Decode(Text|Binary) now accepts []byte instead of io.Reader

array.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package pgtype
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"strconv"
@@ -25,40 +26,37 @@ type ArrayDimension struct {
 	LowerBound int32
 }
 
-func (dst *ArrayHeader) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *ArrayHeader) DecodeBinary(src []byte) (int, error) {
-	numDims, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if len(src) < 12 {
-	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("array header too short: %d", len(src))
-		return err
 	}
 
+	rp := 0
+
+	numDims := int(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(src[rp:]))
+	rp += 4
+
+	dst.ContainsNull = binary.BigEndian.Uint32(src[rp:]) == 1
+	rp += 4
+
+	dst.ElementOID = int32(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(src[rp:]))
+	rp += 4
+
 	if numDims > 0 {
 		dst.Dimensions = make([]ArrayDimension, numDims)
 	}
-
+	if len(src) < 12+numDims*8 {
-	containsNull, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("array header too short for %d dimensions: %d", numDims, len(src))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
 	}
-	dst.ContainsNull = containsNull == 1
-
-	dst.ElementOID, err = pgio.ReadInt32(r)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	for i := range dst.Dimensions {
-		dst.Dimensions[i].Length, err = pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+		dst.Dimensions[i].Length = int32(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(src[rp:]))
-		if err != nil {
+		rp += 4
-			return err
-		}
 
-		dst.Dimensions[i].LowerBound, err = pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+		dst.Dimensions[i].LowerBound = int32(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(src[rp:]))
-		if err != nil {
+		rp += 4
-			return err
-		}
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return rp, nil
 }
 
 func (src *ArrayHeader) EncodeBinary(w io.Writer) error {

bool.go

@@ -72,51 +72,31 @@ func (src *Bool) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *Bool) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *Bool) DecodeText(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = Bool{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if size != 1 {
+	if len(src) != 1 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for bool: %v", size)
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for bool: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
-	byt, err := pgio.ReadByte(r)
+	*dst = Bool{Bool: src[0] == 't', Status: Present}
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	*dst = Bool{Bool: byt == 't', Status: Present}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *Bool) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *Bool) DecodeBinary(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = Bool{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if size != 1 {
+	if len(src) != 1 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for bool: %v", size)
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for bool: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
-	byt, err := pgio.ReadByte(r)
+	*dst = Bool{Bool: src[0] == 1, Status: Present}
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	*dst = Bool{Bool: byt == 1, Status: Present}
 	return nil
 }
 

boolarray.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package pgtype
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 
@@ -73,29 +74,17 @@ func (src *BoolArray) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *BoolArray) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *BoolArray) DecodeText(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = BoolArray{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	buf := make([]byte, int(size))
+	uta, err := ParseUntypedTextArray(string(src))
-	_, err = io.ReadFull(r, buf)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	uta, err := ParseUntypedTextArray(string(buf))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	textElementReader := NewTextElementReader(r)
 	var elements []Bool
 
 	if len(uta.Elements) > 0 {
@@ -103,8 +92,11 @@ func (dst *BoolArray) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
 
 		for i, s := range uta.Elements {
 			var elem Bool
-			textElementReader.Reset(s)
+			var elemSrc []byte
-			err = elem.DecodeText(textElementReader)
+			if s != "NULL" {
+				elemSrc = []byte(s)
+			}
+			err = elem.DecodeText(elemSrc)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -118,19 +110,14 @@ func (dst *BoolArray) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *BoolArray) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *BoolArray) DecodeBinary(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = BoolArray{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	var arrayHeader ArrayHeader
-	err = arrayHeader.DecodeBinary(r)
+	rp, err := arrayHeader.DecodeBinary(src)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -148,7 +135,14 @@ func (dst *BoolArray) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
 	elements := make([]Bool, elementCount)
 
 	for i := range elements {
-		err = elements[i].DecodeBinary(r)
+		elemLen := int(int32(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(src[rp:])))
+		rp += 4
+		var elemSrc []byte
+		if elemLen >= 0 {
+			elemSrc = src[rp : rp+elemLen]
+			rp += elemLen
+		}
+		err = elements[i].DecodeBinary(elemSrc)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -236,6 +230,10 @@ func (src *BoolArray) EncodeText(w io.Writer) error {
 }
 
 func (src *BoolArray) EncodeBinary(w io.Writer) error {
+	return src.encodeBinary(w, BoolOID)
+}
+
+func (src *BoolArray) encodeBinary(w io.Writer, elementOID int32) error {
 	if done, err := encodeNotPresent(w, src.Status); done {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -256,7 +254,7 @@ func (src *BoolArray) EncodeBinary(w io.Writer) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	arrayHeader.ElementOID = BoolOID
+	arrayHeader.ElementOID = elementOID
 	arrayHeader.Dimensions = src.Dimensions
 
 	// TODO - consider how to avoid having to buffer array before writing length -

bytea.go

@@ -71,29 +71,18 @@ func (src *Bytea) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 
 // DecodeText only supports the hex format. This has been the default since
 // PostgreSQL 9.0.
-func (dst *Bytea) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *Bytea) DecodeText(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = Bytea{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	sbuf := make([]byte, int(size))
+	if len(src) < 2 || src[0] != '\\' || src[1] != 'x' {
-	_, err = io.ReadFull(r, sbuf)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if len(sbuf) < 2 || sbuf[0] != '\\' || sbuf[1] != 'x' {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid hex format")
 	}
 
-	buf := make([]byte, (len(sbuf)-2)/2)
+	buf := make([]byte, (len(src)-2)/2)
-	_, err = hex.Decode(buf, sbuf[2:])
+	_, err := hex.Decode(buf, src[2:])
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -102,25 +91,13 @@ func (dst *Bytea) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *Bytea) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *Bytea) DecodeBinary(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = Bytea{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	buf := make([]byte, int(size))
+	*dst = Bytea{Bytes: src, Status: Present}
-
-	_, err = io.ReadFull(r, buf)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	*dst = Bytea{Bytes: buf, Status: Present}
 	return nil
 }
 

cid.go

@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ func (src *CID) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 	return (*pguint32)(src).AssignTo(dst)
 }
 
-func (dst *CID) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *CID) DecodeText(src []byte) error {
-	return (*pguint32)(dst).DecodeText(r)
+	return (*pguint32)(dst).DecodeText(src)
 }
 
-func (dst *CID) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *CID) DecodeBinary(src []byte) error {
-	return (*pguint32)(dst).DecodeBinary(r)
+	return (*pguint32)(dst).DecodeBinary(src)
 }
 
 func (src CID) EncodeText(w io.Writer) error {

cidrarray.go

@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ func (src *CidrArray) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 	return (*InetArray)(src).AssignTo(dst)
 }
 
-func (dst *CidrArray) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *CidrArray) DecodeText(src []byte) error {
-	return (*InetArray)(dst).DecodeText(r)
+	return (*InetArray)(dst).DecodeText(src)
 }
 
-func (dst *CidrArray) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *CidrArray) DecodeBinary(src []byte) error {
-	return (*InetArray)(dst).DecodeBinary(r)
+	return (*InetArray)(dst).DecodeBinary(src)
 }
 
 func (src *CidrArray) EncodeText(w io.Writer) error {

date.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package pgtype
 
 import (
+	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"reflect"
@@ -66,24 +67,13 @@ func (src *Date) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *Date) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *Date) DecodeText(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = Date{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	buf := make([]byte, int(size))
+	sbuf := string(src)
-	_, err = r.Read(buf)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	sbuf := string(buf)
 	switch sbuf {
 	case "infinity":
 		*dst = Date{Status: Present, InfinityModifier: Infinity}
@@ -101,25 +91,17 @@ func (dst *Date) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *Date) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *Date) DecodeBinary(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = Date{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if size != 4 {
+	if len(src) != 4 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for date: %v", size)
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for date: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
-	dayOffset, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	dayOffset := int32(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(src))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 
 	switch dayOffset {
 	case infinityDayOffset:

datearray.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package pgtype
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"time"
@@ -74,29 +75,17 @@ func (src *DateArray) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *DateArray) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *DateArray) DecodeText(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = DateArray{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	buf := make([]byte, int(size))
+	uta, err := ParseUntypedTextArray(string(src))
-	_, err = io.ReadFull(r, buf)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	uta, err := ParseUntypedTextArray(string(buf))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	textElementReader := NewTextElementReader(r)
 	var elements []Date
 
 	if len(uta.Elements) > 0 {
@@ -104,8 +93,11 @@ func (dst *DateArray) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
 
 		for i, s := range uta.Elements {
 			var elem Date
-			textElementReader.Reset(s)
+			var elemSrc []byte
-			err = elem.DecodeText(textElementReader)
+			if s != "NULL" {
+				elemSrc = []byte(s)
+			}
+			err = elem.DecodeText(elemSrc)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -119,19 +111,14 @@ func (dst *DateArray) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *DateArray) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *DateArray) DecodeBinary(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = DateArray{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	var arrayHeader ArrayHeader
-	err = arrayHeader.DecodeBinary(r)
+	rp, err := arrayHeader.DecodeBinary(src)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -149,7 +136,14 @@ func (dst *DateArray) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
 	elements := make([]Date, elementCount)
 
 	for i := range elements {
-		err = elements[i].DecodeBinary(r)
+		elemLen := int(int32(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(src[rp:])))
+		rp += 4
+		var elemSrc []byte
+		if elemLen >= 0 {
+			elemSrc = src[rp : rp+elemLen]
+			rp += elemLen
+		}
+		err = elements[i].DecodeBinary(elemSrc)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -237,6 +231,10 @@ func (src *DateArray) EncodeText(w io.Writer) error {
 }
 
 func (src *DateArray) EncodeBinary(w io.Writer) error {
+	return src.encodeBinary(w, DateOID)
+}
+
+func (src *DateArray) encodeBinary(w io.Writer, elementOID int32) error {
 	if done, err := encodeNotPresent(w, src.Status); done {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -257,7 +255,7 @@ func (src *DateArray) EncodeBinary(w io.Writer) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	arrayHeader.ElementOID = DateOID
+	arrayHeader.ElementOID = elementOID
 	arrayHeader.Dimensions = src.Dimensions
 
 	// TODO - consider how to avoid having to buffer array before writing length -

float4.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package pgtype
 
 import (
+	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"math"
@@ -92,24 +93,13 @@ func (src *Float4) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 	return float64AssignTo(float64(src.Float), src.Status, dst)
 }
 
-func (dst *Float4) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *Float4) DecodeText(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = Float4{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	buf := make([]byte, int(size))
+	n, err := strconv.ParseFloat(string(src), 32)
-	_, err = r.Read(buf)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	n, err := strconv.ParseFloat(string(buf), 32)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -118,25 +108,17 @@ func (dst *Float4) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *Float4) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *Float4) DecodeBinary(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = Float4{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if size != 4 {
+	if len(src) != 4 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for float4: %v", size)
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for float4: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
-	n, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	n := int32(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(src))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 
 	*dst = Float4{Float: math.Float32frombits(uint32(n)), Status: Present}
 	return nil

float4array.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package pgtype
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 
@@ -73,29 +74,17 @@ func (src *Float4Array) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *Float4Array) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *Float4Array) DecodeText(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = Float4Array{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	buf := make([]byte, int(size))
+	uta, err := ParseUntypedTextArray(string(src))
-	_, err = io.ReadFull(r, buf)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	uta, err := ParseUntypedTextArray(string(buf))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	textElementReader := NewTextElementReader(r)
 	var elements []Float4
 
 	if len(uta.Elements) > 0 {
@@ -103,8 +92,11 @@ func (dst *Float4Array) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
 
 		for i, s := range uta.Elements {
 			var elem Float4
-			textElementReader.Reset(s)
+			var elemSrc []byte
-			err = elem.DecodeText(textElementReader)
+			if s != "NULL" {
+				elemSrc = []byte(s)
+			}
+			err = elem.DecodeText(elemSrc)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -118,19 +110,14 @@ func (dst *Float4Array) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *Float4Array) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *Float4Array) DecodeBinary(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = Float4Array{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	var arrayHeader ArrayHeader
-	err = arrayHeader.DecodeBinary(r)
+	rp, err := arrayHeader.DecodeBinary(src)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -148,7 +135,14 @@ func (dst *Float4Array) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
 	elements := make([]Float4, elementCount)
 
 	for i := range elements {
-		err = elements[i].DecodeBinary(r)
+		elemLen := int(int32(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(src[rp:])))
+		rp += 4
+		var elemSrc []byte
+		if elemLen >= 0 {
+			elemSrc = src[rp : rp+elemLen]
+			rp += elemLen
+		}
+		err = elements[i].DecodeBinary(elemSrc)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -236,6 +230,10 @@ func (src *Float4Array) EncodeText(w io.Writer) error {
 }
 
 func (src *Float4Array) EncodeBinary(w io.Writer) error {
+	return src.encodeBinary(w, Float4OID)
+}
+
+func (src *Float4Array) encodeBinary(w io.Writer, elementOID int32) error {
 	if done, err := encodeNotPresent(w, src.Status); done {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -256,7 +254,7 @@ func (src *Float4Array) EncodeBinary(w io.Writer) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	arrayHeader.ElementOID = Float4OID
+	arrayHeader.ElementOID = elementOID
 	arrayHeader.Dimensions = src.Dimensions
 
 	// TODO - consider how to avoid having to buffer array before writing length -

float8.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package pgtype
 
 import (
+	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"math"
@@ -82,24 +83,13 @@ func (src *Float8) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 	return float64AssignTo(src.Float, src.Status, dst)
 }
 
-func (dst *Float8) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *Float8) DecodeText(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = Float8{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	buf := make([]byte, int(size))
+	n, err := strconv.ParseFloat(string(src), 64)
-	_, err = r.Read(buf)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	n, err := strconv.ParseFloat(string(buf), 64)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -108,25 +98,17 @@ func (dst *Float8) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *Float8) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *Float8) DecodeBinary(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = Float8{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if size != 8 {
+	if len(src) != 8 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for float4: %v", size)
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for float4: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
-	n, err := pgio.ReadInt64(r)
+	n := int64(binary.BigEndian.Uint64(src))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 
 	*dst = Float8{Float: math.Float64frombits(uint64(n)), Status: Present}
 	return nil

float8array.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package pgtype
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 
@@ -73,29 +74,17 @@ func (src *Float8Array) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *Float8Array) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *Float8Array) DecodeText(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = Float8Array{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	buf := make([]byte, int(size))
+	uta, err := ParseUntypedTextArray(string(src))
-	_, err = io.ReadFull(r, buf)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	uta, err := ParseUntypedTextArray(string(buf))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	textElementReader := NewTextElementReader(r)
 	var elements []Float8
 
 	if len(uta.Elements) > 0 {
@@ -103,8 +92,11 @@ func (dst *Float8Array) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
 
 		for i, s := range uta.Elements {
 			var elem Float8
-			textElementReader.Reset(s)
+			var elemSrc []byte
-			err = elem.DecodeText(textElementReader)
+			if s != "NULL" {
+				elemSrc = []byte(s)
+			}
+			err = elem.DecodeText(elemSrc)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -118,19 +110,14 @@ func (dst *Float8Array) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *Float8Array) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *Float8Array) DecodeBinary(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = Float8Array{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	var arrayHeader ArrayHeader
-	err = arrayHeader.DecodeBinary(r)
+	rp, err := arrayHeader.DecodeBinary(src)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -148,7 +135,14 @@ func (dst *Float8Array) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
 	elements := make([]Float8, elementCount)
 
 	for i := range elements {
-		err = elements[i].DecodeBinary(r)
+		elemLen := int(int32(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(src[rp:])))
+		rp += 4
+		var elemSrc []byte
+		if elemLen >= 0 {
+			elemSrc = src[rp : rp+elemLen]
+			rp += elemLen
+		}
+		err = elements[i].DecodeBinary(elemSrc)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -236,6 +230,10 @@ func (src *Float8Array) EncodeText(w io.Writer) error {
 }
 
 func (src *Float8Array) EncodeBinary(w io.Writer) error {
+	return src.encodeBinary(w, Float8OID)
+}
+
+func (src *Float8Array) encodeBinary(w io.Writer, elementOID int32) error {
 	if done, err := encodeNotPresent(w, src.Status); done {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -256,7 +254,7 @@ func (src *Float8Array) EncodeBinary(w io.Writer) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	arrayHeader.ElementOID = Float8OID
+	arrayHeader.ElementOID = elementOID
 	arrayHeader.Dimensions = src.Dimensions
 
 	// TODO - consider how to avoid having to buffer array before writing length -

inet.go

@@ -91,26 +91,16 @@ func (src *Inet) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *Inet) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *Inet) DecodeText(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = Inet{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	buf := make([]byte, int(size))
-	_, err = io.ReadFull(r, buf)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	var ipnet *net.IPNet
+	var err error
 
-	if ip := net.ParseIP(string(buf)); ip != nil {
+	if ip := net.ParseIP(string(src)); ip != nil {
 		ipv4 := ip.To4()
 		if ipv4 != nil {
 			ip = ipv4
@@ -119,7 +109,7 @@ func (dst *Inet) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
 		mask := net.CIDRMask(bitCount, bitCount)
 		ipnet = &net.IPNet{Mask: mask, IP: ip}
 	} else {
-		_, ipnet, err = net.ParseCIDR(string(buf))
+		_, ipnet, err = net.ParseCIDR(string(src))
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -129,50 +119,24 @@ func (dst *Inet) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *Inet) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *Inet) DecodeBinary(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = Inet{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if size != 8 && size != 20 {
+	if len(src) != 8 && len(src) != 20 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Received an invalid size for a inet: %d", size)
+		return fmt.Errorf("Received an invalid size for a inet: %d", len(src))
 	}
 
 	// ignore family
-	_, err = pgio.ReadByte(r)
+	bits := src[1]
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	bits, err := pgio.ReadByte(r)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	// ignore is_cidr
-	_, err = pgio.ReadByte(r)
+	addressLength := src[3]
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	addressLength, err := pgio.ReadByte(r)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 
 	var ipnet net.IPNet
 	ipnet.IP = make(net.IP, int(addressLength))
-	_, err = r.Read(ipnet.IP)
+	copy(ipnet.IP, src[4:])
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	ipnet.Mask = net.CIDRMask(int(bits), int(addressLength)*8)
 
 	*dst = Inet{IPNet: &ipnet, Status: Present}

inetarray.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package pgtype
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net"
@@ -19,8 +20,7 @@ func (dst *InetArray) ConvertFrom(src interface{}) error {
 	switch value := src.(type) {
 	case InetArray:
 		*dst = value
-	case CidrArray:
+
-		*dst = InetArray(value)
 	case []*net.IPNet:
 		if value == nil {
 			*dst = InetArray{Status: Null}
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ func (dst *InetArray) ConvertFrom(src interface{}) error {
 				Status:     Present,
 			}
 		}
+
 	case []net.IP:
 		if value == nil {
 			*dst = InetArray{Status: Null}
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ func (dst *InetArray) ConvertFrom(src interface{}) error {
 				Status:     Present,
 			}
 		}
+
 	default:
 		if originalSrc, ok := underlyingSliceType(src); ok {
 			return dst.ConvertFrom(originalSrc)
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ func (src *InetArray) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 		} else {
 			*v = nil
 		}
+
 	case *[]net.IP:
 		if src.Status == Present {
 			*v = make([]net.IP, len(src.Elements))
@@ -103,29 +106,17 @@ func (src *InetArray) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *InetArray) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *InetArray) DecodeText(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = InetArray{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	buf := make([]byte, int(size))
+	uta, err := ParseUntypedTextArray(string(src))
-	_, err = io.ReadFull(r, buf)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	uta, err := ParseUntypedTextArray(string(buf))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	textElementReader := NewTextElementReader(r)
 	var elements []Inet
 
 	if len(uta.Elements) > 0 {
@@ -133,8 +124,11 @@ func (dst *InetArray) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
 
 		for i, s := range uta.Elements {
 			var elem Inet
-			textElementReader.Reset(s)
+			var elemSrc []byte
-			err = elem.DecodeText(textElementReader)
+			if s != "NULL" {
+				elemSrc = []byte(s)
+			}
+			err = elem.DecodeText(elemSrc)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -148,19 +142,14 @@ func (dst *InetArray) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *InetArray) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *InetArray) DecodeBinary(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = InetArray{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	var arrayHeader ArrayHeader
-	err = arrayHeader.DecodeBinary(r)
+	rp, err := arrayHeader.DecodeBinary(src)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -178,7 +167,14 @@ func (dst *InetArray) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
 	elements := make([]Inet, elementCount)
 
 	for i := range elements {
-		err = elements[i].DecodeBinary(r)
+		elemLen := int(int32(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(src[rp:])))
+		rp += 4
+		var elemSrc []byte
+		if elemLen >= 0 {
+			elemSrc = src[rp : rp+elemLen]
+			rp += elemLen
+		}
+		err = elements[i].DecodeBinary(elemSrc)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}

int2.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package pgtype
 
 import (
+	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"math"
@@ -88,24 +89,13 @@ func (src *Int2) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 	return int64AssignTo(int64(src.Int), src.Status, dst)
 }
 
-func (dst *Int2) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *Int2) DecodeText(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = Int2{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	buf := make([]byte, int(size))
+	n, err := strconv.ParseInt(string(src), 10, 16)
-	_, err = r.Read(buf)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	n, err := strconv.ParseInt(string(buf), 10, 16)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -114,27 +104,18 @@ func (dst *Int2) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *Int2) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *Int2) DecodeBinary(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = Int2{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if size != 2 {
+	if len(src) != 2 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for int2: %v", size)
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for int2: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
-	n, err := pgio.ReadInt16(r)
+	n := int16(binary.BigEndian.Uint16(src))
-	if err != nil {
+	*dst = Int2{Int: n, Status: Present}
-		return err
-	}
-
-	*dst = Int2{Int: int16(n), Status: Present}
 	return nil
 }
 

int2array.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package pgtype
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 
@@ -104,29 +105,17 @@ func (src *Int2Array) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *Int2Array) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *Int2Array) DecodeText(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = Int2Array{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	buf := make([]byte, int(size))
+	uta, err := ParseUntypedTextArray(string(src))
-	_, err = io.ReadFull(r, buf)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	uta, err := ParseUntypedTextArray(string(buf))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	textElementReader := NewTextElementReader(r)
 	var elements []Int2
 
 	if len(uta.Elements) > 0 {
@@ -134,8 +123,11 @@ func (dst *Int2Array) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
 
 		for i, s := range uta.Elements {
 			var elem Int2
-			textElementReader.Reset(s)
+			var elemSrc []byte
-			err = elem.DecodeText(textElementReader)
+			if s != "NULL" {
+				elemSrc = []byte(s)
+			}
+			err = elem.DecodeText(elemSrc)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -149,19 +141,14 @@ func (dst *Int2Array) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *Int2Array) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *Int2Array) DecodeBinary(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = Int2Array{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	var arrayHeader ArrayHeader
-	err = arrayHeader.DecodeBinary(r)
+	rp, err := arrayHeader.DecodeBinary(src)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -179,7 +166,14 @@ func (dst *Int2Array) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
 	elements := make([]Int2, elementCount)
 
 	for i := range elements {
-		err = elements[i].DecodeBinary(r)
+		elemLen := int(int32(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(src[rp:])))
+		rp += 4
+		var elemSrc []byte
+		if elemLen >= 0 {
+			elemSrc = src[rp : rp+elemLen]
+			rp += elemLen
+		}
+		err = elements[i].DecodeBinary(elemSrc)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -267,6 +261,10 @@ func (src *Int2Array) EncodeText(w io.Writer) error {
 }
 
 func (src *Int2Array) EncodeBinary(w io.Writer) error {
+	return src.encodeBinary(w, Int2OID)
+}
+
+func (src *Int2Array) encodeBinary(w io.Writer, elementOID int32) error {
 	if done, err := encodeNotPresent(w, src.Status); done {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -287,7 +285,7 @@ func (src *Int2Array) EncodeBinary(w io.Writer) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	arrayHeader.ElementOID = Int2OID
+	arrayHeader.ElementOID = elementOID
 	arrayHeader.Dimensions = src.Dimensions
 
 	// TODO - consider how to avoid having to buffer array before writing length -

int4.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package pgtype
 
 import (
+	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"math"
@@ -79,24 +80,13 @@ func (src *Int4) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 	return int64AssignTo(int64(src.Int), src.Status, dst)
 }
 
-func (dst *Int4) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *Int4) DecodeText(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = Int4{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	buf := make([]byte, int(size))
+	n, err := strconv.ParseInt(string(src), 10, 32)
-	_, err = r.Read(buf)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	n, err := strconv.ParseInt(string(buf), 10, 32)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -105,26 +95,17 @@ func (dst *Int4) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *Int4) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *Int4) DecodeBinary(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = Int4{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if size != 4 {
+	if len(src) != 4 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for int4: %v", size)
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for int4: %v", len(src))
-	}
-
-	n, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
 	}
 
+	n := int32(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(src))
 	*dst = Int4{Int: n, Status: Present}
 	return nil
 }

int4array.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package pgtype
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 
@@ -104,29 +105,17 @@ func (src *Int4Array) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *Int4Array) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *Int4Array) DecodeText(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = Int4Array{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	buf := make([]byte, int(size))
+	uta, err := ParseUntypedTextArray(string(src))
-	_, err = io.ReadFull(r, buf)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	uta, err := ParseUntypedTextArray(string(buf))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	textElementReader := NewTextElementReader(r)
 	var elements []Int4
 
 	if len(uta.Elements) > 0 {
@@ -134,8 +123,11 @@ func (dst *Int4Array) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
 
 		for i, s := range uta.Elements {
 			var elem Int4
-			textElementReader.Reset(s)
+			var elemSrc []byte
-			err = elem.DecodeText(textElementReader)
+			if s != "NULL" {
+				elemSrc = []byte(s)
+			}
+			err = elem.DecodeText(elemSrc)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -149,19 +141,14 @@ func (dst *Int4Array) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *Int4Array) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *Int4Array) DecodeBinary(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = Int4Array{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	var arrayHeader ArrayHeader
-	err = arrayHeader.DecodeBinary(r)
+	rp, err := arrayHeader.DecodeBinary(src)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -179,7 +166,14 @@ func (dst *Int4Array) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
 	elements := make([]Int4, elementCount)
 
 	for i := range elements {
-		err = elements[i].DecodeBinary(r)
+		elemLen := int(int32(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(src[rp:])))
+		rp += 4
+		var elemSrc []byte
+		if elemLen >= 0 {
+			elemSrc = src[rp : rp+elemLen]
+			rp += elemLen
+		}
+		err = elements[i].DecodeBinary(elemSrc)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -267,6 +261,10 @@ func (src *Int4Array) EncodeText(w io.Writer) error {
 }
 
 func (src *Int4Array) EncodeBinary(w io.Writer) error {
+	return src.encodeBinary(w, Int4OID)
+}
+
+func (src *Int4Array) encodeBinary(w io.Writer, elementOID int32) error {
 	if done, err := encodeNotPresent(w, src.Status); done {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -287,7 +285,7 @@ func (src *Int4Array) EncodeBinary(w io.Writer) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	arrayHeader.ElementOID = Int4OID
+	arrayHeader.ElementOID = elementOID
 	arrayHeader.Dimensions = src.Dimensions
 
 	// TODO - consider how to avoid having to buffer array before writing length -

int8.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package pgtype
 
 import (
+	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"math"
@@ -70,24 +71,13 @@ func (src *Int8) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 	return int64AssignTo(int64(src.Int), src.Status, dst)
 }
 
-func (dst *Int8) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *Int8) DecodeText(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = Int8{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	buf := make([]byte, int(size))
+	n, err := strconv.ParseInt(string(src), 10, 64)
-	_, err = r.Read(buf)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	n, err := strconv.ParseInt(string(buf), 10, 64)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -96,25 +86,17 @@ func (dst *Int8) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *Int8) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *Int8) DecodeBinary(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = Int8{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if size != 8 {
+	if len(src) != 8 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for int8: %v", size)
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for int8: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
-	n, err := pgio.ReadInt64(r)
+	n := int64(binary.BigEndian.Uint64(src))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 
 	*dst = Int8{Int: n, Status: Present}
 	return nil

int8array.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package pgtype
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 
@@ -104,29 +105,17 @@ func (src *Int8Array) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *Int8Array) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *Int8Array) DecodeText(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = Int8Array{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	buf := make([]byte, int(size))
+	uta, err := ParseUntypedTextArray(string(src))
-	_, err = io.ReadFull(r, buf)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	uta, err := ParseUntypedTextArray(string(buf))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	textElementReader := NewTextElementReader(r)
 	var elements []Int8
 
 	if len(uta.Elements) > 0 {
@@ -134,8 +123,11 @@ func (dst *Int8Array) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
 
 		for i, s := range uta.Elements {
 			var elem Int8
-			textElementReader.Reset(s)
+			var elemSrc []byte
-			err = elem.DecodeText(textElementReader)
+			if s != "NULL" {
+				elemSrc = []byte(s)
+			}
+			err = elem.DecodeText(elemSrc)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -149,19 +141,14 @@ func (dst *Int8Array) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *Int8Array) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *Int8Array) DecodeBinary(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = Int8Array{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	var arrayHeader ArrayHeader
-	err = arrayHeader.DecodeBinary(r)
+	rp, err := arrayHeader.DecodeBinary(src)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -179,7 +166,14 @@ func (dst *Int8Array) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
 	elements := make([]Int8, elementCount)
 
 	for i := range elements {
-		err = elements[i].DecodeBinary(r)
+		elemLen := int(int32(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(src[rp:])))
+		rp += 4
+		var elemSrc []byte
+		if elemLen >= 0 {
+			elemSrc = src[rp : rp+elemLen]
+			rp += elemLen
+		}
+		err = elements[i].DecodeBinary(elemSrc)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -267,6 +261,10 @@ func (src *Int8Array) EncodeText(w io.Writer) error {
 }
 
 func (src *Int8Array) EncodeBinary(w io.Writer) error {
+	return src.encodeBinary(w, Int8OID)
+}
+
+func (src *Int8Array) encodeBinary(w io.Writer, elementOID int32) error {
 	if done, err := encodeNotPresent(w, src.Status); done {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -287,7 +285,7 @@ func (src *Int8Array) EncodeBinary(w io.Writer) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	arrayHeader.ElementOID = Int8OID
+	arrayHeader.ElementOID = elementOID
 	arrayHeader.Dimensions = src.Dimensions
 
 	// TODO - consider how to avoid having to buffer array before writing length -

name.go

@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ func (src *Name) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 	return (*Text)(src).AssignTo(dst)
 }
 
-func (dst *Name) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *Name) DecodeText(src []byte) error {
-	return (*Text)(dst).DecodeText(r)
+	return (*Text)(dst).DecodeText(src)
 }
 
-func (dst *Name) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *Name) DecodeBinary(src []byte) error {
-	return (*Text)(dst).DecodeBinary(r)
+	return (*Text)(dst).DecodeBinary(src)
 }
 
 func (src Name) EncodeText(w io.Writer) error {

oid.go

@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ func (src *OID) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 	return (*pguint32)(src).AssignTo(dst)
 }
 
-func (dst *OID) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *OID) DecodeText(src []byte) error {
-	return (*pguint32)(dst).DecodeText(r)
+	return (*pguint32)(dst).DecodeText(src)
 }
 
-func (dst *OID) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *OID) DecodeBinary(src []byte) error {
-	return (*pguint32)(dst).DecodeBinary(r)
+	return (*pguint32)(dst).DecodeBinary(src)
 }
 
 func (src OID) EncodeText(w io.Writer) error {

pgtype.go

@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ type Value interface {
 }
 
 type BinaryDecoder interface {
-	DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error
+	DecodeBinary(src []byte) error
 }
 
 type TextDecoder interface {
-	DecodeText(r io.Reader) error
+	DecodeText(src []byte) error
 }
 
 type BinaryEncoder interface {

pguint32.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package pgtype
 
 import (
+	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"strconv"
@@ -51,24 +52,13 @@ func (src *pguint32) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *pguint32) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *pguint32) DecodeText(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = pguint32{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	buf := make([]byte, int(size))
+	n, err := strconv.ParseUint(string(src), 10, 32)
-	_, err = r.Read(buf)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	n, err := strconv.ParseUint(string(buf), 10, 32)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -77,26 +67,17 @@ func (dst *pguint32) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *pguint32) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *pguint32) DecodeBinary(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = pguint32{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if size != 4 {
+	if len(src) != 4 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length: %v", size)
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length: %v", len(src))
-	}
-
-	n, err := pgio.ReadUint32(r)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
 	}
 
+	n := binary.BigEndian.Uint32(src)
 	*dst = pguint32{Uint: n, Status: Present}
 	return nil
 }

qchar.go

@@ -106,27 +106,17 @@ func (src *QChar) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 	return int64AssignTo(int64(src.Int), src.Status, dst)
 }
 
-func (dst *QChar) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *QChar) DecodeBinary(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = QChar{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if size != 1 {
+	if len(src) != 1 {
-		return fmt.Errorf(`invalid length for "char": %v`, size)
+		return fmt.Errorf(`invalid length for "char": %v`, len(src))
 	}
 
-	byt, err := pgio.ReadByte(r)
+	*dst = QChar{Int: int8(src[0]), Status: Present}
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	*dst = QChar{Int: int8(byt), Status: Present}
 	return nil
 }
 

text.go

@@ -71,29 +71,18 @@ func (src *Text) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *Text) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *Text) DecodeText(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = Text{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	buf := make([]byte, int(size))
+	*dst = Text{String: string(src), Status: Present}
-	_, err = r.Read(buf)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	*dst = Text{String: string(buf), Status: Present}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *Text) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *Text) DecodeBinary(src []byte) error {
-	return dst.DecodeText(r)
+	return dst.DecodeText(src)
 }
 
 func (src Text) EncodeText(w io.Writer) error {

textarray.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package pgtype
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 
@@ -73,29 +74,17 @@ func (src *TextArray) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *TextArray) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *TextArray) DecodeText(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = TextArray{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	buf := make([]byte, int(size))
+	uta, err := ParseUntypedTextArray(string(src))
-	_, err = io.ReadFull(r, buf)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	uta, err := ParseUntypedTextArray(string(buf))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	textElementReader := NewTextElementReader(r)
 	var elements []Text
 
 	if len(uta.Elements) > 0 {
@@ -103,8 +92,11 @@ func (dst *TextArray) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
 
 		for i, s := range uta.Elements {
 			var elem Text
-			textElementReader.Reset(s)
+			var elemSrc []byte
-			err = elem.DecodeText(textElementReader)
+			if s != "NULL" {
+				elemSrc = []byte(s)
+			}
+			err = elem.DecodeText(elemSrc)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -118,19 +110,14 @@ func (dst *TextArray) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *TextArray) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *TextArray) DecodeBinary(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = TextArray{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	var arrayHeader ArrayHeader
-	err = arrayHeader.DecodeBinary(r)
+	rp, err := arrayHeader.DecodeBinary(src)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -148,7 +135,14 @@ func (dst *TextArray) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
 	elements := make([]Text, elementCount)
 
 	for i := range elements {
-		err = elements[i].DecodeBinary(r)
+		elemLen := int(int32(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(src[rp:])))
+		rp += 4
+		var elemSrc []byte
+		if elemLen >= 0 {
+			elemSrc = src[rp : rp+elemLen]
+			rp += elemLen
+		}
+		err = elements[i].DecodeBinary(elemSrc)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -211,7 +205,12 @@ func (src *TextArray) EncodeText(w io.Writer) error {
 		}
 
 		textElementWriter.Reset()
-		if elem.String == "" && elem.Status == Present {
+		if elem.Status == Null {
+			_, err := io.WriteString(buf, `"NULL"`)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		} else if elem.String == "" {
 			_, err := io.WriteString(buf, `""`)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err

timestamp.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package pgtype
 
 import (
+	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"reflect"
@@ -72,24 +73,13 @@ func (src *Timestamp) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 
 // DecodeText decodes from src into dst. The decoded time is considered to
 // be in UTC.
-func (dst *Timestamp) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *Timestamp) DecodeText(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = Timestamp{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	buf := make([]byte, int(size))
+	sbuf := string(src)
-	_, err = r.Read(buf)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	sbuf := string(buf)
 	switch sbuf {
 	case "infinity":
 		*dst = Timestamp{Status: Present, InfinityModifier: Infinity}
@@ -109,25 +99,17 @@ func (dst *Timestamp) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
 
 // DecodeBinary decodes from src into dst. The decoded time is considered to
 // be in UTC.
-func (dst *Timestamp) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *Timestamp) DecodeBinary(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = Timestamp{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if size != 8 {
+	if len(src) != 8 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for timestamp: %v", size)
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for timestamp: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
-	microsecSinceY2K, err := pgio.ReadInt64(r)
+	microsecSinceY2K := int64(binary.BigEndian.Uint64(src))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 
 	switch microsecSinceY2K {
 	case infinityMicrosecondOffset:

timestamparray.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package pgtype
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"time"
@@ -74,29 +75,17 @@ func (src *TimestampArray) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *TimestampArray) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *TimestampArray) DecodeText(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = TimestampArray{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	buf := make([]byte, int(size))
+	uta, err := ParseUntypedTextArray(string(src))
-	_, err = io.ReadFull(r, buf)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	uta, err := ParseUntypedTextArray(string(buf))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	textElementReader := NewTextElementReader(r)
 	var elements []Timestamp
 
 	if len(uta.Elements) > 0 {
@@ -104,8 +93,11 @@ func (dst *TimestampArray) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
 
 		for i, s := range uta.Elements {
 			var elem Timestamp
-			textElementReader.Reset(s)
+			var elemSrc []byte
-			err = elem.DecodeText(textElementReader)
+			if s != "NULL" {
+				elemSrc = []byte(s)
+			}
+			err = elem.DecodeText(elemSrc)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -119,19 +111,14 @@ func (dst *TimestampArray) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *TimestampArray) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *TimestampArray) DecodeBinary(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = TimestampArray{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	var arrayHeader ArrayHeader
-	err = arrayHeader.DecodeBinary(r)
+	rp, err := arrayHeader.DecodeBinary(src)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -149,7 +136,14 @@ func (dst *TimestampArray) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
 	elements := make([]Timestamp, elementCount)
 
 	for i := range elements {
-		err = elements[i].DecodeBinary(r)
+		elemLen := int(int32(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(src[rp:])))
+		rp += 4
+		var elemSrc []byte
+		if elemLen >= 0 {
+			elemSrc = src[rp : rp+elemLen]
+			rp += elemLen
+		}
+		err = elements[i].DecodeBinary(elemSrc)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -237,6 +231,10 @@ func (src *TimestampArray) EncodeText(w io.Writer) error {
 }
 
 func (src *TimestampArray) EncodeBinary(w io.Writer) error {
+	return src.encodeBinary(w, TimestampOID)
+}
+
+func (src *TimestampArray) encodeBinary(w io.Writer, elementOID int32) error {
 	if done, err := encodeNotPresent(w, src.Status); done {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -257,7 +255,7 @@ func (src *TimestampArray) EncodeBinary(w io.Writer) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	arrayHeader.ElementOID = TimestampOID
+	arrayHeader.ElementOID = elementOID
 	arrayHeader.Dimensions = src.Dimensions
 
 	// TODO - consider how to avoid having to buffer array before writing length -

timestamptz.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package pgtype
 
 import (
+	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"reflect"
@@ -71,24 +72,13 @@ func (src *Timestamptz) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *Timestamptz) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *Timestamptz) DecodeText(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = Timestamptz{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	buf := make([]byte, int(size))
+	sbuf := string(src)
-	_, err = r.Read(buf)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	sbuf := string(buf)
 	switch sbuf {
 	case "infinity":
 		*dst = Timestamptz{Status: Present, InfinityModifier: Infinity}
@@ -115,25 +105,17 @@ func (dst *Timestamptz) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *Timestamptz) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *Timestamptz) DecodeBinary(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = Timestamptz{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if size != 8 {
+	if len(src) != 8 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for timestamptz: %v", size)
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for timestamptz: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
-	microsecSinceY2K, err := pgio.ReadInt64(r)
+	microsecSinceY2K := int64(binary.BigEndian.Uint64(src))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 
 	switch microsecSinceY2K {
 	case infinityMicrosecondOffset:

timestamptzarray.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package pgtype
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"time"
@@ -74,29 +75,17 @@ func (src *TimestamptzArray) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *TimestamptzArray) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *TimestamptzArray) DecodeText(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = TimestamptzArray{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	buf := make([]byte, int(size))
+	uta, err := ParseUntypedTextArray(string(src))
-	_, err = io.ReadFull(r, buf)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	uta, err := ParseUntypedTextArray(string(buf))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	textElementReader := NewTextElementReader(r)
 	var elements []Timestamptz
 
 	if len(uta.Elements) > 0 {
@@ -104,8 +93,11 @@ func (dst *TimestamptzArray) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
 
 		for i, s := range uta.Elements {
 			var elem Timestamptz
-			textElementReader.Reset(s)
+			var elemSrc []byte
-			err = elem.DecodeText(textElementReader)
+			if s != "NULL" {
+				elemSrc = []byte(s)
+			}
+			err = elem.DecodeText(elemSrc)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -119,19 +111,14 @@ func (dst *TimestamptzArray) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *TimestamptzArray) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *TimestamptzArray) DecodeBinary(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = TimestamptzArray{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	var arrayHeader ArrayHeader
-	err = arrayHeader.DecodeBinary(r)
+	rp, err := arrayHeader.DecodeBinary(src)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -149,7 +136,14 @@ func (dst *TimestamptzArray) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
 	elements := make([]Timestamptz, elementCount)
 
 	for i := range elements {
-		err = elements[i].DecodeBinary(r)
+		elemLen := int(int32(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(src[rp:])))
+		rp += 4
+		var elemSrc []byte
+		if elemLen >= 0 {
+			elemSrc = src[rp : rp+elemLen]
+			rp += elemLen
+		}
+		err = elements[i].DecodeBinary(elemSrc)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -237,6 +231,10 @@ func (src *TimestamptzArray) EncodeText(w io.Writer) error {
 }
 
 func (src *TimestamptzArray) EncodeBinary(w io.Writer) error {
+	return src.encodeBinary(w, TimestamptzOID)
+}
+
+func (src *TimestamptzArray) encodeBinary(w io.Writer, elementOID int32) error {
 	if done, err := encodeNotPresent(w, src.Status); done {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -257,7 +255,7 @@ func (src *TimestamptzArray) EncodeBinary(w io.Writer) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	arrayHeader.ElementOID = TimestamptzOID
+	arrayHeader.ElementOID = elementOID
 	arrayHeader.Dimensions = src.Dimensions
 
 	// TODO - consider how to avoid having to buffer array before writing length -

to-consider.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+DecodeText and DecodeBinary take []byte instead of io.Reader
+EncodeText and EncodeBinary do not write size
+Add Nullable interface with IsNull() and SetNull()
+
+The above would keep types from needing to worry about writing their own size. Could make EncodeText and DecodeText easier to use with sql.Scanner and driver.Valuer. SetNull() could be removed as DecodeText and DecodeBinary could interpret a nil slice as null.
+
+EncodeText and EncodeBinary could return (null bool, err error). That would finish removing Nullable interface.
+
+Also, consider whether arrays and ranges could be represented as generic data types or more common code could be extracted instead of using code generation.

typed_array.go.erb

@@ -73,29 +73,17 @@ func (src *<%= pgtype_array_type %>) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *<%= pgtype_array_type %>) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *<%= pgtype_array_type %>) DecodeText(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = <%= pgtype_array_type %>{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	buf := make([]byte, int(size))
+	uta, err := ParseUntypedTextArray(string(src))
-	_, err = io.ReadFull(r, buf)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	uta, err := ParseUntypedTextArray(string(buf))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	textElementReader := NewTextElementReader(r)
 	var elements []<%= pgtype_element_type %>
 
 	if len(uta.Elements) > 0 {
@@ -103,8 +91,11 @@ func (dst *<%= pgtype_array_type %>) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
 
 		for i, s := range uta.Elements {
 			var elem <%= pgtype_element_type %>
-			textElementReader.Reset(s)
+			var elemSrc []byte
-			err = elem.DecodeText(textElementReader)
+			if s != "NULL" {
+				elemSrc = []byte(s)
+			}
+			err = elem.DecodeText(elemSrc)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -118,19 +109,14 @@ func (dst *<%= pgtype_array_type %>) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dst *<%= pgtype_array_type %>) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *<%= pgtype_array_type %>) DecodeBinary(src []byte) error {
-	size, err := pgio.ReadInt32(r)
+	if src == nil {
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if size == -1 {
 		*dst = <%= pgtype_array_type %>{Status: Null}
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	var arrayHeader ArrayHeader
-	err = arrayHeader.DecodeBinary(r)
+	rp, err := arrayHeader.DecodeBinary(src)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -148,7 +134,14 @@ func (dst *<%= pgtype_array_type %>) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
 	elements := make([]<%= pgtype_element_type %>, elementCount)
 
 	for i := range elements {
-		err = elements[i].DecodeBinary(r)
+		elemLen := int(int32(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(src[rp:])))
+		rp += 4
+		var elemSrc []byte
+		if elemLen >= 0 {
+			elemSrc = src[rp:rp+elemLen]
+			rp += elemLen
+		}
+		err = elements[i].DecodeBinary(elemSrc)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -211,16 +204,9 @@ func (src *<%= pgtype_array_type %>) EncodeText(w io.Writer) error {
 		}
 
 		textElementWriter.Reset()
-		if elem.String == "" && elem.Status == Present {
+		err = elem.EncodeText(textElementWriter)
-			_, err := io.WriteString(buf, `""`)
+		if err != nil {
-			if err != nil {
+			return err
-				return err
-			}
-		} else {
-			err = elem.EncodeText(textElementWriter)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
 		}
 
 		for _, dec := range dimElemCounts {

varchararray.go

@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ func (src *VarcharArray) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 	return (*TextArray)(src).AssignTo(dst)
 }
 
-func (dst *VarcharArray) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *VarcharArray) DecodeText(src []byte) error {
-	return (*TextArray)(dst).DecodeText(r)
+	return (*TextArray)(dst).DecodeText(src)
 }
 
-func (dst *VarcharArray) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *VarcharArray) DecodeBinary(src []byte) error {
-	return (*TextArray)(dst).DecodeBinary(r)
+	return (*TextArray)(dst).DecodeBinary(src)
 }
 
 func (src *VarcharArray) EncodeText(w io.Writer) error {

xid.go

@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ func (src *XID) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 	return (*pguint32)(src).AssignTo(dst)
 }
 
-func (dst *XID) DecodeText(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *XID) DecodeText(src []byte) error {
-	return (*pguint32)(dst).DecodeText(r)
+	return (*pguint32)(dst).DecodeText(src)
 }
 
-func (dst *XID) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
+func (dst *XID) DecodeBinary(src []byte) error {
-	return (*pguint32)(dst).DecodeBinary(r)
+	return (*pguint32)(dst).DecodeBinary(src)
 }
 
 func (src XID) EncodeText(w io.Writer) error {