1 files changed, 10 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/src/serialize.h b/src/serialize.h
index 7bc7b10779..0cda0ac7d5 100644
--- a/src/serialize.h
+++ b/src/serialize.h
@@ -188,9 +188,11 @@ template<typename X> const X& ReadWriteAsHelper(const X& x) { return x; }
     }                                                                               \
     FORMATTER_METHODS(cls, obj)
 
+// clang-format off
 #ifndef CHAR_EQUALS_INT8
 template <typename Stream> void Serialize(Stream&, char) = delete; // char serialization forbidden. Use uint8_t or int8_t
 #endif
+template <typename Stream> void Serialize(Stream& s, std::byte a) { ser_writedata8(s, uint8_t(a)); }
 template<typename Stream> inline void Serialize(Stream& s, int8_t a  ) { ser_writedata8(s, a); }
 template<typename Stream> inline void Serialize(Stream& s, uint8_t a ) { ser_writedata8(s, a); }
 template<typename Stream> inline void Serialize(Stream& s, int16_t a ) { ser_writedata16(s, a); }
@@ -201,12 +203,12 @@ template<typename Stream> inline void Serialize(Stream& s, int64_t a ) { ser_wri
 template<typename Stream> inline void Serialize(Stream& s, uint64_t a) { ser_writedata64(s, a); }
 template<typename Stream, int N> inline void Serialize(Stream& s, const char (&a)[N]) { s.write(MakeByteSpan(a)); }
 template<typename Stream, int N> inline void Serialize(Stream& s, const unsigned char (&a)[N]) { s.write(MakeByteSpan(a)); }
-template<typename Stream> inline void Serialize(Stream& s, const Span<const unsigned char>& span) { s.write(AsBytes(span)); }
-template<typename Stream> inline void Serialize(Stream& s, const Span<unsigned char>& span) { s.write(AsBytes(span)); }
+template <typename Stream, typename B> void Serialize(Stream& s, Span<B> span) { (void)/* force byte-type */UCharCast(span.data()); s.write(AsBytes(span)); }
 
 #ifndef CHAR_EQUALS_INT8
 template <typename Stream> void Unserialize(Stream&, char) = delete; // char serialization forbidden. Use uint8_t or int8_t
 #endif
+template <typename Stream> void Unserialize(Stream& s, std::byte& a) { a = std::byte{ser_readdata8(s)}; }
 template<typename Stream> inline void Unserialize(Stream& s, int8_t& a  ) { a = ser_readdata8(s); }
 template<typename Stream> inline void Unserialize(Stream& s, uint8_t& a ) { a = ser_readdata8(s); }
 template<typename Stream> inline void Unserialize(Stream& s, int16_t& a ) { a = ser_readdata16(s); }
@@ -217,10 +219,11 @@ template<typename Stream> inline void Unserialize(Stream& s, int64_t& a ) { a =
 template<typename Stream> inline void Unserialize(Stream& s, uint64_t& a) { a = ser_readdata64(s); }
 template<typename Stream, int N> inline void Unserialize(Stream& s, char (&a)[N]) { s.read(MakeWritableByteSpan(a)); }
 template<typename Stream, int N> inline void Unserialize(Stream& s, unsigned char (&a)[N]) { s.read(MakeWritableByteSpan(a)); }
-template<typename Stream> inline void Unserialize(Stream& s, Span<unsigned char>& span) { s.read(AsWritableBytes(span)); }
+template <typename Stream, typename B> void Unserialize(Stream& s, Span<B> span) { (void)/* force byte-type */UCharCast(span.data()); s.read(AsWritableBytes(span)); }
 
 template <typename Stream> inline void Serialize(Stream& s, bool a) { uint8_t f = a; ser_writedata8(s, f); }
 template <typename Stream> inline void Unserialize(Stream& s, bool& a) { uint8_t f = ser_readdata8(s); a = f; }
+// clang-format on
 
 
 /**
@@ -472,10 +475,10 @@ struct CustomUintFormatter
         if (v < 0 || v > MAX) throw std::ios_base::failure("CustomUintFormatter value out of range");
         if (BigEndian) {
             uint64_t raw = htobe64(v);
-            s.write({AsBytePtr(&raw) + 8 - Bytes, Bytes});
+            s.write(AsBytes(Span{&raw, 1}).last(Bytes));
         } else {
             uint64_t raw = htole64(v);
-            s.write({AsBytePtr(&raw), Bytes});
+            s.write(AsBytes(Span{&raw, 1}).first(Bytes));
         }
     }
 
@@ -485,10 +488,10 @@ struct CustomUintFormatter
         static_assert(std::numeric_limits<U>::max() >= MAX && std::numeric_limits<U>::min() <= 0, "Assigned type too small");
         uint64_t raw = 0;
         if (BigEndian) {
-            s.read({AsBytePtr(&raw) + 8 - Bytes, Bytes});
+            s.read(AsWritableBytes(Span{&raw, 1}).last(Bytes));
             v = static_cast<I>(be64toh(raw));
         } else {
-            s.read({AsBytePtr(&raw), Bytes});
+            s.read(AsWritableBytes(Span{&raw, 1}).first(Bytes));
             v = static_cast<I>(le64toh(raw));
         }
     }