1 files changed, 4 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/src/message.zig b/src/message.zig
index b276b3d..edccbbf 100644
--- a/src/message.zig
+++ b/src/message.zig
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ pub const ZeroCopyMessage = packed struct {
     };
 
     const Self = @This();
+    const SelfBytes = []align(@alignOf(Self)) u8;
 
     type: PacketType,
     length: u16,
@@ -143,12 +144,8 @@ pub const ZeroCopyMessage = packed struct {
         self.length = nativeToBig(@TypeOf(self.length), self.length);
     }
 
-    pub fn bytesAsValueUnchecked(bytes: []align(@alignOf(Self)) u8) *Self {
-        return std.mem.bytesAsValue(Self, bytes);
-    }
-
-    pub fn bytesAsValue(bytes: []align(@alignOf(Self)) u8) !*Self {
-        const res = bytesAsValueUnchecked(bytes);
+    pub fn bytesAsValue(bytes: SelfBytes) !*Self {
+        const res = std.mem.bytesAsValue(Self, bytes);
         return switch (res.type) {
             .relay, .connection => if (bytes.len == res.length + @sizeOf(Self))
                 res
@@ -159,7 +156,7 @@ pub const ZeroCopyMessage = packed struct {
         };
     }
 
-    pub fn asBytes(self: *Self) []align(@alignOf(Self)) u8 {
+    pub fn asBytes(self: *Self) SelfBytes {
         const size = @sizeOf(Self) + self.length;
         return @as([*]align(@alignOf(Self)) u8, @ptrCast(self))[0..size];
     }