little-endian int32 into a byte slice.
+func WriteInt32(buf []byte, n int32) {
+	_ = buf[3] // Force one bounds check. See: golang.org/issue/14808
+	buf[0] = byte(n)
+	buf[1] = byte(n >> 8)
+	buf[2] = byte(n >> 16)
+	buf[3] = byte(n >> 24)
+}
+
+// WriteInt64 encodes a little-endian int64 into a byte slice.
+func WriteInt64(buf []byte, n int64) {
+	_ = buf[7] // Force one bounds check. See: golang.org/issue/14808
+	buf[0] = byte(n)
+	buf[1] = byte(n >> 8)
+	buf[2] = byte(n >> 16)
+	buf[3] = byte(n >> 24)
+	buf[4] = byte(n >> 32)
+	buf[5] = byte(n >> 40)
+	buf[6] = byte(n >> 48)
+	buf[7] = byte(n >> 56)
+}
+
+// WriteFloat32 encodes a little-endian float32 into a byte slice.
+func WriteFloat32(buf []byte, n float32) {
+	WriteUint32(buf, math.Float32bits(n))
+}
+
+// WriteFloat64 encodes a little-endian float64 into a byte slice.
+func WriteFloat64(buf []byte, n float64) {
+	WriteUint64(buf, math.Float64bits(n))
+}
+
+// WriteVOffsetT encodes a little-endian VOffsetT into a byte slice.
+func WriteVOffsetT(buf []byte, n VOffsetT) {
+	WriteUint16(buf, uint16(n))
+}
+
+// WriteSOffsetT encodes a little-endian SOffsetT into a byte slice.
+func WriteSOffsetT(buf []byte, n SOffsetT) {
+	WriteInt32(buf, int32(n))
+}
+
+// WriteUOffsetT encodes a little-endian UOffsetT into a byte slice.
+func WriteUOffsetT(buf []byte, n UOffsetT) {
+	WriteUint32(buf, uint32(n))
+}