[Backport] Serialization framework updates#2412

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furszy:2021_serialization_updates

Jul 5, 2021

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Add Slice: a (pointer, size) array view that acts like a container

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Support serializing Span<unsigned char> and use that instead of FLATDATA

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Migrate last FLATDATA calls to use Span.
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Introduce BigEndian wrapper and use it for netaddress ports

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Drop unused GetType() from CSizeComputer
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Drop minor GetSerializeSize template

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Introduce new serialization macros without casts

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Convert addrdb/addrman to new serialization

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Add a generic approach for (de)serialization of objects using code in other classes

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Convert VARINT to the formatter/Using approach

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Convert chain to new serialization

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Move compressor utility functions out of class

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Add FORMATTER_METHODS, similar to SERIALIZE_METHODS, but for formatters

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Convert compression.h to new serialization framework

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Add a constant for the maximum vector allocation (5 Mbyte)

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Add custom vector-element formatter

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Make std::vector and prevector reuse the VectorFormatter logic

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Convert undo.h to new serialization framework

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Get rid of VARINT default argument

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Convert CCompactSize to proper formatter

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Make VectorFormatter support stateful formatters

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Add CustomUintFormatter

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Fix a violation of C++ standard rules that unions cannot be switched.

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Add static_asserts to ser_X_to_Y() methods

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Merge BigEndian functionality into CustomUintFormatter

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Extend CustomUintFormatter to support enums

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Add SER_READ and SER_WRITE for read/write-dependent statements

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Convert merkleblock to new serialization

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Convert everything except wallet/qt to new serialization (step 1)

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Convert to new serialization (step 2). Focused on object's serializations that doesn't require an special treatment.
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Add comments to CustomUintFormatter

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Convert Qt to new serialization

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Remove old MESS_VER_STRMESS message version try-catch.
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Convert to new serialization (step 3)
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Convert wallet to new serialization
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Convert CDiskBlockIndex to new serialization.
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Fix CDiskBlockIndex serialization of dummy fields for old DB versions

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Convert LimitedString to formatter

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Convert the last, non-trivial, serialization functions to the new form
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Remove old serialization primitives

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