BinaryData | NET library extending binary reading and writing

BinaryData is a C# library. BinaryData has no bugs, it has no vulnerabilities, it has a Permissive License and it has low support. You can download it from GitLab.

When parsing or storing data in binary file formats, the functionality offered by the default .NET BinaryReader and BinaryWriter classes is often insufficient. It lacks support for a different byte order than the system one, and cannot parse specific string or date formats (most prominently, 0-terminated strings instead of the default variable-length prefixed .NET strings). Further, navigating in binary files is slightly tedious when it is required to skip to another chunk in the file and then navigate back. Also, aligning to specific block sizes might be a common task. The Syroot.BinaryData NuGet package adds all this and more functionality by offering a large set of extension methods for the Stream class of .NET 4.5 and .NET Standard 2.0. BinaryDataReader and BinaryDataWriter classes are provided, usable like the default .NET BinaryReader and BinaryWriter so that new functionality can be added almost instantly to existing projects. The Syroot.BinaryData.Serialization package can serialize and deserialize complete class hierarchies without any further code required.