chore: import upstream snapshot with attribution

core/casts/serialization.go

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+// Copyright 2026 Dolthub, 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.
+
+package casts
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/errors"
+
+	"github.com/dolthub/doltgresql/core/id"
+	"github.com/dolthub/doltgresql/utils"
+)
+
+// Serialize returns the Cast as a byte slice. If the Cast is invalid, then this returns a nil slice.
+func (cast Cast) Serialize(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, error) {
+	if !cast.ID.IsValid() {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	// Initialize the writer and version
+	writer := utils.NewWriter(256)
+	writer.VariableUint(0) // Version
+	// Write the cast data
+	writer.Id(cast.ID.AsId())
+	writer.Uint8(uint8(cast.CastType))
+	writer.Id(cast.Function.AsId())
+	writer.Bool(cast.UseInOut)
+	// Returns the data
+	return writer.Data(), nil
+}
+
+// DeserializeCast returns the Cast that was serialized in the byte slice. Returns an empty Cast (invalid ID) if data is
+// nil or empty.
+func DeserializeCast(ctx context.Context, data []byte) (Cast, error) {
+	if len(data) == 0 {
+		return Cast{}, nil
+	}
+	reader := utils.NewReader(data)
+	version := reader.VariableUint()
+	if version != 0 {
+		return Cast{}, errors.Errorf("version %d of casts is not supported, please upgrade the server", version)
+	}
+
+	// Read from the reader
+	t := Cast{}
+	t.ID = id.Cast(reader.Id())
+	t.CastType = CastType(reader.Uint8())
+	t.Function = id.Function(reader.Id())
+	t.UseInOut = reader.Bool()
+	if !reader.IsEmpty() {
+		return Cast{}, errors.Errorf("extra data found while deserializing a cast")
+	}
+	// Return the deserialized object
+	return t, nil
+}