1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/FuseArchive/Serializer.py b/FuseArchive/Serializer.py
index b23371c..621d90a 100644
--- a/FuseArchive/Serializer.py
+++ b/FuseArchive/Serializer.py
@@ -17,11 +17,15 @@ class Serializer:
         fh.seek( 0 )
         f = gzip.GzipFile( None, "wb", gzip_compress_level, fh )
         #f = fh
-        cPickle.dump( obj, f, -1 )
+        f.write( Serializer.dumps( obj ) )
         del f
         fh.flush()
 
     @staticmethod
+    def dumps( obj ):
+        return cPickle.dumps( obj, -1 )
+
+    @staticmethod
     def load( f ):
         if FuseArchive.magic_profiling:
             return { 'size': 0, 'chunks': 0, 'chunk_size': 0 }
@@ -37,6 +41,9 @@ class Serializer:
         fh.seek( 0 )
         f = gzip.GzipFile( None, "rb", gzip_compress_level, fh )
         #f = fh
-        magic = cPickle.load( f )
+        magic = Serializer.loads( f.read() )
         return( magic )
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def loads( str ):
+        return cPickle.loads( str )