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+<?php
+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 Google Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+/// @file
+/// @addtogroup flatbuffers_php_api
+/// @{
+
+namespace Google\FlatBuffers;
+
+final class FlatbufferBuilder
+{
+    /**
+     * Internal ByteBuffer for the FlatBuffer data.
+     * @var ByteBuffer $bb
+     */
+    public $bb;
+
+    /// @cond FLATBUFFERS_INTERNAL
+    /**
+     * @var int $space
+     */
+    protected $space;
+
+    /**
+     * @var int $minalign
+     */
+    protected $minalign = 1;
+
+    /**
+     * @var array $vtable
+     */
+    protected $vtable;
+
+    /**
+     * @var int $vtable_in_use
+     */
+    protected $vtable_in_use = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * @var bool $nested
+     */
+    protected $nested = false;
+
+    /**
+     * @var int $object_start
+     */
+    protected $object_start;
+
+    /**
+     * @var array $vtables
+     */
+    protected $vtables = array();
+
+    /**
+     * @var int $num_vtables
+     */
+    protected $num_vtables = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * @var int $vector_num_elems
+     */
+    protected $vector_num_elems = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * @var bool $force_defaults
+     */
+    protected $force_defaults = false;
+    /// @endcond
+
+    /**
+     * Create a FlatBufferBuilder with a given initial size.
+     *
+     * @param $initial_size initial byte buffer size.
+     */
+    public function __construct($initial_size)
+    {
+        if ($initial_size <= 0) {
+            $initial_size = 1;
+        }
+        $this->space = $initial_size;
+        $this->bb = $this->newByteBuffer($initial_size);
+    }
+
+    /// @cond FLATBUFFERS_INTERNAL
+    /**
+     * create new bytebuffer
+     *
+     * @param $size
+     * @return ByteBuffer
+     */
+    private function newByteBuffer($size)
+    {
+        return new ByteBuffer($size);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the current ByteBuffer offset.
+     *
+     * @return int
+     */
+    public function offset()
+    {
+        return $this->bb->capacity() - $this->space;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * padding buffer
+     *
+     * @param $byte_size
+     */
+    public function pad($byte_size)
+    {
+        for ($i = 0; $i < $byte_size; $i++) {
+            $this->bb->putByte(--$this->space, "\0");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * prepare bytebuffer
+     *
+     * @param $size
+     * @param $additional_bytes
+     * @throws \Exception
+     */
+    public function prep($size, $additional_bytes)
+    {
+        if ($size > $this->minalign) {
+            $this->minalign = $size;
+        }
+
+        $align_size = ((~($this->bb->capacity() - $this->space + $additional_bytes)) + 1) & ($size - 1);
+        while ($this->space < $align_size + $size  + $additional_bytes) {
+            $old_buf_size = $this->bb->capacity();
+            $this->bb = $this->growByteBuffer($this->bb);
+            $this->space += $this->bb->capacity() - $old_buf_size;
+        }
+
+        $this->pad($align_size);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param ByteBuffer $bb
+     * @return ByteBuffer
+     * @throws \Exception
+     */
+    private static function growByteBuffer(ByteBuffer $bb)
+    {
+        $old_buf_size = $bb->capacity();
+        if (($old_buf_size & 0xC0000000) != 0) {
+            throw new \Exception("FlatBuffers: cannot grow buffer beyond 2 gigabytes");
+        }
+        $new_buf_size = $old_buf_size << 1;
+
+        $bb->setPosition(0);
+        $nbb = new ByteBuffer($new_buf_size);
+
+        $nbb->setPosition($new_buf_size - $old_buf_size);
+
+        // TODO(chobie): is this little bit faster?
+        //$nbb->_buffer = substr_replace($nbb->_buffer, $bb->_buffer, $new_buf_size - $old_buf_size, strlen($bb->_buffer));
+        for ($i = $new_buf_size - $old_buf_size, $j = 0; $j < strlen($bb->_buffer); $i++, $j++) {
+            $nbb->_buffer[$i] = $bb->_buffer[$j];
+        }
+
+        return $nbb;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $x
+     */
+    public function putBool($x)
+    {
+        $this->bb->put($this->space -= 1, chr((int)(bool)($x)));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $x
+     */
+    public function putByte($x)
+    {
+        $this->bb->put($this->space -= 1, chr($x));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $x
+     */
+    public function putSbyte($x)
+    {
+        $this->bb->put($this->space -= 1, chr($x));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $x
+     */
+    public function putShort($x)
+    {
+        $this->bb->putShort($this->space -= 2, $x);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $x
+     */
+    public function putUshort($x)
+    {
+        $this->bb->putUshort($this->space -= 2, $x);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $x
+     */
+    public function putInt($x)
+    {
+        $this->bb->putInt($this->space -= 4, $x);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $x
+     */
+    public function putUint($x)
+    {
+        if ($x > PHP_INT_MAX) {
+            throw new \InvalidArgumentException("your platform can't handle uint correctly. use 64bit machine.");
+        }
+
+        $this->bb->putUint($this->space -= 4, $x);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $x
+     */
+    public function putLong($x)
+    {
+        if ($x > PHP_INT_MAX) {
+            throw new \InvalidArgumentException("Your platform can't handle long correctly. Use a 64bit machine.");
+        }
+
+        $this->bb->putLong($this->space -= 8, $x);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $x
+     */
+    public function putUlong($x)
+    {
+        if ($x > PHP_INT_MAX) {
+            throw new \InvalidArgumentException("Your platform can't handle ulong correctly. This is a php limitation. Please wait for the extension release.");
+        }
+
+        $this->bb->putUlong($this->space -= 8, $x);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $x
+     */
+    public function putFloat($x)
+    {
+        $this->bb->putFloat($this->space -= 4, $x);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $x
+     */
+    public function putDouble($x)
+    {
+        $this->bb->putDouble($this->space -= 8, $x);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $off
+     */
+    public function putOffset($off)
+    {
+        $new_off = $this->offset() - $off + Constants::SIZEOF_INT;
+        $this->putInt($new_off);
+    }
+    /// @endcond
+
+    /**
+     * Add a `bool` to the buffer, properly aligned, and grows the buffer (if necessary).
+     * @param $x The `bool` to add to the buffer.
+     */
+    public function addBool($x)
+    {
+        $this->prep(1, 0);
+        $this->putBool($x);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add a `byte` to the buffer, properly aligned, and grows the buffer (if necessary).
+     * @param $x The `byte` to add to the buffer.
+     */
+    public function addByte($x)
+    {
+        $this->prep(1, 0);
+        $this->putByte($x);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add a `signed byte` to the buffer, properly aligned, and grows the buffer (if necessary).
+     * @param $x The `signed byte` to add to the buffer.
+     */
+    public function addSbyte($x)
+    {
+        $this->prep(1, 0);
+        $this->putSbyte($x);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add a `short` to the buffer, properly aligned, and grows the buffer (if necessary).
+     * @param $x The `short` to add to the buffer.
+     */
+    public function addShort($x)
+    {
+        $this->prep(2, 0);
+        $this->putShort($x);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add an `unsigned short` to the buffer, properly aligned, and grows the buffer (if necessary).
+     * @param $x The `unsigned short` to add to the buffer.
+     */
+    public function addUshort($x)
+    {
+        $this->prep(2, 0);
+        $this->putUshort($x);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add an `int` to the buffer, properly aligned, and grows the buffer (if necessary).
+     * @param $x The `int` to add to the buffer.
+     */
+    public function addInt($x)
+    {
+        $this->prep(4, 0);
+        $this->putInt($x);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add an `unsigned int` to the buffer, properly aligned, and grows the buffer (if necessary).
+     * @param $x The `unsigned int` to add to the buffer.
+     */
+    public function addUint($x)
+    {
+        $this->prep(4, 0);
+        $this->putUint($x);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add a `long` to the buffer, properly aligned, and grows the buffer (if necessary).
+     * @param $x The `long` to add to the buffer.
+     */
+    public function addLong($x)
+    {
+        $this->prep(8, 0);
+        $this->putLong($x);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add an `unsigned long` to the buffer, properly aligned, and grows the buffer (if necessary).
+     * @param $x The `unsigned long` to add to the buffer.
+     */
+    public function addUlong($x)
+    {
+        $this->prep(8, 0);
+        $this->putUlong($x);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add a `float` to the buffer, properly aligned, and grows the buffer (if necessary).
+     * @param $x The `float` to add to the buffer.
+     */
+    public function addFloat($x)
+    {
+        $this->prep(4, 0);
+        $this->putFloat($x);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add a `double` to the buffer, properly aligned, and grows the buffer (if necessary).
+     * @param $x The `double` to add to the buffer.
+     */
+    public function addDouble($x)
+    {
+        $this->prep(8, 0);
+        $this->putDouble($x);
+    }
+
+    /// @cond FLATBUFFERS_INTERNAL
+    /**
+     * @param $o
+     * @param $x
+     * @param $d
+     */
+    public function addBoolX($o, $x, $d)
+    {
+        if ($this->force_defaults || $x != $d) {
+            $this->addBool($x);
+            $this->slot($o);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $o
+     * @param $x
+     * @param $d
+     */
+    public function addByteX($o, $x, $d)
+    {
+        if ($this->force_defaults || $x != $d) {
+            $this->addByte($x);
+            $this->slot($o);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $o
+     * @param $x
+     * @param $d
+     */
+    public function addSbyteX($o, $x, $d)
+    {
+        if ($this->force_defaults || $x != $d) {
+            $this->addSbyte($x);
+            $this->slot($o);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $o
+     * @param $x
+     * @param $d
+     */
+    public function addShortX($o, $x, $d)
+    {
+        if ($this->force_defaults || $x != $d) {
+            $this->addShort($x);
+            $this->slot($o);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $o
+     * @param $x
+     * @param $d
+     */
+    public function addUshortX($o, $x, $d)
+    {
+        if ($this->force_defaults || $x != $d) {
+            $this->addUshort($x);
+            $this->slot($o);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $o
+     * @param $x
+     * @param $d
+     */
+    public function addIntX($o, $x, $d)
+    {
+        if ($this->force_defaults || $x != $d) {
+            $this->addInt($x);
+            $this->slot($o);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $o
+     * @param $x
+     * @param $d
+     */
+    public function addUintX($o, $x, $d)
+    {
+        if ($this->force_defaults || $x != $d) {
+            $this->addUint($x);
+            $this->slot($o);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $o
+     * @param $x
+     * @param $d
+     */
+    public function addLongX($o, $x, $d)
+    {
+        if ($this->force_defaults || $x != $d) {
+            $this->addLong($x);
+            $this->slot($o);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $o
+     * @param $x
+     * @param $d
+     */
+    public function addUlongX($o, $x, $d)
+    {
+        if ($this->force_defaults || $x != $d) {
+            $this->addUlong($x);
+            $this->slot($o);
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * @param $o
+     * @param $x
+     * @param $d
+     */
+    public function addFloatX($o, $x, $d)
+    {
+        if ($this->force_defaults || $x != $d) {
+            $this->addFloat($x);
+            $this->slot($o);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $o
+     * @param $x
+     * @param $d
+     */
+    public function addDoubleX($o, $x, $d)
+    {
+        if ($this->force_defaults || $x != $d) {
+            $this->addDouble($x);
+            $this->slot($o);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $o
+     * @param $x
+     * @param $d
+     * @throws \Exception
+     */
+    public function addOffsetX($o, $x, $d)
+    {
+        if ($this->force_defaults || $x != $d) {
+            $this->addOffset($x);
+            $this->slot($o);
+        }
+    }
+    /// @endcond
+
+    /**
+     * Adds on offset, relative to where it will be written.
+     * @param $off The offset to add to the buffer.
+     * @throws \Exception Throws an exception if `$off` is greater than the underlying ByteBuffer's
+     * offest.
+     */
+    public function addOffset($off)
+    {
+        $this->prep(Constants::SIZEOF_INT, 0); // Ensure alignment is already done
+        if ($off > $this->offset()) {
+            throw new \Exception("");
+        }
+        $this->putOffset($off);
+    }
+
+    /// @cond FLATBUFFERS_INTERNAL
+    /**
+     * @param $elem_size
+     * @param $num_elems
+     * @param $alignment
+     * @throws \Exception
+     */
+    public function startVector($elem_size, $num_elems, $alignment)
+    {
+        $this->notNested();
+        $this->vector_num_elems = $num_elems;
+        $this->prep(Constants::SIZEOF_INT, $elem_size * $num_elems);
+        $this->prep($alignment, $elem_size * $num_elems); // Just in case alignemnt > int;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return int
+     */
+    public function endVector()
+    {
+        $this->putUint($this->vector_num_elems);
+        return $this->offset();
+    }
+
+    protected function is_utf8($bytes)
+    {
+        if (function_exists('mb_detect_encoding')) {
+            return (bool) mb_detect_encoding($bytes, 'UTF-8', true);
+        }
+
+        $len = strlen($bytes);
+        if ($len < 1) {
+            /* NOTE: always return 1 when passed string is null */
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        for ($j = 0, $i = 0; $i < $len; $i++) {
+            // check ACII
+            if ($bytes[$j] == "\x09" ||
+                $bytes[$j] == "\x0A" ||
+                $bytes[$j] == "\x0D" ||
+                ($bytes[$j] >= "\x20" && $bytes[$j] <= "\x7E")) {
+                $j++;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            /* non-overlong 2-byte */
+            if ((($i+1) <= $len) &&
+                ($bytes[$j] >= "\xC2" && $bytes[$j] <= "\xDF" &&
+                    ($bytes[$j+1] >= "\x80" && $bytes[$j+1] <= "\xBF"))) {
+                $j += 2;
+                $i++;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            /* excluding overlongs */
+            if ((($i + 2) <= $len) &&
+                $bytes[$j] == "\xE0" &&
+                ($bytes[$j+1] >= "\xA0" && $bytes[$j+1] <= "\xBF" &&
+                    ($bytes[$j+2] >= "\x80" && $bytes[$j+2] <= "\xBF"))) {
+                $bytes += 3;
+                $i +=2;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            /* straight 3-byte */
+            if ((($i+2) <= $len) &&
+                (($bytes[$j] >= "\xE1" && $bytes[$j] <= "\xEC") ||
+                    $bytes[$j] == "\xEE" ||
+                    $bytes[$j] = "\xEF") &&
+                ($bytes[$j+1] >= "\x80" && $bytes[$j+1] <= "\xBF") &&
+                ($bytes[$j+2] >= "\x80" && $bytes[$j+2] <= "\xBF")) {
+                $j += 3;
+                $i += 2;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            /* excluding surrogates */
+            if ((($i+2) <= $len) &&
+                $bytes[$j] == "\xED" &&
+                ($bytes[$j+1] >= "\x80" && $bytes[$j+1] <= "\x9f" &&
+                    ($bytes[$j+2] >= "\x80" && $bytes[$j+2] <= "\xBF"))) {
+                $j += 3;
+                $i += 2;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            /* planes 1-3 */
+            if ((($i + 3) <= $len) &&
+                $bytes[$j] == "\xF0" &&
+                ($bytes[$j+1] >= "\x90" && $bytes[$j+1] <= "\xBF") &&
+                ($bytes[$j+2] >= "\x80" && $bytes[$j+2] <= "\xBF") &&
+                ($bytes[$j+3] >= "\x80" && $bytes[$j+3] <= "\xBF")) {
+                $j += 4;
+                $i += 3;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+
+            /* planes 4-15 */
+            if ((($i+3) <= $len) &&
+                $bytes[$j] >= "\xF1" && $bytes[$j] <= "\xF3" &&
+                $bytes[$j+1] >= "\x80" && $bytes[$j+1] <= "\xBF" &&
+                $bytes[$j+2] >= "\x80" && $bytes[$j+2] <= "\xBF" &&
+                $bytes[$j+3] >= "\x80" && $bytes[$j+3] <= "\xBF"
+            ) {
+                $j += 4;
+                $i += 3;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            /* plane 16 */
+            if ((($i+3) <= $len) &&
+                $bytes[$j] == "\xF4" &&
+                ($bytes[$j+1] >= "\x80" && $bytes[$j+1] <= "\x8F") &&
+                ($bytes[$j+2] >= "\x80" && $bytes[$j+2] <= "\xBF") &&
+                ($bytes[$j+3] >= "\x80" && $bytes[$j+3] <= "\xBF")
+            ) {
+                $bytes += 4;
+                $i += 3;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+    /// @endcond
+
+    /**
+     * Encode the string `$s` in the buffer using UTF-8.
+     * @param string $s The string to encode.
+     * @return int The offset in the buffer where the encoded string starts.
+     * @throws InvalidArgumentException Thrown if the input string `$s` is not
+     *     UTF-8.
+     */
+    public function createString($s)
+    {
+        if (!$this->is_utf8($s)) {
+            throw new \InvalidArgumentException("string must be utf-8 encoded value.");
+        }
+
+        $this->notNested();
+        $this->addByte(0); // null terminated
+        $this->startVector(1, strlen($s), 1);
+        $this->space -= strlen($s);
+        for ($i =  $this->space, $j = 0 ; $j < strlen($s) ; $i++, $j++) {
+            $this->bb->_buffer[$i] = $s[$j];
+        }
+        return $this->endVector();
+    }
+
+    /// @cond FLATBUFFERS_INTERNAL
+    /**
+     * @throws \Exception
+     */
+    public function notNested()
+    {
+        if ($this->nested) {
+            throw new \Exception("FlatBuffers; object serialization must not be nested");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $obj
+     * @throws \Exception
+     */
+    public function nested($obj)
+    {
+        if ($obj != $this->offset()) {
+            throw new \Exception("FlatBuffers: struct must be serialized inline");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $numfields
+     * @throws \Exception
+     */
+    public function startObject($numfields)
+    {
+        $this->notNested();
+        if ($this->vtable == null || count($this->vtable) < $numfields) {
+            $this->vtable = array();
+        }
+
+        $this->vtable_in_use = $numfields;
+        for ($i = 0; $i < $numfields; $i++) {
+            $this->vtable[$i] = 0;
+        }
+
+        $this->nested = true;
+        $this->object_start = $this->offset();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $voffset
+     * @param $x
+     * @param $d
+     * @throws \Exception
+     */
+    public function addStructX($voffset, $x, $d)
+    {
+        if ($x != $d) {
+            $this->nested($x);
+            $this->slot($voffset);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $voffset
+     * @param $x
+     * @param $d
+     * @throws \Exception
+     */
+    public function addStruct($voffset, $x, $d)
+    {
+        if ($x != $d) {
+            $this->nested($x);
+            $this->slot($voffset);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $voffset
+     */
+    public function slot($voffset)
+    {
+        $this->vtable[$voffset] = $this->offset();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return int
+     * @throws \Exception
+     */
+    public function endObject()
+    {
+        if ($this->vtable == null || !$this->nested) {
+            throw new \Exception("FlatBuffers: endObject called without startObject");
+        }
+
+        $this->addInt(0);
+        $vtableloc = $this->offset();
+
+        $i = $this->vtable_in_use -1;
+        // Trim trailing zeroes.
+        for (; $i >= 0 && $this->vtable[$i] == 0; $i--) {}
+        $trimmed_size = $i + 1;
+        for (; $i >= 0; $i--) {
+            $off = ($this->vtable[$i] != 0) ? $vtableloc - $this->vtable[$i] : 0;
+            $this->addShort($off);
+        }
+
+        $standard_fields = 2; // the fields below
+        $this->addShort($vtableloc - $this->object_start);
+        $this->addShort(($trimmed_size + $standard_fields) * Constants::SIZEOF_SHORT);
+
+        // search for an existing vtable that matches the current one.
+        $existing_vtable = 0;
+
+        for ($i = 0; $i < $this->num_vtables; $i++) {
+            $vt1 = $this->bb->capacity() - $this->vtables[$i];
+            $vt2 = $this->space;
+
+            $len = $this->bb->getShort($vt1);
+
+            if ($len == $this->bb->getShort($vt2)) {
+                for ($j = Constants::SIZEOF_SHORT; $j < $len; $j += Constants::SIZEOF_SHORT) {
+                    if ($this->bb->getShort($vt1 + $j) != $this->bb->getShort($vt2 + $j)) {
+                        continue 2;
+                    }
+                }
+                $existing_vtable = $this->vtables[$i];
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if ($existing_vtable != 0) {
+            // Found a match:
+            // Remove the current vtable
+            $this->space = $this->bb->capacity() - $vtableloc;
+            $this->bb->putInt($this->space, $existing_vtable - $vtableloc);
+        } else {
+            // No Match:
+            // Add the location of the current vtable to the list of vtables
+            if ($this->num_vtables == count($this->vtables)) {
+                $vtables = $this->vtables;
+                $this->vtables = array();
+                // copy of
+                for ($i = 0; $i < count($vtables) * 2; $i++) {
+                    $this->vtables[$i] = ($i < count($vtables)) ? $vtables[$i] : 0;
+                }
+            }
+            $this->vtables[$this->num_vtables++] = $this->offset();
+            $this->bb->putInt($this->bb->capacity() - $vtableloc, $this->offset() - $vtableloc);
+        }
+
+        $this->nested = false;
+        $this->vtable = null;
+        return $vtableloc;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $table
+     * @param $field
+     * @throws \Exception
+     */
+    public function required($table, $field)
+    {
+        $table_start = $this->bb->capacity() - $table;
+        $vtable_start = $table_start - $this->bb->getInt($table_start);
+        $ok = $this->bb->getShort($vtable_start + $field) != 0;
+
+        if (!$ok) {
+            throw new \Exception("FlatBuffers: field "  . $field  .  " must be set");
+        }
+    }
+    /// @endcond
+
+    /**
+     * Finalize a buffer, pointing to the given `$root_table`.
+     * @param $root_table An offest to be added to the buffer.
+     * @param $file_identifier A FlatBuffer file identifier to be added to the
+     *     buffer before `$root_table`. This defaults to `null`.
+     * @throws InvalidArgumentException Thrown if an invalid `$identifier` is
+     *     given, where its length is not equal to
+     *    `Constants::FILE_IDENTIFIER_LENGTH`.
+     */
+    public function finish($root_table, $identifier = null)
+    {
+        if ($identifier == null) {
+            $this->prep($this->minalign, Constants::SIZEOF_INT);
+            $this->addOffset($root_table);
+            $this->bb->setPosition($this->space);
+        } else {
+            $this->prep($this->minalign, Constants::SIZEOF_INT + Constants::FILE_IDENTIFIER_LENGTH);
+            if (strlen($identifier) != Constants::FILE_IDENTIFIER_LENGTH) {
+                throw new \InvalidArgumentException(
+                    sprintf("FlatBuffers: file identifier must be length %d",
+                        Constants::FILE_IDENTIFIER_LENGTH));
+            }
+
+            for ($i = Constants::FILE_IDENTIFIER_LENGTH - 1; $i >= 0;
+                  $i--) {
+                $this->addByte(ord($identifier[$i]));
+            }
+            $this->finish($root_table);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * In order to save space, fields that are set to their default value don't
+     * get serialized into the buffer.
+     * @param bool $forceDefaults When set to `true`, always serializes default
+     *     values.
+     */
+    public function forceDefaults($forceDefaults)
+    {
+        $this->force_defaults = $forceDefaults;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the ByteBuffer representing the FlatBuffer.
+     * @return ByteBuffer The ByteBuffer containing the FlatBuffer data.
+     */
+    public function dataBuffer()
+    {
+        return $this->bb;
+    }
+
+    /// @cond FLATBUFFERS_INTERNAL
+    /**
+     * @return int
+     */
+    public function dataStart()
+    {
+        return $this->space;
+    }
+    /// @endcond
+
+    /**
+     * Utility function to copy and return the FlatBuffer data from the
+     * underlying ByteBuffer.
+     * @return string A string (representing a byte[]) that contains a copy
+     * of the FlatBuffer data.
+     */
+    public function sizedByteArray()
+    {
+        $start = $this->space;
+        $length = $this->bb->capacity() - $this->space;
+
+        $result = str_repeat("\0", $length);
+        $this->bb->setPosition($start);
+        $this->bb->getX($result);
+
+        return $result;
+    }
+}
+
+/// @}