package vector

import (
	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
	"runtime"
	"unsafe"
)

func Int8ToBytes(data []int8) (buf []byte) {
	defer runtime.KeepAlive(data)
	return slices.Clone(unsafe.Slice((*byte)(unsafe.Pointer(unsafe.SliceData(data))), len(data)))
}

func Int16ToBytes(data []int16) (buf []byte) {
	defer runtime.KeepAlive(data)
	return slices.Clone(unsafe.Slice((*byte)(unsafe.Pointer(unsafe.SliceData(data))), len(data)*2))
}

func Float32ToBytes(data []float32) (buf []byte) {
	defer runtime.KeepAlive(data)
	return slices.Clone(unsafe.Slice((*byte)(unsafe.Pointer(unsafe.SliceData(data))), len(data)*4))
}