Merge pull request 'Even better objects' (#39) from dev/even-better-objects into master

* Fix release notes link

* link to latest

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LICENSE.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 The MIT License (MIT)
 
-Copyright 2017-2020 Alexander Luzgarev
+Copyright 2017-2025 Alexander Luzgarev
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
 

MatFileHandler.Tests/AbstractTestDataFactory.cs

@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.IO;
-using System.Linq;
-
-namespace MatFileHandler.Tests
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Abstract factory of test data.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <typeparam name="TTestData">Type of test data.</typeparam>
-    public abstract class AbstractTestDataFactory<TTestData>
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="AbstractTestDataFactory{TTestData}"/> class.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="dataDirectory">Directory with test files.</param>
-        /// <param name="testFilenameConvention">A convention used to filter test files.</param>
-        protected AbstractTestDataFactory(string dataDirectory, ITestFilenameConvention testFilenameConvention)
-        {
-            DataDirectory = dataDirectory;
-            TestFilenameConvention = testFilenameConvention;
-        }
-
-        private string DataDirectory { get; }
-
-        private ITestFilenameConvention TestFilenameConvention { get; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Get test data set by name.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="dataSet">Name of the data set.</param>
-        /// <returns>Test data.</returns>
-        public TTestData this[string dataSet] =>
-            ReadTestData(FixPath(TestFilenameConvention.ConvertTestNameToFilename(dataSet)));
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Get a sequence of all test data sets in the factory.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <returns>A sequence of data sets.</returns>
-        public IEnumerable<TTestData> GetAllTestData()
-        {
-            var files = Directory.EnumerateFiles(DataDirectory).Where(TestFilenameConvention.FilterFile);
-            foreach (var filename in files)
-            {
-                yield return ReadTestData(filename);
-            }
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Read test data from a stream.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="stream">Input stream.</param>
-        /// <returns>Test data.</returns>
-        protected abstract TTestData ReadDataFromStream(Stream stream);
-
-        private string FixPath(string filename) => Path.Combine(DataDirectory, filename);
-
-        private TTestData ReadTestData(string filename)
-        {
-            using (var stream = new FileStream(filename, FileMode.Open))
-            {
-                return ReadDataFromStream(stream);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}

MatFileHandler.Tests/ArrayHandlingTests.cs

@@ -1,32 +1,29 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Numerics;
-using NUnit.Framework;
+using Xunit;
 
 namespace MatFileHandler.Tests
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// Tests of Matlab array manipulation.
     /// </summary>
-    [TestFixture]
-    public class ArrayHandlingTests
+    public sealed class ArrayHandlingTests : IDisposable
     {
-        private DataBuilder Builder { get; set; }
-
         /// <summary>
-        /// Set up a DataBuilder.
+        /// Setup for array handling tests.
         /// </summary>
-        [SetUp]
-        public void Setup()
+        public ArrayHandlingTests()
         {
             Builder = new DataBuilder();
         }
 
+        private DataBuilder Builder { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Test numerical array creation.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
+        [Fact]
         public void TestCreate()
         {
             TestCreateArrayOf<sbyte>();
@@ -54,70 +51,78 @@ namespace MatFileHandler.Tests
         /// <summary>
         /// Test numerical array manipulation.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
+        [Fact]
         public void TestNumArray()
         {
             var array = Builder.NewArray<int>(2, 3);
             array[0, 1] = 2;
-            Assert.That(array[0, 1], Is.EqualTo(2));
+            Assert.Equal(2, array[0, 1]);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Test cell array manipulation.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
+        [Fact]
         public void TestCellArray()
         {
             var array = Builder.NewCellArray(2, 3);
-            Assert.That(array.Dimensions, Is.EqualTo(new[] { 2, 3 }));
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { 2, 3 }, array.Dimensions);
             array[0, 1] = Builder.NewArray<int>(1, 2);
-            Assert.That(array[1, 2].IsEmpty, Is.True);
-            Assert.That(array[0, 1].IsEmpty, Is.False);
+            Assert.True(array[1, 2].IsEmpty);
+            Assert.False(array[0, 1].IsEmpty);
             var assigned = (IArrayOf<int>)array[0, 1];
-            Assert.That(assigned, Is.Not.Null);
-            Assert.That(assigned.Dimensions, Is.EqualTo(new[] { 1, 2 }));
+            Assert.NotNull(assigned);
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { 1, 2 }, assigned.Dimensions);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Test structure array manipulation.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
+        [Fact]
         public void TestStructureArray()
         {
             var array = Builder.NewStructureArray(new[] { "x", "y" }, 2, 3);
             array["x", 0, 1] = Builder.NewArray<int>(1, 2);
-            Assert.That(array["y", 0, 1].IsEmpty, Is.True);
-            Assert.That(array["x", 0, 1].IsEmpty, Is.False);
+            Assert.True(array["y", 0, 1].IsEmpty);
+            Assert.False(array["x", 0, 1].IsEmpty);
             var assigned = (IArrayOf<int>)array["x", 0, 1];
-            Assert.That(assigned, Is.Not.Null);
-            Assert.That(assigned.Dimensions, Is.EqualTo(new[] { 1, 2 }));
+            Assert.NotNull(assigned);
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { 1, 2 }, assigned.Dimensions);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Test character array manipulation.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
+        [Fact]
         public void TestString()
         {
             var array = Builder.NewCharArray("🍆");
-            Assert.That(array.Dimensions, Is.EqualTo(new[] { 1, 2 }));
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { 1, 2 }, array.Dimensions);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Test file creation.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
+        [Fact]
         public void TestFile()
         {
             var file = Builder.NewFile(new List<IVariable>());
-            Assert.That(file, Is.Not.Null);
+            Assert.NotNull(file);
         }
 
         private static void TestCreateArrayOf<T>()
             where T : struct
         {
             var array = new DataBuilder().NewArray<T>(2, 3);
-            Assert.That(array, Is.Not.Null);
+            Assert.NotNull(array);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Cleanup.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+
         }
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler.Tests/ChecksumCalculatingStreamTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace MatFileHandler.Tests
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Tests for the <see cref="ChecksumCalculatingStream"/> class.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class ChecksumCalculatingStreamTests
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Test writing various things.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="bytes">Bytes to write.</param>
+        [Theory]
+        [MemberData(nameof(TestData))]
+        public void Test(byte[] bytes)
+        {
+            using var stream = new MemoryStream();
+            var sut = new ChecksumCalculatingStream(stream);
+            sut.Write(bytes, 0, bytes.Length);
+            var actual = sut.GetCrc();
+
+            var expected = ReferenceCalculation(bytes);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Test data for <see cref="Test"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>Test data.</returns>
+        public static TheoryData<byte[]> TestData()
+        {
+            var empty = new byte[1234];
+            var nonEmpty = new byte[12345];
+            for (var i = 0; i < 1234; i++)
+            {
+                nonEmpty[i] = (byte)((i * i) % 256);
+            }
+            return new TheoryData<byte[]>()
+            {
+                new byte[] { 0x00 },
+                new byte[] { 0x01 },
+                new byte[] { 0xff },
+                new byte[] { 0xff, 0xff },
+                new byte[] { 0xff, 0xff, 0xff },
+                new byte[] { 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff },
+                new byte[] { 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff },
+                new byte[] { 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff },
+                new byte[] { 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff },
+                new byte[] { 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff },
+                new byte[] { 0x00, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff },
+                new byte[] { 0x02, 0x03, 0x05, 0x07, 0x0b, 0x0d, 0x11, 0x13, 0x17, 0x1d },
+                empty,
+                nonEmpty,
+            };
+        }
+
+        private static Action<Stream> BinaryWriterAction(Action<BinaryWriter> action)
+        {
+            return stream =>
+            {
+                using var writer = new BinaryWriter(stream, Encoding.UTF8, leaveOpen: true);
+                action(writer);
+            };
+        }
+
+        private static uint ReferenceCalculation(byte[] bytes)
+        {
+            using var stream = new MemoryStream();
+            stream.Write(bytes, 0, bytes.Length);
+            stream.Position = 0;
+            return CalculateAdler32Checksum(stream);
+        }
+
+        private static uint CalculateAdler32Checksum(MemoryStream stream)
+        {
+            uint s1 = 1;
+            uint s2 = 0;
+            const uint bigPrime = 0xFFF1;
+            const int bufferSize = 2048;
+            var buffer = new byte[bufferSize];
+            while (true)
+            {
+                var bytesRead = stream.Read(buffer, 0, bufferSize);
+                for (var i = 0; i < bytesRead; i++)
+                {
+                    s1 = (s1 + buffer[i]) % bigPrime;
+                    s2 = (s2 + s1) % bigPrime;
+                }
+                if (bytesRead < bufferSize)
+                {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            return (s2 << 16) | s1;
+        }
+    }
+}

MatFileHandler.Tests/CommonData.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 namespace MatFileHandler.Tests
 {
     /// <summary>
@@ -47,4 +45,4 @@ namespace MatFileHandler.Tests
         /// </summary>
         public static readonly ulong[] UInt64Limits = { 0UL, 18446744073709551615UL };
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler.Tests/ComplexOfTests.cs

@@ -1,51 +1,48 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
-using NUnit.Framework;
+using Xunit;
 
 namespace MatFileHandler.Tests
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// Tests of the ComplexOf value type.
     /// </summary>
-    [TestFixture]
     public class ComplexOfTests
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Test getting real and imaginary parts.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
+        [Fact]
         public void TestAccessors()
         {
             var c = new ComplexOf<byte>(1, 2);
-            Assert.That(c.Real, Is.EqualTo(1));
-            Assert.That(c.Imaginary, Is.EqualTo(2));
+            Assert.Equal(1, c.Real);
+            Assert.Equal(2, c.Imaginary);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Test equality operators.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
+        [Fact]
         public void TestEquals()
         {
             var c1 = new ComplexOf<byte>(1, 2);
             var c2 = new ComplexOf<byte>(3, 4);
             var c3 = new ComplexOf<byte>(1, 2);
-            Assert.That(c1 == c3, Is.True);
-            Assert.That(c1 != c2, Is.True);
-            Assert.That(c2 != c3, Is.True);
+            Assert.True(c1 == c3);
+            Assert.True(c1 != c2);
+            Assert.True(c2 != c3);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Test hash code calculation.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
+        [Fact]
         public void TestGetHashCode()
         {
             var c1 = new ComplexOf<byte>(1, 2);
             var c2 = new ComplexOf<byte>(1, 2);
             var h1 = c1.GetHashCode();
             var h2 = c2.GetHashCode();
-            Assert.That(h1, Is.EqualTo(h2));
+            Assert.Equal(h1, h2);
         }
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler.Tests/ExtensionTestFilenameConvention.cs

@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
-using System.IO;
-
-namespace MatFileHandler.Tests
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// A filename convention based on file extensions.
-    /// </summary>
-    internal class ExtensionTestFilenameConvention : ITestFilenameConvention
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ExtensionTestFilenameConvention"/> class.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="extension">File extension.</param>
-        public ExtensionTestFilenameConvention(string extension)
-        {
-            Extension = extension;
-        }
-
-        private string Extension { get; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Convert test name to filename by adding the extension.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="testName">Test name.</param>
-        /// <returns>The corresponding filename.</returns>
-        public string ConvertTestNameToFilename(string testName)
-        {
-            return Path.ChangeExtension(testName, Extension);
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Compare file's extension to the one specified during initialization.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="filename">Filename.</param>
-        /// <returns>True iff the file has the extension stored in the class.</returns>
-        public bool FilterFile(string filename)
-        {
-            return Path.GetExtension(filename) == "." + Extension;
-        }
-    }
-}

MatFileHandler.Tests/ITestFilenameConvention.cs

@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
-namespace MatFileHandler.Tests
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Interface for handling filtering tests based on filenames.
-    /// </summary>
-    public interface ITestFilenameConvention
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Convert test name to a filename (e.g., by adding an appropriate extension).
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="testName">Name of a test.</param>
-        /// <returns>Filename.</returns>
-        string ConvertTestNameToFilename(string testName);
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Decide if a file contains a test based on the filename.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="filename">A filename.</param>
-        /// <returns>True iff the file should contain a test.</returns>
-        bool FilterFile(string filename);
-    }
-}

MatFileHandler.Tests/MatFileHandler.Tests.csproj

@@ -1,22 +1,23 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFrameworks>netcoreapp3.0;net472</TargetFrameworks>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net461;net472;net8.0</TargetFrameworks>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
+    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|AnyCPU'">
-    <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>..\MatFileHandler.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|AnyCPU'">
-    <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>..\MatFileHandler.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
-    <DocumentationFile>bin\Debug\netcoreapp2.0\MatFileHandler.Tests.xml</DocumentationFile>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <DocumentationFile>bin\Debug\net5.0\MatFileHandler.Tests.xml</DocumentationFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <AdditionalFiles Include="..\stylecop.json" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="15.5.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="NUnit" Version="3.9.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="NUnit3TestAdapter" Version="3.9.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="16.10.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.9.0" />
+    <PackageReference Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' != 'net461' " Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.8.2">
+      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net461' " Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.4.3">
+      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
+    </PackageReference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\MatFileHandler\MatFileHandler.csproj" />
@@ -24,9 +25,4 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <Content Include="test-data\**\*.mat" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" />
   </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="StyleCop.Analyzers" Version="1.1.0-beta004">
-      <PrivateAssets>All</PrivateAssets>
-    </PackageReference>
-  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>

MatFileHandler.Tests/MatFileReaderTests.cs

@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Numerics;
-using NUnit.Framework;
+using Xunit;
 
 namespace MatFileHandler.Tests
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// Tests of file reading API.
     /// </summary>
-    [TestFixture]
     public class MatFileReaderTests
     {
         private const string TestDirectory = "test-data";
@@ -19,27 +17,26 @@ namespace MatFileHandler.Tests
         /// <summary>
         /// Test reading all files in a given test set.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="testSet">Name of the set.</param>
-        [TestCase("good")]
-        public void TestReader(string testSet)
+        [Theory, MemberData(nameof(TestDataFactories))]
+        public void TestReader(MatFileReadingMethod method)
         {
-            foreach (var matFile in GetTests(testSet).GetAllTestData())
+            foreach (var matFile in ReadAllTestFiles(method))
             {
-                Assert.That(matFile.Variables, Is.Not.Empty);
+                Assert.NotEmpty(matFile.Variables);
             }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Test reading lower and upper limits of integer data types.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
-        public void TestLimits()
+        [Theory, MemberData(nameof(TestDataFactories))]
+        public void TestLimits(MatFileReadingMethod method)
         {
-            var matFile = GetTests("good")["limits"];
+            var matFile = ReadTestFile("limits", method);
             IArray array;
             array = matFile["int8_"].Value;
             CheckLimits(array as IArrayOf<sbyte>, CommonData.Int8Limits);
-            Assert.That(array.ConvertToDoubleArray(), Is.EqualTo(new[] { -128.0, 127.0 }));
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { -128.0, 127.0 }, array.ConvertToDoubleArray());
 
             array = matFile["uint8_"].Value;
             CheckLimits(array as IArrayOf<byte>, CommonData.UInt8Limits);
@@ -66,16 +63,16 @@ namespace MatFileHandler.Tests
         /// <summary>
         /// Test writing lower and upper limits of integer-based complex data types.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
-        public void TestComplexLimits()
+        [Theory, MemberData(nameof(TestDataFactories))]
+        public void TestComplexLimits(MatFileReadingMethod method)
         {
-            var matFile = GetTests("good")["limits_complex"];
+            var matFile = ReadTestFile("limits_complex", method);
             IArray array;
             array = matFile["int8_complex"].Value;
             CheckComplexLimits(array as IArrayOf<ComplexOf<sbyte>>, CommonData.Int8Limits);
-            Assert.That(
-                array.ConvertToComplexArray(),
-                Is.EqualTo(new[] { -128.0 + (127.0 * Complex.ImaginaryOne), 127.0 - (128.0 * Complex.ImaginaryOne) }));
+            Assert.Equal(
+                new[] { -128.0 + (127.0 * Complex.ImaginaryOne), 127.0 - (128.0 * Complex.ImaginaryOne) },
+                array.ConvertToComplexArray());
 
             array = matFile["uint8_complex"].Value;
             CheckComplexLimits(array as IArrayOf<ComplexOf<byte>>, CommonData.UInt8Limits);
@@ -102,384 +99,552 @@ namespace MatFileHandler.Tests
         /// <summary>
         /// Test reading an ASCII-encoded string.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
-        public void TestAscii()
+        [Theory, MemberData(nameof(TestDataFactories))]
+        public void TestAscii(MatFileReadingMethod method)
         {
-            var matFile = GetTests("good")["ascii"];
+            var matFile = ReadTestFile("ascii", method);
             var arrayAscii = matFile["s"].Value as ICharArray;
-            Assert.That(arrayAscii, Is.Not.Null);
-            Assert.That(arrayAscii.Dimensions, Is.EqualTo(new[] { 1, 3 }));
-            Assert.That(arrayAscii.String, Is.EqualTo("abc"));
-            Assert.That(arrayAscii[2], Is.EqualTo('c'));
+            Assert.NotNull(arrayAscii);
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { 1, 3 }, arrayAscii.Dimensions);
+            Assert.Equal("abc", arrayAscii.String);
+            Assert.Equal('c', arrayAscii[2]);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Test reading a Unicode string.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
-        public void TestUnicode()
+        [Theory, MemberData(nameof(TestDataFactories))]
+        public void TestUnicode(MatFileReadingMethod method)
         {
-            var matFile = GetTests("good")["unicode"];
+            var matFile = ReadTestFile("unicode", method);
             var arrayUnicode = matFile["s"].Value as ICharArray;
-            Assert.That(arrayUnicode, Is.Not.Null);
-            Assert.That(arrayUnicode.Dimensions, Is.EqualTo(new[] { 1, 2 }));
-            Assert.That(arrayUnicode.String, Is.EqualTo("必フ"));
-            Assert.That(arrayUnicode[0], Is.EqualTo('必'));
-            Assert.That(arrayUnicode[1], Is.EqualTo('フ'));
+            Assert.NotNull(arrayUnicode);
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { 1, 2 }, arrayUnicode.Dimensions);
+            Assert.Equal("必フ", arrayUnicode.String);
+            Assert.Equal('必', arrayUnicode[0]);
+            Assert.Equal('フ', arrayUnicode[1]);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Test reading a wide Unicode string.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
-        public void TestUnicodeWide()
+        [Theory, MemberData(nameof(TestDataFactories))]
+        public void TestUnicodeWide(MatFileReadingMethod method)
         {
-            var matFile = GetTests("good")["unicode-wide"];
+            var matFile = ReadTestFile("unicode-wide", method);
             var arrayUnicodeWide = matFile["s"].Value as ICharArray;
-            Assert.That(arrayUnicodeWide, Is.Not.Null);
-            Assert.That(arrayUnicodeWide.Dimensions, Is.EqualTo(new[] { 1, 2 }));
-            Assert.That(arrayUnicodeWide.String, Is.EqualTo("🍆"));
+            Assert.NotNull(arrayUnicodeWide);
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { 1, 2 }, arrayUnicodeWide.Dimensions);
+            Assert.Equal("🍆", arrayUnicodeWide.String);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Test converting a structure array to a Double array.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <returns>Should return null.</returns>
-        [Test(ExpectedResult = null)]
-        public double[] TestConvertToDoubleArray()
+        [Theory, MemberData(nameof(TestDataFactories))]
+        public void TestConvertToDoubleArray(MatFileReadingMethod method)
         {
-            var matFile = GetTests("good")["struct"];
+            var matFile = ReadTestFile("struct", method);
             var array = matFile.Variables[0].Value;
-            return array.ConvertToDoubleArray();
+            Assert.Null(array.ConvertToDoubleArray());
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Test converting a structure array to a Complex array.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>Should return null.</returns>
-        [Test(ExpectedResult = null)]
-        public Complex[] TestConvertToComplexArray()
+        [Theory, MemberData(nameof(TestDataFactories))]
+        public void TestConvertToComplexArray(MatFileReadingMethod method)
         {
-            var matFile = GetTests("good")["struct"];
+            var matFile = ReadTestFile("struct", method);
             var array = matFile.Variables[0].Value;
-            return array.ConvertToComplexArray();
+            Assert.Null(array.ConvertToComplexArray());
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Test reading an enumeration.
+        /// </summary>
+        [Theory, MemberData(nameof(TestDataFactories))]
+        public void TestEnum(MatFileReadingMethod method)
+        {
+            var matFile = ReadTestFile("enum", method);
+            var days = matFile["days"].Value;
+            var enumeration = new EnumAdapter(days);
+            Assert.Equal(5, enumeration.Values.Count);
+            Assert.Equal("Wednesday", enumeration.ValueNames[enumeration.Values[0]]);
+            Assert.Equal("Saturday", enumeration.ValueNames[enumeration.Values[1]]);
+            Assert.Equal("Monday", enumeration.ValueNames[enumeration.Values[2]]);
+            Assert.Equal("Wednesday", enumeration.ValueNames[enumeration.Values[3]]);
+            Assert.Equal("Saturday", enumeration.ValueNames[enumeration.Values[4]]);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Test reading a structure array.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
-        public void TestStruct()
+        [Theory, MemberData(nameof(TestDataFactories))]
+        public void TestStruct(MatFileReadingMethod method)
         {
-            var matFile = GetTests("good")["struct"];
+            var matFile = ReadTestFile("struct", method);
             var structure = matFile["struct_"].Value as IStructureArray;
-            Assert.That(structure, Is.Not.Null);
-            Assert.That(structure.FieldNames, Is.EquivalentTo(new[] { "x", "y" }));
+            Assert.NotNull(structure);
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { "x", "y" }, structure.FieldNames);
             var element = structure[0, 0];
-            Assert.That(element.ContainsKey("x"), Is.True);
-            Assert.That(element.Count, Is.EqualTo(2));
-            Assert.That(element.TryGetValue("x", out var _), Is.True);
-            Assert.That(element.TryGetValue("z", out var _), Is.False);
-            Assert.That(element.Keys, Has.Exactly(2).Items);
-            Assert.That(element.Values, Has.Exactly(2).Items);
+            Assert.True(element.ContainsKey("x"));
+            Assert.Equal(2, element.Count);
+            Assert.True(element.TryGetValue("x", out var _));
+            Assert.False(element.TryGetValue("z", out var _));
+            Assert.Equal(2, element.Keys.Count());
+            Assert.Equal(2, element.Values.Count());
             var keys = element.Select(pair => pair.Key);
-            Assert.That(keys, Is.EquivalentTo(new[] { "x", "y" }));
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { "x", "y" }, keys);
 
-            Assert.That((element["x"] as IArrayOf<double>)?[0], Is.EqualTo(12.345));
+            Assert.Equal(12.345, (element["x"] as IArrayOf<double>)?[0]);
 
-            Assert.That((structure["x", 0, 0] as IArrayOf<double>)?[0], Is.EqualTo(12.345));
-            Assert.That((structure["y", 0, 0] as ICharArray)?.String, Is.EqualTo("abc"));
-            Assert.That((structure["x", 1, 0] as ICharArray)?.String, Is.EqualTo("xyz"));
-            Assert.That(structure["y", 1, 0].IsEmpty, Is.True);
-            Assert.That((structure["x", 0, 1] as IArrayOf<double>)?[0], Is.EqualTo(2.0));
-            Assert.That((structure["y", 0, 1] as IArrayOf<double>)?[0], Is.EqualTo(13.0));
-            Assert.That(structure["x", 1, 1].IsEmpty, Is.True);
-            Assert.That((structure["y", 1, 1] as ICharArray)?[0, 0], Is.EqualTo('a'));
-            Assert.That(((structure["x", 0, 2] as ICellArray)?[0] as ICharArray)?.String, Is.EqualTo("x"));
-            Assert.That(((structure["x", 0, 2] as ICellArray)?[1] as ICharArray)?.String, Is.EqualTo("yz"));
-            Assert.That((structure["y", 0, 2] as IArrayOf<double>)?.Dimensions, Is.EqualTo(new[] { 2, 3 }));
-            Assert.That((structure["y", 0, 2] as IArrayOf<double>)?[0, 2], Is.EqualTo(3.0));
-            Assert.That((structure["x", 1, 2] as IArrayOf<float>)?[0], Is.EqualTo(1.5f));
-            Assert.That(structure["y", 1, 2].IsEmpty, Is.True);
+            Assert.Equal(12.345, (structure["x", 0, 0] as IArrayOf<double>)?[0]);
+            Assert.Equal(2.0, (structure["x", 0, 1] as IArrayOf<double>)?[0]);
+            Assert.Equal("x", ((structure["x", 0, 2] as ICellArray)?[0] as ICharArray)?.String);
+            Assert.Equal("yz", ((structure["x", 0, 2] as ICellArray)?[1] as ICharArray)?.String);
+            Assert.Equal("xyz", (structure["x", 1, 0] as ICharArray)?.String);
+            Assert.True(structure["x", 1, 1].IsEmpty);
+            Assert.Equal(1.5f, (structure["x", 1, 2] as IArrayOf<float>)?[0]);
+
+            Assert.Equal("abc", (structure["y", 0, 0] as ICharArray)?.String);
+            Assert.Equal(13.0, (structure["y", 0, 1] as IArrayOf<double>)?[0]);
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { 2, 3 }, (structure["y", 0, 2] as IArrayOf<double>)?.Dimensions);
+            Assert.Equal(3.0, (structure["y", 0, 2] as IArrayOf<double>)?[0, 2]);
+            Assert.True(structure["y", 1, 0].IsEmpty);
+            Assert.Equal('a', (structure["y", 1, 1] as ICharArray)?[0, 0]);
+            Assert.True(structure["y", 1, 2].IsEmpty);
+
+            Assert.Equal(
+                new double[,]
+                {
+                    { 1, 2, 3 },
+                    { 4, 5, 6 },
+                },
+                structure["y", 0, 2].ConvertTo2dDoubleArray());
+            Assert.Equal(
+                new double[,]
+                {
+                    { 1, 2, 3 },
+                    { 4, 5, 6 },
+                },
+                structure["y", 0, 2].ConvertToMultidimensionalDoubleArray());
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Test reading a sparse array.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
-        public void TestSparse()
+        [Theory, MemberData(nameof(TestDataFactories))]
+        public void TestSparse(MatFileReadingMethod method)
         {
-            var matFile = GetTests("good")["sparse"];
+            var matFile = ReadTestFile("sparse", method);
             var sparseArray = matFile["sparse_"].Value as ISparseArrayOf<double>;
-            Assert.That(sparseArray, Is.Not.Null);
-            Assert.That(sparseArray.Dimensions, Is.EqualTo(new[] { 4, 5 }));
-            Assert.That(sparseArray.Data[(1, 1)], Is.EqualTo(1.0));
-            Assert.That(sparseArray[1, 1], Is.EqualTo(1.0));
-            Assert.That(sparseArray[1, 2], Is.EqualTo(2.0));
-            Assert.That(sparseArray[2, 1], Is.EqualTo(3.0));
-            Assert.That(sparseArray[2, 3], Is.EqualTo(4.0));
-            Assert.That(sparseArray[0, 4], Is.EqualTo(0.0));
-            Assert.That(sparseArray[3, 0], Is.EqualTo(0.0));
-            Assert.That(sparseArray[3, 4], Is.EqualTo(0.0));
+            Assert.NotNull(sparseArray);
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { 4, 5 }, sparseArray.Dimensions);
+            Assert.Equal(1.0, sparseArray.Data[(1, 1)]);
+            Assert.Equal(1.0, sparseArray[1, 1]);
+            Assert.Equal(2.0, sparseArray[1, 2]);
+            Assert.Equal(3.0, sparseArray[2, 1]);
+            Assert.Equal(4.0, sparseArray[2, 3]);
+            Assert.Equal(0.0, sparseArray[0, 4]);
+            Assert.Equal(0.0, sparseArray[3, 0]);
+            Assert.Equal(0.0, sparseArray[3, 4]);
+
+            Assert.Equal(
+                new double[,]
+                {
+                    { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+                    { 0, 1, 2, 0, 0 },
+                    { 0, 3, 0, 4, 0 },
+                    { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+                },
+                sparseArray.ConvertTo2dDoubleArray());
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Test reading a logical array.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
-        public void TestLogical()
+        [Theory, MemberData(nameof(TestDataFactories))]
+        public void TestLogical(MatFileReadingMethod method)
         {
-            var matFile = GetTests("good")["logical"];
+            var matFile = ReadTestFile("logical", method);
             var array = matFile["logical_"].Value;
             var logicalArray = array as IArrayOf<bool>;
-            Assert.That(logicalArray, Is.Not.Null);
-            Assert.That(logicalArray[0, 0], Is.True);
-            Assert.That(logicalArray[0, 1], Is.True);
-            Assert.That(logicalArray[0, 2], Is.False);
-            Assert.That(logicalArray[1, 0], Is.False);
-            Assert.That(logicalArray[1, 1], Is.True);
-            Assert.That(logicalArray[1, 2], Is.True);
+            Assert.NotNull(logicalArray);
+            Assert.True(logicalArray[0, 0]);
+            Assert.True(logicalArray[0, 1]);
+            Assert.False(logicalArray[0, 2]);
+            Assert.False(logicalArray[1, 0]);
+            Assert.True(logicalArray[1, 1]);
+            Assert.True(logicalArray[1, 2]);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Test reading a sparse logical array.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
-        public void TestSparseLogical()
+        [Theory, MemberData(nameof(TestDataFactories))]
+        public void TestSparseLogical(MatFileReadingMethod method)
         {
-            var matFile = GetTests("good")["sparse_logical"];
+            var matFile = ReadTestFile("sparse_logical", method);
             var array = matFile["sparse_logical"].Value;
             var sparseArray = array as ISparseArrayOf<bool>;
-            Assert.That(sparseArray, Is.Not.Null);
-            Assert.That(sparseArray.Data[(0, 0)], Is.True);
-            Assert.That(sparseArray[0, 0], Is.True);
-            Assert.That(sparseArray[0, 1], Is.True);
-            Assert.That(sparseArray[0, 2], Is.False);
-            Assert.That(sparseArray[1, 0], Is.False);
-            Assert.That(sparseArray[1, 1], Is.True);
-            Assert.That(sparseArray[1, 2], Is.True);
+            Assert.NotNull (sparseArray);
+            Assert.True(sparseArray.Data[(0, 0)]);
+            Assert.True(sparseArray[0, 0]);
+            Assert.True(sparseArray[0, 1]);
+            Assert.False(sparseArray[0, 2]);
+            Assert.False(sparseArray[1, 0]);
+            Assert.True(sparseArray[1, 1]);
+            Assert.True(sparseArray[1, 2]);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Test reading a global variable.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
-        public void TestGlobal()
+        [Theory, MemberData(nameof(TestDataFactories))]
+        public void TestGlobal(MatFileReadingMethod method)
         {
-            var matFile = GetTests("good")["global"];
+            var matFile = ReadTestFile("global", method);
             var variable = matFile.Variables.First();
-            Assert.That(variable.IsGlobal, Is.True);
+            Assert.True(variable.IsGlobal);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Test reading a sparse complex array.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
-        public void TextSparseComplex()
+        [Theory, MemberData(nameof(TestDataFactories))]
+        public void TextSparseComplex(MatFileReadingMethod method)
         {
-            var matFile = GetTests("good")["sparse_complex"];
+            var matFile = ReadTestFile("sparse_complex", method);
             var array = matFile["sparse_complex"].Value;
             var sparseArray = array as ISparseArrayOf<Complex>;
-            Assert.That(sparseArray, Is.Not.Null);
-            Assert.That(sparseArray[0, 0], Is.EqualTo(-1.5 + (2.5 * Complex.ImaginaryOne)));
-            Assert.That(sparseArray[1, 0], Is.EqualTo(2 - (3 * Complex.ImaginaryOne)));
-            Assert.That(sparseArray[0, 1], Is.EqualTo(Complex.Zero));
-            Assert.That(sparseArray[1, 1], Is.EqualTo(0.5 + (1.0 * Complex.ImaginaryOne)));
+            Assert.NotNull(sparseArray);
+            Assert.Equal(-1.5 + (2.5 * Complex.ImaginaryOne), sparseArray[0, 0]);
+            Assert.Equal(2 - (3 * Complex.ImaginaryOne), sparseArray[1, 0]);
+            Assert.Equal(Complex.Zero, sparseArray[0, 1]);
+            Assert.Equal(0.5 + (1.0 * Complex.ImaginaryOne), sparseArray[1, 1]);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Test reading an object.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
-        public void TestObject()
+        [Theory, MemberData(nameof(TestDataFactories))]
+        public void TestObject(MatFileReadingMethod method)
         {
-            var matFile = GetTests("good")["object"];
+            var matFile = ReadTestFile("object", method);
             var obj = matFile["object_"].Value as IMatObject;
-            Assert.IsNotNull(obj);
-            Assert.That(obj.ClassName, Is.EqualTo("Point"));
-            Assert.That(obj.FieldNames, Is.EquivalentTo(new[] { "x", "y" }));
-            Assert.That(obj["x", 0].ConvertToDoubleArray(), Is.EqualTo(new[] { 3.0 }));
-            Assert.That(obj["y", 0].ConvertToDoubleArray(), Is.EqualTo(new[] { 5.0 }));
-            Assert.That(obj["x", 1].ConvertToDoubleArray(), Is.EqualTo(new[] { -2.0 }));
-            Assert.That(obj["y", 1].ConvertToDoubleArray(), Is.EqualTo(new[] { 6.0 }));
+            Assert.NotNull(obj);
+            Assert.Equal("Point", obj.ClassName);
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { "x", "y" }, obj.FieldNames);
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { 3.0 }, obj["x", 0].ConvertToDoubleArray());
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { 5.0 }, obj["y", 0].ConvertToDoubleArray());
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { -2.0 }, obj["x", 1].ConvertToDoubleArray());
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { 6.0 }, obj["y", 1].ConvertToDoubleArray());
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Test reading another object.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
-        public void TestObject2()
+        [Theory, MemberData(nameof(TestDataFactories))]
+        public void TestObject2(MatFileReadingMethod method)
         {
-            var matFile = GetTests("good")["object2"];
+            var matFile = ReadTestFile("object2", method);
             var obj = matFile["object2"].Value as IMatObject;
-            Assert.IsNotNull(obj);
-            Assert.That(obj.ClassName, Is.EqualTo("Point"));
-            Assert.That(obj.FieldNames, Is.EquivalentTo(new[] { "x", "y" }));
-            Assert.That(obj["x", 0, 0].ConvertToDoubleArray(), Is.EqualTo(new[] { 3.0 }));
-            Assert.That(obj["y", 0, 0].ConvertToDoubleArray(), Is.EqualTo(new[] { 5.0 }));
-            Assert.That(obj["x", 1, 0].ConvertToDoubleArray(), Is.EqualTo(new[] { 1.0 }));
-            Assert.That(obj["y", 1, 0].ConvertToDoubleArray(), Is.EqualTo(new[] { 0.0 }));
-            Assert.That(obj["x", 0, 1].ConvertToDoubleArray(), Is.EqualTo(new[] { -2.0 }));
-            Assert.That(obj["y", 0, 1].ConvertToDoubleArray(), Is.EqualTo(new[] { 6.0 }));
-            Assert.That(obj["x", 1, 1].ConvertToDoubleArray(), Is.EqualTo(new[] { 0.0 }));
-            Assert.That(obj["y", 1, 1].ConvertToDoubleArray(), Is.EqualTo(new[] { 1.0 }));
-            Assert.That(obj[0, 1]["x"].ConvertToDoubleArray(), Is.EqualTo(new[] { -2.0 }));
-            Assert.That(obj[2]["x"].ConvertToDoubleArray(), Is.EqualTo(new[] { -2.0 }));
+            Assert.NotNull(obj);
+            Assert.Equal("Point", obj.ClassName);
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { "x", "y" }, obj.FieldNames);
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { 3.0 }, obj["x", 0, 0].ConvertToDoubleArray());
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { -2.0 }, obj["x", 0, 1].ConvertToDoubleArray());
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { 1.0 }, obj["x", 1, 0].ConvertToDoubleArray());
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { 0.0 }, obj["x", 1, 1].ConvertToDoubleArray());
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { 5.0 }, obj["y", 0, 0].ConvertToDoubleArray());
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { 6.0 }, obj["y", 0, 1].ConvertToDoubleArray());
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { 0.0 }, obj["y", 1, 0].ConvertToDoubleArray());
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { 1.0 }, obj["y", 1, 1].ConvertToDoubleArray());
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { -2.0 }, obj[0, 1]["x"].ConvertToDoubleArray());
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { -2.0 }, obj[2]["x"].ConvertToDoubleArray());
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Test reading a table.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
-        public void TestTable()
+        [Theory, MemberData(nameof(TestDataFactories))]
+        public void TestTable(MatFileReadingMethod method)
         {
-            var matFile = GetTests("good")["table"];
+            var matFile = ReadTestFile("table", method);
             var obj = matFile["table_"].Value as IMatObject;
             var table = new TableAdapter(obj);
-            Assert.That(table.NumberOfRows, Is.EqualTo(3));
-            Assert.That(table.NumberOfVariables, Is.EqualTo(2));
-            Assert.That(table.Description, Is.EqualTo("Some table"));
-            Assert.That(table.VariableNames, Is.EqualTo(new[] { "variable1", "variable2" }));
+            Assert.Equal(3, table.NumberOfRows);
+            Assert.Equal(2, table.NumberOfVariables);
+            Assert.Equal("Some table", table.Description);
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { "variable1", "variable2" }, table.VariableNames);
             var variable1 = table["variable1"] as ICellArray;
-            Assert.That((variable1[0] as ICharArray).String, Is.EqualTo("First row"));
-            Assert.That((variable1[1] as ICharArray).String, Is.EqualTo("Second row"));
-            Assert.That((variable1[2] as ICharArray).String, Is.EqualTo("Third row"));
+            Assert.Equal("First row", (variable1[0] as ICharArray).String);
+            Assert.Equal("Second row", (variable1[1] as ICharArray).String);
+            Assert.Equal("Third row", (variable1[2] as ICharArray).String);
             var variable2 = table["variable2"];
-            Assert.That(variable2.ConvertToDoubleArray(), Is.EqualTo(new[] { 1.0, 3.0, 5.0, 2.0, 4.0, 6.0 }));
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { 1.0, 3.0, 5.0, 2.0, 4.0, 6.0 }, variable2.ConvertToDoubleArray());
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Test reading a deeply nested table.
+        /// </summary>
+        [Theory, MemberData(nameof(TestDataFactories))]
+        public void TestDeepTable(MatFileReadingMethod method)
+        {
+            var matFile = ReadTestFile("table-deep", method);
+            var obj = matFile["t"].Value as IMatObject;
+            var table = new TableAdapter(obj);
+            Assert.Equal(1, table.NumberOfRows);
+            Assert.Equal(2, table.NumberOfVariables);
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { "s", "another" }, table.VariableNames);
+            var s = table["s"] as IStructureArray;
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { "a", "b", "c" }, s.FieldNames);
+            var c = s["c", 0];
+            var internalTable = new TableAdapter(c);
+            Assert.Equal(2, internalTable.NumberOfRows);
+            Assert.Equal(2, internalTable.NumberOfVariables);
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { "x", "y" }, internalTable.VariableNames);
+            var y = new StringAdapter(internalTable["y"]);
+            Assert.Equal("3", y[0]);
+            Assert.Equal("abc", y[1]);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Test reading a table with strings
+        /// </summary>
+        [Theory, MemberData(nameof(TestDataFactories))]
+        public void TestTableWithStrings(MatFileReadingMethod method)
+        {
+            var matFile = ReadTestFile("table-with-strings", method);
+            var obj = matFile["t"].Value as IMatObject;
+            var table = new TableAdapter(obj);
+            Assert.Equal(5, table.NumberOfRows);
+            Assert.Equal(2, table.NumberOfVariables);
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { "Numbers", "Names" }, table.VariableNames);
+            var variable = table["Names"] as ICellArray;
+            var name0 = new StringAdapter(variable[0]);
+            Assert.Equal("One", name0[0]);
+            var name1 = new StringAdapter(variable[1]);
+            Assert.Equal("Two", name1[0]);
+            var name2 = new StringAdapter(variable[2]);
+            Assert.Equal("Three", name2[0]);
+            var name3 = new StringAdapter(variable[3]);
+            Assert.Equal("Four", name3[0]);
+            var name4 = new StringAdapter(variable[4]);
+            Assert.Equal("Five", name4[0]);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Test subobjects within objects.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
-        public void TestSubobjects()
+        [Theory, MemberData(nameof(TestDataFactories))]
+        public void TestSubobjects(MatFileReadingMethod method)
         {
-            var matFile = GetTests("good")["pointWithSubpoints"];
+            var matFile = ReadTestFile("pointWithSubpoints", method);
             var p = matFile["p"].Value as IMatObject;
-            Assert.That(p.ClassName, Is.EqualTo("Point"));
+            Assert.Equal("Point", p.ClassName);
             var x = p["x"] as IMatObject;
-            Assert.That(x.ClassName, Is.EqualTo("SubPoint"));
-            Assert.That(x.FieldNames, Is.EquivalentTo(new[] { "a", "b", "c" }));
+            Assert.Equal("SubPoint", x.ClassName);
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { "a", "b", "c" }, x.FieldNames);
             var y = p["y"] as IMatObject;
-            Assert.That(y.ClassName, Is.EqualTo("SubPoint"));
-            Assert.That(y.FieldNames, Is.EquivalentTo(new[] { "a", "b", "c" }));
-            Assert.That(x["a"].ConvertToDoubleArray(), Is.EquivalentTo(new[] { 1.0 }));
-            Assert.That(x["b"].ConvertToDoubleArray(), Is.EquivalentTo(new[] { 2.0 }));
-            Assert.That(x["c"].ConvertToDoubleArray(), Is.EquivalentTo(new[] { 3.0 }));
-            Assert.That(y["a"].ConvertToDoubleArray(), Is.EquivalentTo(new[] { 14.0 }));
-            Assert.That(y["b"].ConvertToDoubleArray(), Is.EquivalentTo(new[] { 15.0 }));
-            Assert.That(y["c"].ConvertToDoubleArray(), Is.EquivalentTo(new[] { 16.0 }));
+            Assert.Equal("SubPoint", y.ClassName);
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { "a", "b", "c" }, y.FieldNames);
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { 1.0 }, x["a"].ConvertToDoubleArray());
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { 2.0 }, x["b"].ConvertToDoubleArray());
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { 3.0 }, x["c"].ConvertToDoubleArray());
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { 14.0 }, y["a"].ConvertToDoubleArray());
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { 15.0 }, y["b"].ConvertToDoubleArray());
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { 16.0 }, y["c"].ConvertToDoubleArray());
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Test nested objects.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
-        public void TestNestedObjects()
+        [Theory, MemberData(nameof(TestDataFactories))]
+        public void TestNestedObjects(MatFileReadingMethod method)
         {
-            var matFile = GetTests("good")["subsubPoint"];
+            var matFile = ReadTestFile("subsubPoint", method);
             var p = matFile["p"].Value as IMatObject;
-            Assert.That(p.ClassName, Is.EqualTo("Point"));
-            Assert.That(p["x"].ConvertToDoubleArray(), Is.EquivalentTo(new[] { 1.0 }));
+            Assert.Equal("Point", p.ClassName);
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { 1.0 }, p["x"].ConvertToDoubleArray());
             var pp = p["y"] as IMatObject;
-            Assert.That(pp.ClassName == "Point");
-            Assert.That(pp["x"].ConvertToDoubleArray(), Is.EquivalentTo(new[] { 10.0 }));
+            Assert.True(pp.ClassName == "Point");
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { 10.0 }, pp["x"].ConvertToDoubleArray());
             var ppp = pp["y"] as IMatObject;
-            Assert.That(ppp["x"].ConvertToDoubleArray(), Is.EquivalentTo(new[] { 100.0 }));
-            Assert.That(ppp["y"].ConvertToDoubleArray(), Is.EquivalentTo(new[] { 200.0 }));
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { 100.0 }, ppp["x"].ConvertToDoubleArray());
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { 200.0 }, ppp["y"].ConvertToDoubleArray());
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Test datetime objects.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
-        public void TestDatetime()
+        [Theory, MemberData(nameof(TestDataFactories))]
+        public void TestDatetime(MatFileReadingMethod method)
         {
-            var matFile = GetTests("good")["datetime"];
+            var matFile = ReadTestFile("datetime", method);
             var d = matFile["d"].Value as IMatObject;
             var datetime = new DatetimeAdapter(d);
-            Assert.That(datetime.Dimensions, Is.EquivalentTo(new[] { 1, 2 }));
-            Assert.That(datetime[0], Is.EqualTo(new DateTimeOffset(2000, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, TimeSpan.Zero)));
-            Assert.That(datetime[1], Is.EqualTo(new DateTimeOffset(1987, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, TimeSpan.Zero)));
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { 1, 2 }, datetime.Dimensions);
+            Assert.Equal(new DateTimeOffset(2000, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, TimeSpan.Zero), datetime[0]);
+            Assert.Equal(new DateTimeOffset(1987, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, TimeSpan.Zero), datetime[1]);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Another test for datetime objects.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
-        public void TestDatetime2()
+        [Theory, MemberData(nameof(TestDataFactories))]
+        public void TestDatetime2(MatFileReadingMethod method)
         {
-            var matFile = GetTests("good")["datetime2"];
+            var matFile = ReadTestFile("datetime2", method);
             var d = matFile["d"].Value as IMatObject;
             var datetime = new DatetimeAdapter(d);
-            Assert.That(datetime.Dimensions, Is.EquivalentTo(new[] { 1, 1 }));
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { 1, 1 }, datetime.Dimensions);
             var diff = new DateTimeOffset(2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 235, TimeSpan.Zero);
-            Assert.That(datetime[0] - diff < TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(1));
-            Assert.That(diff - datetime[0] < TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(1));
+            Assert.True(datetime[0] - diff < TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(1));
+            Assert.True(diff - datetime[0] < TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(1));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Test string objects.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
-        public void TestString()
+        [Theory, MemberData(nameof(TestDataFactories))]
+        public void TestString(MatFileReadingMethod method)
         {
-            var matFile = GetTests("good")["string"];
+            var matFile = ReadTestFile("string", method);
             var s = matFile["s"].Value as IMatObject;
             var str = new StringAdapter(s);
-            Assert.That(str.Dimensions, Is.EquivalentTo(new[] { 4, 1 }));
-            Assert.That(str[0], Is.EqualTo("abc"));
-            Assert.That(str[1], Is.EqualTo("defgh"));
-            Assert.That(str[2], Is.EqualTo("абвгд"));
-            Assert.That(str[3], Is.EqualTo("æøå"));
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { 4, 1 }, str.Dimensions);
+            Assert.Equal("abc", str[0]);
+            Assert.Equal("defgh", str[1]);
+            Assert.Equal("абвгд", str[2]);
+            Assert.Equal("æøå", str[3]);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Test duration objects.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
-        public void TestDuration()
+        [Theory, MemberData(nameof(TestDataFactories))]
+        public void TestDuration(MatFileReadingMethod method)
         {
-            var matFile = GetTests("good")["duration"];
+            var matFile = ReadTestFile("duration", method);
             var d = matFile["d"].Value as IMatObject;
             var duration = new DurationAdapter(d);
-            Assert.That(duration.Dimensions, Is.EquivalentTo(new[] { 1, 3 }));
-            Assert.That(duration[0], Is.EqualTo(TimeSpan.FromTicks(12345678L)));
-            Assert.That(duration[1], Is.EqualTo(new TimeSpan(0, 2, 4)));
-            Assert.That(duration[2], Is.EqualTo(new TimeSpan(1, 3, 5)));
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { 1, 3 }, duration.Dimensions);
+            Assert.Equal(TimeSpan.FromTicks(12345678L), duration[0]);
+            Assert.Equal(new TimeSpan(0, 2, 4), duration[1]);
+            Assert.Equal(new TimeSpan(1, 3, 5), duration[2]);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Test unrepresentable datetime.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
-        public void TestDatetime_Unrepresentable()
+        [Theory, MemberData(nameof(TestDataFactories))]
+        public void TestDatetime_Unrepresentable(MatFileReadingMethod method)
         {
-            var matFile = GetTests("good")["datetime-unrepresentable"];
+            var matFile = ReadTestFile("datetime-unrepresentable", method);
             var obj = matFile["d"].Value as IMatObject;
             var datetime = new DatetimeAdapter(obj);
             var d0 = datetime[0];
-            Assert.That(d0, Is.Null);
+            Assert.Null(d0);
         }
 
-        private static AbstractTestDataFactory<IMatFile> GetTests(string factoryName) =>
-            new MatTestDataFactory(Path.Combine(TestDirectory, factoryName));
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Test 3-dimensional arrays.
+        /// </summary>
+        [Theory, MemberData(nameof(TestDataFactories))]
+        public void Test_3DArrays(MatFileReadingMethod method)
+        {
+            var matFile = ReadTestFile("issue20", method);
+            var obj = matFile["a3d"].Value;
+            var values = obj.ConvertToDoubleArray();
+            Assert.Equal(Enumerable.Range(1, 24).Select(x => (double)x).ToArray(), values);
+            var expected = new double[3, 4, 2]
+            {
+                {
+                    { 1, 13 },
+                    { 4, 16 },
+                    { 7, 19 },
+                    { 10, 22 },
+                },
+                {
+                    { 2, 14 },
+                    { 5, 17 },
+                    { 8, 20 },
+                    { 11, 23 },
+                },
+                {
+                    { 3, 15 },
+                    { 6, 18 },
+                    { 9, 21 },
+                    { 12, 24 },
+                },
+            };
+            Assert.Equal(expected, obj.ConvertToMultidimensionalDoubleArray());
+            Assert.Null(obj.ConvertTo2dDoubleArray());
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Test four-dimensional arrays.
+        /// </summary>
+        [Theory, MemberData(nameof(TestDataFactories))]
+        public void Test4DArrays(MatFileReadingMethod method)
+        {
+            var matFile = ReadTestFile("issue20", method);
+            var obj = matFile["a4d"].Value;
+            Assert.Equal(Enumerable.Range(1, 120).Select(x => (double)x).ToArray(), obj.ConvertToDoubleArray());
+            Assert.Null(obj.ConvertTo2dDoubleArray());
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns the factories that provide test data in various configurations.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static TheoryData<MatFileReadingMethod> TestDataFactories
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return new TheoryData<MatFileReadingMethod>
+                {
+                    MatFileReadingMethod.NormalStream,
+                    MatFileReadingMethod.PartialStream,
+                    MatFileReadingMethod.UnalignedStream,
+                };
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static IMatFile ReadTestFile(string fileName, MatFileReadingMethod method)
+        {
+            var fullFileName = Path.Combine("test-data", "good", $"{fileName}.mat");
+            return MatFileReadingMethods.ReadMatFile(method, fullFileName);
+        }
+
+        private static IEnumerable<IMatFile> ReadAllTestFiles(MatFileReadingMethod method)
+        {
+            foreach (var fileName in Directory.EnumerateFiles(
+                         Path.Combine("test-data", "good"),
+                         "*.mat"))
+            {
+                var fullFileName = fileName;
+                yield return MatFileReadingMethods.ReadMatFile(method, fullFileName);
+            }
+        }
 
         private static void CheckLimits<T>(IArrayOf<T> array, T[] limits)
             where T : struct
         {
-            Assert.That(array, Is.Not.Null);
-            Assert.That(array.Dimensions, Is.EqualTo(new[] { 1, 2 }));
-            Assert.That(array.Data, Is.EqualTo(limits));
+            Assert.NotNull(array);
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { 1, 2 }, array.Dimensions);
+            Assert.Equal(limits, array.Data);
         }
 
         private static void CheckComplexLimits<T>(IArrayOf<ComplexOf<T>> array, T[] limits)
             where T : struct
         {
-            Assert.That(array, Is.Not.Null);
-            Assert.That(array.Dimensions, Is.EqualTo(new[] { 1, 2 }));
-            Assert.That(array[0], Is.EqualTo(new ComplexOf<T>(limits[0], limits[1])));
-            Assert.That(array[1], Is.EqualTo(new ComplexOf<T>(limits[1], limits[0])));
+            Assert.NotNull(array);
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { 1, 2 }, array.Dimensions);
+            Assert.Equal(new ComplexOf<T>(limits[0], limits[1]), array[0]);
+            Assert.Equal(new ComplexOf<T>(limits[1], limits[0]), array[1]);
         }
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler.Tests/MatFileReadingMethod.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+namespace MatFileHandler.Tests;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Method of reading .mat files for testing.
+/// </summary>
+public enum MatFileReadingMethod
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Undefined.
+    /// </summary>
+    Undefined = 0,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Normal stream (like memory or file stream).
+    /// </summary>
+    NormalStream,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Partial stream (only is capable of reading one byte at a time).
+    /// </summary>
+    PartialStream,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Unaligned stream (what happens if the data don't start at the beginning?).
+    /// </summary>
+    UnalignedStream,
+}

MatFileHandler.Tests/MatFileReadingMethods.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+
+namespace MatFileHandler.Tests;
+
+internal static class MatFileReadingMethods
+{
+    public static IMatFile ReadMatFile(MatFileReadingMethod method, string fullFileName)
+    {
+        using var stream = File.OpenRead(fullFileName);
+        switch (method)
+        {
+            case MatFileReadingMethod.NormalStream:
+                return ReadFromStream(stream);
+            case MatFileReadingMethod.PartialStream:
+            {
+                using var wrapper = new PartialUnseekableReadStream(stream);
+                return ReadFromStream(wrapper);
+            }
+            case MatFileReadingMethod.UnalignedStream:
+            {
+                using var ms =  new MemoryStream();
+                ms.Seek(3, SeekOrigin.Begin);
+                stream.CopyTo(ms);
+                ms.Seek(3, SeekOrigin.Begin);
+                return ReadFromStream(ms);
+            }
+            default:
+                throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static IMatFile ReadFromStream(Stream stream)
+    {
+        var reader = new MatFileReader(stream);
+        return reader.Read();
+    }
+}

MatFileHandler.Tests/MatFileWriterOptionsForTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+namespace MatFileHandler.Tests;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Options to give to MatFileWriter constructor for testing it.
+/// </summary>
+public enum MatFileWriterOptionsForTests
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Undefined.
+    /// </summary>
+    Undefined = 0,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// No options.
+    /// </summary>
+    None,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Option to always use compression.
+    /// </summary>
+    Always,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Option to never use compression.
+    /// </summary>
+    Never,
+}

MatFileHandler.Tests/MatFileWriterTests.cs

@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 using System;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Numerics;
-using NUnit.Framework;
+using Xunit;
 
 namespace MatFileHandler.Tests
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// Tests of file writing API.
     /// </summary>
-    [TestFixture]
     public class MatFileWriterTests
     {
         private const string TestDirectory = "test-data";
@@ -18,8 +15,8 @@ namespace MatFileHandler.Tests
         /// <summary>
         /// Test writing a simple Double array.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
-        public void TestWrite()
+        [Theory, MemberData(nameof(MatFileWritingTestData))]
+        public void TestWrite(MatFileWritingMethod method, MatFileWriterOptionsForTests options)
         {
             var builder = new DataBuilder();
             var array = builder.NewArray<double>(1, 2);
@@ -27,13 +24,13 @@ namespace MatFileHandler.Tests
             array[1] = 17.0;
             var variable = builder.NewVariable("test", array);
             var actual = builder.NewFile(new[] { variable });
-            MatCompareWithTestData("good", "double-array", actual);
+            MatCompareWithTestData("good", "double-array", actual, method, options);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Test writing a large file.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
+        [Fact]
         public void TestHuge()
         {
             var builder = new DataBuilder();
@@ -52,8 +49,8 @@ namespace MatFileHandler.Tests
         /// <summary>
         /// Test writing lower and upper limits of integer data types.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
-        public void TestLimits()
+        [Theory, MemberData(nameof(MatFileWritingTestData))]
+        public void TestLimits(MatFileWritingMethod method, MatFileWriterOptionsForTests options)
         {
             var builder = new DataBuilder();
             var int8 = builder.NewVariable("int8_", builder.NewArray(CommonData.Int8Limits, 1, 2));
@@ -65,14 +62,14 @@ namespace MatFileHandler.Tests
             var int64 = builder.NewVariable("int64_", builder.NewArray(CommonData.Int64Limits, 1, 2));
             var uint64 = builder.NewVariable("uint64_", builder.NewArray(CommonData.UInt64Limits, 1, 2));
             var actual = builder.NewFile(new[] { int16, int32, int64, int8, uint16, uint32, uint64, uint8 });
-            MatCompareWithTestData("good", "limits", actual);
+            MatCompareWithTestData("good", "limits", actual, method, options);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Test writing lower and upper limits of integer-based complex data types.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
-        public void TestLimitsComplex()
+        [Theory, MemberData(nameof(MatFileWritingTestData))]
+        public void TestLimitsComplex(MatFileWritingMethod method, MatFileWriterOptionsForTests options)
         {
             var builder = new DataBuilder();
             var int8Complex = builder.NewVariable(
@@ -104,26 +101,26 @@ namespace MatFileHandler.Tests
                 int16Complex, int32Complex, int64Complex, int8Complex,
                 uint16Complex, uint32Complex, uint64Complex, uint8Complex,
             });
-            MatCompareWithTestData("good", "limits_complex", actual);
+            MatCompareWithTestData("good", "limits_complex", actual, method, options);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Test writing a wide-Unicode symbol.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
-        public void TestUnicodeWide()
+        [Theory, MemberData(nameof(MatFileWritingTestData))]
+        public void TestUnicodeWide(MatFileWritingMethod method, MatFileWriterOptionsForTests options)
         {
             var builder = new DataBuilder();
             var s = builder.NewVariable("s", builder.NewCharArray("🍆"));
             var actual = builder.NewFile(new[] { s });
-            MatCompareWithTestData("good", "unicode-wide", actual);
+            MatCompareWithTestData("good", "unicode-wide", actual, method, options);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Test writing a sparse array.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
-        public void TestSparseArray()
+        [Theory, MemberData(nameof(MatFileWritingTestData))]
+        public void TestSparseArray(MatFileWritingMethod method, MatFileWriterOptionsForTests options)
         {
             var builder = new DataBuilder();
             var sparseArray = builder.NewSparseArray<double>(4, 5);
@@ -133,14 +130,14 @@ namespace MatFileHandler.Tests
             sparseArray[2, 3] = 4;
             var sparse = builder.NewVariable("sparse_", sparseArray);
             var actual = builder.NewFile(new[] { sparse });
-            MatCompareWithTestData("good", "sparse", actual);
+            MatCompareWithTestData("good", "sparse", actual, method, options);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Test writing a structure array.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
-        public void TestStructure()
+        [Theory, MemberData(nameof(MatFileWritingTestData))]
+        public void TestStructure(MatFileWritingMethod method, MatFileWriterOptionsForTests options)
         {
             var builder = new DataBuilder();
             var structure = builder.NewStructureArray(new[] { "x", "y" }, 2, 3);
@@ -161,27 +158,27 @@ namespace MatFileHandler.Tests
             structure["y", 1, 2] = builder.NewEmpty();
             var struct_ = builder.NewVariable("struct_", structure);
             var actual = builder.NewFile(new[] { struct_ });
-            MatCompareWithTestData("good", "struct", actual);
+            MatCompareWithTestData("good", "struct", actual, method, options);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Test writing a logical array.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
-        public void TestLogical()
+        [Theory, MemberData(nameof(MatFileWritingTestData))]
+        public void TestLogical(MatFileWritingMethod method, MatFileWriterOptionsForTests options)
         {
             var builder = new DataBuilder();
             var logical = builder.NewArray(new[] { true, false, true, true, false, true }, 2, 3);
             var logicalVariable = builder.NewVariable("logical_", logical);
             var actual = builder.NewFile(new[] { logicalVariable });
-            MatCompareWithTestData("good", "logical", actual);
+            MatCompareWithTestData("good", "logical", actual, method, options);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Test writing a sparse logical array.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
-        public void TestSparseLogical()
+        [Theory, MemberData(nameof(MatFileWritingTestData))]
+        public void TestSparseLogical(MatFileWritingMethod method, MatFileWriterOptionsForTests options)
         {
             var builder = new DataBuilder();
             var array = builder.NewSparseArray<bool>(2, 3);
@@ -191,14 +188,14 @@ namespace MatFileHandler.Tests
             array[1, 2] = true;
             var sparseLogical = builder.NewVariable("sparse_logical", array);
             var actual = builder.NewFile(new[] { sparseLogical });
-            MatCompareWithTestData("good", "sparse_logical", actual);
+            MatCompareWithTestData("good", "sparse_logical", actual, method, options);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Test writing a sparse complex array.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
-        public void TestSparseComplex()
+        [Theory, MemberData(nameof(MatFileWritingTestData))]
+        public void TestSparseComplex(MatFileWritingMethod method, MatFileWriterOptionsForTests options)
         {
             var builder = new DataBuilder();
             var array = builder.NewSparseArray<Complex>(2, 2);
@@ -207,38 +204,60 @@ namespace MatFileHandler.Tests
             array[1, 1] = 0.5 + Complex.ImaginaryOne;
             var sparseComplex = builder.NewVariable("sparse_complex", array);
             var actual = builder.NewFile(new[] { sparseComplex });
-            MatCompareWithTestData("good", "sparse_complex", actual);
+            MatCompareWithTestData("good", "sparse_complex", actual, method, options);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Test writing a global variable.
         /// </summary>
-        [Test]
-        public void TestGlobal()
+        [Theory, MemberData(nameof(MatFileWritingTestData))]
+        public void TestGlobal(MatFileWritingMethod method, MatFileWriterOptionsForTests options)
         {
             var builder = new DataBuilder();
             var array = builder.NewArray(new double[] { 1, 3, 5 }, 1, 3);
             var global = builder.NewVariable("global_", array, true);
             var actual = builder.NewFile(new[] { global });
-            MatCompareWithTestData("good", "global", actual);
+            MatCompareWithTestData("good", "global", actual, method, options);
         }
 
-        private static AbstractTestDataFactory<IMatFile> GetMatTestData(string factoryName) =>
-            new MatTestDataFactory(Path.Combine(TestDirectory, factoryName));
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Various writing methods for testing writing of .mat files.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static TheoryData<MatFileWritingMethod, MatFileWriterOptionsForTests> MatFileWritingTestData
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                var always = new MatFileWriterOptions { UseCompression = CompressionUsage.Always};
+                var never = new MatFileWriterOptions { UseCompression = CompressionUsage.Never };
+                var data = new TheoryData<MatFileWritingMethod, MatFileWriterOptionsForTests>
+                {
+                    { MatFileWritingMethod.NormalStream, MatFileWriterOptionsForTests.None },
+                    { MatFileWritingMethod.NormalStream, MatFileWriterOptionsForTests.Always },
+                    { MatFileWritingMethod.NormalStream, MatFileWriterOptionsForTests.Never },
+                    { MatFileWritingMethod.UnseekableStream, MatFileWriterOptionsForTests.None },
+                    { MatFileWritingMethod.UnseekableStream, MatFileWriterOptionsForTests.Always },
+                    { MatFileWritingMethod.UnseekableStream, MatFileWriterOptionsForTests.Never },
+                    { MatFileWritingMethod.UnalignedStream, MatFileWriterOptionsForTests.None },
+                    { MatFileWritingMethod.UnalignedStream, MatFileWriterOptionsForTests.Always },
+                    { MatFileWritingMethod.UnalignedStream, MatFileWriterOptionsForTests.Never },
+                };
+                return data;
+            }
+        }
 
-        private void CompareSparseArrays<T>(ISparseArrayOf<T> expected, ISparseArrayOf<T> actual)
+        private static void CompareSparseArrays<T>(ISparseArrayOf<T> expected, ISparseArrayOf<T> actual)
           where T : struct
         {
-            Assert.That(actual, Is.Not.Null);
-            Assert.That(expected.Dimensions, Is.EqualTo(actual.Dimensions));
-            Assert.That(expected.Data, Is.EquivalentTo(actual.Data));
+            Assert.NotNull(actual);
+            Assert.Equal(expected.Dimensions, actual.Dimensions);
+            Assert.Equal(expected.Data, actual.Data);
         }
 
-        private void CompareStructureArrays(IStructureArray expected, IStructureArray actual)
+        private static void CompareStructureArrays(IStructureArray expected, IStructureArray actual)
         {
-            Assert.That(actual, Is.Not.Null);
-            Assert.That(expected.Dimensions, Is.EqualTo(actual.Dimensions));
-            Assert.That(expected.FieldNames, Is.EquivalentTo(actual.FieldNames));
+            Assert.NotNull(actual);
+            Assert.Equal(expected.Dimensions, actual.Dimensions);
+            Assert.Equal(expected.FieldNames, actual.FieldNames);
             foreach (var name in expected.FieldNames)
             {
                 for (var i = 0; i < expected.Count; i++)
@@ -248,31 +267,31 @@ namespace MatFileHandler.Tests
             }
         }
 
-        private void CompareCellArrays(ICellArray expected, ICellArray actual)
+        private static void CompareCellArrays(ICellArray expected, ICellArray actual)
         {
-            Assert.That(actual, Is.Not.Null);
-            Assert.That(expected.Dimensions, Is.EqualTo(actual.Dimensions));
+            Assert.NotNull(actual);
+            Assert.Equal(expected.Dimensions, actual.Dimensions);
             for (var i = 0; i < expected.Count; i++)
             {
                 CompareMatArrays(expected[i], actual[i]);
             }
         }
 
-        private void CompareNumericalArrays<T>(IArrayOf<T> expected, IArrayOf<T> actual)
+        private static void CompareNumericalArrays<T>(IArrayOf<T> expected, IArrayOf<T> actual)
         {
-            Assert.That(actual, Is.Not.Null);
-            Assert.That(expected.Dimensions, Is.EqualTo(actual.Dimensions));
-            Assert.That(expected.Data, Is.EqualTo(actual.Data));
+            Assert.NotNull(actual);
+            Assert.Equal(expected.Dimensions, actual.Dimensions);
+            Assert.Equal(expected.Data, actual.Data);
         }
 
-        private void CompareCharArrays(ICharArray expected, ICharArray actual)
+        private static void CompareCharArrays(ICharArray expected, ICharArray actual)
         {
-            Assert.That(actual, Is.Not.Null);
-            Assert.That(expected.Dimensions, Is.EqualTo(actual.Dimensions));
-            Assert.That(expected.String, Is.EqualTo(actual.String));
+            Assert.NotNull(actual);
+            Assert.Equal(expected.Dimensions, actual.Dimensions);
+            Assert.Equal(expected.String, actual.String);
         }
 
-        private void CompareMatArrays(IArray expected, IArray actual)
+        private static void CompareMatArrays(IArray expected, IArray actual)
         {
             switch (expected)
             {
@@ -357,65 +376,47 @@ namespace MatFileHandler.Tests
             }
             if (expected.IsEmpty)
             {
-                Assert.That(actual.IsEmpty, Is.True);
+                Assert.True(actual.IsEmpty);
                 return;
             }
             throw new NotSupportedException();
         }
 
-        private void CompareMatFiles(IMatFile expected, IMatFile actual)
+        private static void CompareMatFiles(IMatFile expected, IMatFile actual)
         {
-            Assert.That(expected.Variables.Length, Is.EqualTo(actual.Variables.Length));
+            Assert.Equal(expected.Variables.Length, actual.Variables.Length);
             for (var i = 0; i < expected.Variables.Length; i++)
             {
                 var expectedVariable = expected.Variables[i];
                 var actualVariable = actual.Variables[i];
-                Assert.That(expectedVariable.Name, Is.EqualTo(actualVariable.Name));
-                Assert.That(expectedVariable.IsGlobal, Is.EqualTo(actualVariable.IsGlobal));
+                Assert.Equal(expectedVariable.Name, actualVariable.Name);
+                Assert.Equal(expectedVariable.IsGlobal, actualVariable.IsGlobal);
                 CompareMatArrays(expectedVariable.Value, actualVariable.Value);
             }
         }
 
-        private void CompareTestDataWithWritingOptions(
-            IMatFile expected,
+        private static void MatCompareWithTestData(
+            string factoryName,
+            string testName,
             IMatFile actual,
-            MatFileWriterOptions? maybeOptions)
+            MatFileWritingMethod method,
+            MatFileWriterOptionsForTests options)
         {
-            byte[] buffer;
-            using (var stream = new MemoryStream())
-            {
-                var writer = maybeOptions is MatFileWriterOptions options
-                    ? new MatFileWriter(stream, options)
-                    : new MatFileWriter(stream);
-                writer.Write(actual);
-                buffer = stream.ToArray();
-            }
-            using (var stream = new MemoryStream(buffer))
-            {
-                var reader = new MatFileReader(stream);
-                var actualRead = reader.Read();
-                CompareMatFiles(expected, actualRead);
-            }
+            var fullFileName = Path.Combine("test-data", "good", $"{testName}.mat");
+            var expected = MatFileReadingMethods.ReadMatFile(
+                MatFileReadingMethod.NormalStream,
+                fullFileName);
+            var buffer = MatFileWritingMethods.WriteMatFile(method, options, actual);
+            using var stream = new MemoryStream(buffer);
+            var reader = new MatFileReader(stream);
+            var actualRead = reader.Read();
+            CompareMatFiles(expected, actualRead);
         }
 
-        private void MatCompareWithTestData(string factoryName, string testName, IMatFile actual)
-        {
-            var expected = GetMatTestData(factoryName)[testName];
-            CompareTestDataWithWritingOptions(expected, actual, null);
-            CompareTestDataWithWritingOptions(
-                expected,
-                actual,
-                new MatFileWriterOptions { UseCompression = CompressionUsage.Always });
-            CompareTestDataWithWritingOptions(
-                expected,
-                actual,
-                new MatFileWriterOptions { UseCompression = CompressionUsage.Never });
-        }
-
-        private ComplexOf<T>[] CreateComplexLimits<T>(T[] limits)
-          where T : struct
+        private static ComplexOf<T>[] CreateComplexLimits<T>(T[] limits)
+            where T : struct
         {
             return new[] { new ComplexOf<T>(limits[0], limits[1]), new ComplexOf<T>(limits[1], limits[0]) };
         }
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler.Tests/MatFileWritingMethod.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+namespace MatFileHandler.Tests;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Method of writing .mat files for testing.
+/// </summary>
+public enum MatFileWritingMethod
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Undefined.
+    /// </summary>
+    Undefined = 0,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Normal stream (like memory or file stream).
+    /// </summary>        
+    NormalStream,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A stream that cannot be seeked (like a deflate stream).
+    /// </summary>
+    UnseekableStream,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Unaligned stream (what happens if the data don't start at the beginning?).
+    /// </summary>
+    UnalignedStream,
+}

MatFileHandler.Tests/MatFileWritingMethods.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+
+namespace MatFileHandler.Tests;
+
+internal static class MatFileWritingMethods
+{
+    public static byte[] WriteMatFile(MatFileWritingMethod method, MatFileWriterOptionsForTests options, IMatFile matFile)
+    {
+        switch (method)
+        {
+            case MatFileWritingMethod.NormalStream:
+            {
+                using var memoryStream = new MemoryStream();
+                var matFileWriter = CreateWriter(options, memoryStream);
+                matFileWriter.Write(matFile);
+                return memoryStream.ToArray();
+            }
+            case MatFileWritingMethod.UnseekableStream:
+            {
+                using var memoryStream = new MemoryStream();
+                using var unseekableStream = new UnseekableWriteStream(memoryStream);
+                var matFileWriter = CreateWriter(options, unseekableStream);
+                matFileWriter.Write(matFile);
+                return memoryStream.ToArray();
+            }
+            case MatFileWritingMethod.UnalignedStream:
+            {
+                using var memoryStream = new MemoryStream();
+                memoryStream.Seek(3, SeekOrigin.Begin);
+                var matFileWriter = CreateWriter(options, memoryStream);
+                matFileWriter.Write(matFile);
+                var fullArray = memoryStream.ToArray();
+                var length = fullArray.Length - 3;
+                var result = new byte[length];
+                Buffer.BlockCopy(fullArray, 3, result, 0, length);
+                return result;
+            }
+            default:
+                throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static MatFileWriter CreateWriter(MatFileWriterOptionsForTests options, Stream stream)
+    {
+        return options switch
+        {
+            MatFileWriterOptionsForTests.None => new MatFileWriter(stream),
+            MatFileWriterOptionsForTests.Always => new MatFileWriter(
+                stream,
+                new MatFileWriterOptions { UseCompression = CompressionUsage.Always }),
+            MatFileWriterOptionsForTests.Never => new MatFileWriter(
+                stream,
+                new MatFileWriterOptions { UseCompression = CompressionUsage.Never }),
+            _ => throw new NotImplementedException(),
+        };
+    }
+}

MatFileHandler.Tests/MatTestDataFactory.cs

@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
-using System.IO;
-
-namespace MatFileHandler.Tests
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Factory providing the parsed contents of .mat files.
-    /// </summary>
-    public class MatTestDataFactory : AbstractTestDataFactory<IMatFile>
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="MatTestDataFactory"/> class.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="testDirectory">Directory containing test files.</param>
-        public MatTestDataFactory(string testDirectory)
-            : base(
-                testDirectory,
-                new ExtensionTestFilenameConvention("mat"))
-        {
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Read and parse data from a .mat file.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="stream">Input stream.</param>
-        /// <returns>Parsed contents of the file.</returns>
-        protected override IMatFile ReadDataFromStream(Stream stream)
-        {
-            var matFileReader = new MatFileReader(stream);
-            var matFile = matFileReader.Read();
-            return matFile;
-        }
-    }
-}

MatFileHandler.Tests/PartialUnseekableReadStream.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+
+namespace MatFileHandler.Tests
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A stream which wraps another stream and only reads one byte at a time,
+    /// while forbidding seeking in it.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal sealed class PartialUnseekableReadStream : Stream
+    {
+        private readonly Stream _baseStream;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="PartialUnseekableReadStream"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="baseStream">The stream to wrap.</param>
+        public PartialUnseekableReadStream(Stream baseStream)
+        {
+            _baseStream = baseStream;
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override bool CanRead => _baseStream.CanRead;
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override bool CanSeek => false;
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override bool CanWrite => false;
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override long Length => _baseStream.Length;
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override long Position
+        {
+            get => throw new NotSupportedException();
+            set => throw new NotSupportedException();
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override void Flush()
+        {
+            _baseStream.Flush();
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override int Read(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
+        {
+            return _baseStream.Read(buffer, offset, Math.Min(1, count));
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override long Seek(long offset, SeekOrigin origin)
+        {
+            throw new NotSupportedException();
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override void SetLength(long value)
+        {
+            throw new NotSupportedException();
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override void Write(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
+        {
+            if (disposing)
+            {
+                _baseStream.Dispose();
+            }
+
+            base.Dispose(disposing);
+        }
+    }
+}

MatFileHandler.Tests/UnseekableWriteStream.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+
+namespace MatFileHandler.Tests
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A stream which wraps another stream and forbids seeking in it.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal sealed class UnseekableWriteStream : Stream
+    {
+        public UnseekableWriteStream(Stream baseStream)
+        {
+            _baseStream = baseStream;
+        }
+
+        private readonly Stream _baseStream;
+
+        public override bool CanRead => false;
+
+        public override bool CanSeek => false;
+
+        public override bool CanWrite => _baseStream.CanWrite;
+
+        public override long Length => _baseStream.Length;
+
+        public override long Position
+        {
+            get => throw new NotSupportedException();
+            set => throw new NotSupportedException();
+        }
+
+        public override void Flush()
+        {
+            _baseStream.Flush();
+        }
+
+        public override int Read(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public override long Seek(long offset, SeekOrigin origin)
+        {
+            throw new NotSupportedException();
+        }
+
+        public override void SetLength(long value)
+        {
+            throw new NotSupportedException();
+        }
+
+        public override void Write(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
+        {
+            _baseStream.Write(buffer, offset, count);
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
+        {
+            if (disposing)
+            {
+                _baseStream.Dispose();
+            }
+
+            base.Dispose(disposing);
+        }
+    }
+}

MatFileHandler/ArrayFlags.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 using System;
 
 namespace MatFileHandler
@@ -154,4 +152,4 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         /// </summary>
         public uint NzMax;
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler/ChecksumCalculatingStream.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+
+namespace MatFileHandler
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A stream that calculates Adler32 checksum of everything
+    /// written to it before passing to another stream.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal class ChecksumCalculatingStream : Stream
+    {
+        private const uint BigPrime = 0xFFF1;
+        private readonly Stream _stream;
+        private uint s1;
+        private uint s2;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ChecksumCalculatingStream"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="stream">Wrapped stream.</param>
+        public ChecksumCalculatingStream(Stream stream)
+        {
+            _stream = stream;
+            s1 = 1;
+            s2 = 0;
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override bool CanRead => false;
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override bool CanSeek => false;
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override bool CanWrite => true;
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override long Length => throw new NotImplementedException();
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override long Position
+        {
+            get => throw new NotImplementedException();
+            set => throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override void Flush()
+        {
+            _stream.Flush();
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override int Read(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override long Seek(long offset, SeekOrigin origin)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override void SetLength(long value)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override void Write(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
+        {
+            for (var i = offset; i < offset + count; i++)
+            {
+                s1 = (s1 + buffer[i]) % BigPrime;
+                s2 = (s2 + s1) % BigPrime;
+            }
+
+            _stream.Write(buffer, offset, count);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Calculate the checksum of everything written to the stream so far.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>Checksum of everything written to the stream so far.</returns>
+        public uint GetCrc()
+        {
+            return (s2 << 16) | s1;
+        }
+    }
+}

MatFileHandler/ComplexOf.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 using System;
 
 namespace MatFileHandler
@@ -8,7 +6,7 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
     /// A structure representing a complex number where real and imaginary parts are of type T.
     /// </summary>
     /// <typeparam name="T">Type of real and imaginary parts.</typeparam>
-    public struct ComplexOf<T> : IEquatable<ComplexOf<T>>
+    public readonly struct ComplexOf<T> : IEquatable<ComplexOf<T>>
         where T : struct
     {
         /// <summary>
@@ -71,10 +69,11 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         /// <returns>True iff another object is a complex number equal to this.</returns>
         public override bool Equals(object obj)
         {
-            if (ReferenceEquals(null, obj))
+            if (obj is null)
             {
                 return false;
             }
+
             return obj is ComplexOf<T> other && Equals(other);
         }
 
@@ -90,4 +89,4 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             }
         }
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler/CompressionUsage.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 namespace MatFileHandler
 {
     /// <summary>

MatFileHandler/DataBuilder.cs

@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Numerics;
 
+#pragma warning disable CA1822
 namespace MatFileHandler
 {
     /// <summary>
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         {
             if (data.Length != dimensions.NumberOfElements())
             {
-                throw new ArgumentException("Data size does not match the specified dimensions", "data");
+                throw new ArgumentException("Data size does not match the specified dimensions", nameof(data));
             }
             return new MatNumericalArrayOf<T>(GetStandardFlags<T>(), dimensions, string.Empty, data);
         }
@@ -157,7 +156,7 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             return new MatFile(variables);
         }
 
-        private ArrayFlags ConstructArrayFlags(ArrayType class_, bool isComplex = false, bool isLogical = false)
+        private static ArrayFlags ConstructArrayFlags(ArrayType class_, bool isComplex = false, bool isLogical = false)
         {
             return new ArrayFlags
             {
@@ -167,7 +166,7 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             };
         }
 
-        private ArrayFlags GetStandardFlags<T>()
+        private static ArrayFlags GetStandardFlags<T>()
         {
             if (typeof(T) == typeof(sbyte))
             {
@@ -266,4 +265,4 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             };
         }
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler/DataElement.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 namespace MatFileHandler
 {
     /// <summary>
@@ -8,4 +6,4 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
     internal class DataElement
     {
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler/DataElementConverter.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
@@ -71,16 +69,21 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             {
                 throw new NotSupportedException("Only 2-dimensional sparse arrays are supported");
             }
-            if (data == null)
+            if (data is null)
             {
-                throw new ArgumentException("Null data found.", "data");
+                throw new ArgumentException("Null data found.", nameof(data));
             }
-            var elements =
+
+
+
+
+            var maybeElements =
                 ConvertDataToSparseProperType<T>(data, flags.ArrayFlags.Variable.HasFlag(Variable.IsLogical));
-            if (elements == null)
+            if (maybeElements is not { } elements)
             {
                 throw new HandlerException("Couldn't read sparse array.");
             }
+
             var dataDictionary =
                 ConvertMatlabSparseToDictionary(rowIndex, columnIndex, j => elements[j]);
             return new MatSparseArrayOf<T>(flags, dimensions, name, dataDictionary);
@@ -117,15 +120,12 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             switch (flags.Class)
             {
                 case ArrayType.MxChar:
-                    switch (realData)
+                    return realData switch
                     {
-                        case MiNum<byte> dataByte:
-                            return ConvertToMatCharArray(flags, dimensions, name, dataByte);
-                        case MiNum<ushort> dataUshort:
-                            return ConvertToMatCharArray(flags, dimensions, name, dataUshort);
-                        default:
-                            throw new NotSupportedException("Only utf8, utf16 or ushort char arrays are supported.");
-                    }
+                        MiNum<byte> dataByte => ConvertToMatCharArray(flags, dimensions, name, dataByte),
+                        MiNum<ushort> dataUshort => ConvertToMatCharArray(flags, dimensions, name, dataUshort),
+                        _ => throw new NotSupportedException("Only utf8, utf16 or ushort char arrays are supported."),
+                    };
                 case ArrayType.MxDouble:
                 case ArrayType.MxSingle:
                 case ArrayType.MxInt8:
@@ -184,13 +184,12 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             {
                 return DataExtraction.GetDataAsUInt8(data).Select(x => x != 0).ToArray() as T[];
             }
-            switch (data)
+
+            return data switch
             {
-                case MiNum<double> _:
-                    return DataExtraction.GetDataAsDouble(data) as T[];
-                default:
-                    throw new NotSupportedException();
-            }
+                MiNum<double> => DataExtraction.GetDataAsDouble(data) as T[],
+                _ => throw new NotSupportedException(),
+            };
         }
 
         private static MatCharArrayOf<ushort> ConvertToMatCharArray(
@@ -243,4 +242,4 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             };
         }
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler/DataElementReader.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
@@ -30,54 +28,33 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="reader">Input reader.</param>
         /// <returns>Data element.</returns>
-        public DataElement Read(BinaryReader reader)
+        public DataElement? Read(BinaryReader reader)
         {
-            var (dataReader, tag) = ReadTag(reader);
-            DataElement result;
-            switch (tag.Type)
+            var maybeTagPair = ReadTag(reader);
+            if (maybeTagPair is not { } tagPair)
             {
-                case DataType.MiInt8:
-                    result = ReadNum<sbyte>(tag, dataReader);
-                    break;
-                case DataType.MiUInt8:
-                case DataType.MiUtf8:
-                    result = ReadNum<byte>(tag, dataReader);
-                    break;
-                case DataType.MiInt16:
-                    result = ReadNum<short>(tag, dataReader);
-                    break;
-                case DataType.MiUInt16:
-                case DataType.MiUtf16:
-                    result = ReadNum<ushort>(tag, dataReader);
-                    break;
-                case DataType.MiInt32:
-                    result = ReadNum<int>(tag, dataReader);
-                    break;
-                case DataType.MiUInt32:
-                    result = ReadNum<uint>(tag, dataReader);
-                    break;
-                case DataType.MiSingle:
-                    result = ReadNum<float>(tag, dataReader);
-                    break;
-                case DataType.MiDouble:
-                    result = ReadNum<double>(tag, dataReader);
-                    break;
-                case DataType.MiInt64:
-                    result = ReadNum<long>(tag, dataReader);
-                    break;
-                case DataType.MiUInt64:
-                    result = ReadNum<ulong>(tag, dataReader);
-                    break;
-                case DataType.MiMatrix:
-                    result = ReadMatrix(tag, dataReader);
-                    break;
-                case DataType.MiCompressed:
-                    result = ReadCompressed(tag, dataReader);
-                    break;
-                default:
-                    throw new NotSupportedException("Unknown element.");
+                return null;
             }
 
+            var (dataReader, tag) = tagPair;
+
+            var result = tag.Type switch
+            {
+                DataType.MiInt8 => ReadNum<sbyte>(tag, dataReader),
+                DataType.MiUInt8 or DataType.MiUtf8 => ReadNum<byte>(tag, dataReader),
+                DataType.MiInt16 => ReadNum<short>(tag, dataReader),
+                DataType.MiUInt16 or DataType.MiUtf16 => ReadNum<ushort>(tag, dataReader),
+                DataType.MiInt32 => ReadNum<int>(tag, dataReader),
+                DataType.MiUInt32 => ReadNum<uint>(tag, dataReader),
+                DataType.MiSingle => ReadNum<float>(tag, dataReader),
+                DataType.MiDouble => ReadNum<double>(tag, dataReader),
+                DataType.MiInt64 => ReadNum<long>(tag, dataReader),
+                DataType.MiUInt64 => ReadNum<ulong>(tag, dataReader),
+                DataType.MiMatrix => ReadMatrix(tag, dataReader),
+                DataType.MiCompressed => ReadCompressed(tag, dataReader),
+                _ => throw new NotSupportedException("Unknown element."),
+            };
+
             if (tag.Type != DataType.MiCompressed)
             {
                 var position = reader.BaseStream.Position;
@@ -122,7 +99,7 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         private static ArrayFlags ReadArrayFlags(DataElement element)
         {
             var flagData = (element as MiNum<uint>)?.Data ??
-                           throw new HandlerException("Unexpected type in array flags.");
+                throw new HandlerException("Unexpected type in array flags.");
             var class_ = (ArrayType)(flagData[0] & 0xff);
             var variableFlags = (flagData[0] >> 8) & 0x0e;
             return new ArrayFlags
@@ -194,9 +171,31 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             };
         }
 
-        private static (BinaryReader reader, Tag tag) ReadTag(BinaryReader reader)
+        private static int? TryReadInt32(BinaryReader reader)
         {
-            var type = reader.ReadInt32();
+            var buffer = new byte[4];
+            var position = 0;
+            while (position < 4)
+            {
+                var actually = reader.BaseStream.Read(buffer, position, 4 - position);
+                if (actually == 0)
+                {
+                    return null;
+                }
+                position += actually;
+            }
+
+            return BitConverter.ToInt32(buffer, 0);
+        }
+
+        private static (BinaryReader reader, Tag tag)? ReadTag(BinaryReader reader)
+        {
+            var maybeType = TryReadInt32(reader);
+            if (maybeType is not int type)
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+
             var typeHi = type >> 16;
             if (typeHi == 0)
             {
@@ -206,13 +205,13 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             else
             {
                 var length = typeHi;
-                type = type & 0xffff;
+                type &= 0xffff;
                 var smallReader = new BinaryReader(new MemoryStream(reader.ReadBytes(4)));
                 return (smallReader, new Tag((DataType)type, length));
             }
         }
 
-        private DataElement ContinueReadingCellArray(
+        private MatCellArray ContinueReadingCellArray(
             BinaryReader reader,
             ArrayFlags flags,
             int[] dimensions,
@@ -241,7 +240,7 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             var classNameElement = Read(reader) as MiNum<sbyte> ??
                                    throw new HandlerException("Unexpected type in class name.");
             var className = ReadName(classNameElement);
-            var dataElement = Read(reader);
+            var dataElement = Read(reader) ?? throw new HandlerException("Missing opaque data element.");
             var data = ReadData(dataElement);
             if (data is MatNumericalArrayOf<uint> linkElement)
             {
@@ -258,11 +257,11 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             }
             else
             {
-                return new Opaque(name, typeDescription, className, new int[] { }, data);
+                return new Opaque(name, typeDescription, className, Array.Empty<int>(), data, subsystemData);
             }
         }
 
-        private DataElement ContinueReadingSparseArray(
+        private MatArray ContinueReadingSparseArray(
             BinaryReader reader,
             DataElement firstElement,
             int[] dimensions,
@@ -273,7 +272,7 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
                            throw new HandlerException("Unexpected type in row indices of a sparse array.");
             var columnIndex = Read(reader) as MiNum<int> ??
                               throw new HandlerException("Unexpected type in column indices of a sparse array.");
-            var data = Read(reader);
+            var data = Read(reader) ?? throw new HandlerException("Missing sparse array data.");
             if (sparseArrayFlags.ArrayFlags.Variable.HasFlag(Variable.IsLogical))
             {
                 return DataElementConverter.ConvertToMatSparseArrayOf<bool>(
@@ -287,7 +286,7 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
 
             if (sparseArrayFlags.ArrayFlags.Variable.HasFlag(Variable.IsComplex))
             {
-                var imaginaryData = Read(reader);
+                var imaginaryData = Read(reader) ?? throw new HandlerException("Missing imaginary part of sparse array data.");
                 return DataElementConverter.ConvertToMatSparseArrayOfComplex(
                     sparseArrayFlags,
                     dimensions,
@@ -298,22 +297,20 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
                     imaginaryData);
             }
 
-            switch (data)
+            return data switch
             {
-                case MiNum<double> _:
-                    return DataElementConverter.ConvertToMatSparseArrayOf<double>(
-                        sparseArrayFlags,
-                        dimensions,
-                        name,
-                        rowIndex.Data,
-                        columnIndex.Data,
-                        data);
-                default:
-                    throw new NotSupportedException("Only double and logical sparse arrays are supported.");
-            }
+                MiNum<double> => DataElementConverter.ConvertToMatSparseArrayOf<double>(
+                    sparseArrayFlags,
+                    dimensions,
+                    name,
+                    rowIndex.Data,
+                    columnIndex.Data,
+                    data),
+                _ => throw new NotSupportedException("Only double and logical sparse arrays are supported."),
+            };
         }
 
-        private DataElement ContinueReadingStructure(
+        private MatStructureArray ContinueReadingStructure(
             BinaryReader reader,
             ArrayFlags flags,
             int[] dimensions,
@@ -343,31 +340,33 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             return new MatStructureArray(flags, dimensions, name, fields);
         }
 
-        private DataElement Read(Stream stream)
-        {
-            using (var reader = new BinaryReader(stream))
-            {
-                return Read(reader);
-            }
-        }
-
         private DataElement ReadCompressed(Tag tag, BinaryReader reader)
         {
             reader.ReadBytes(2);
-            var compressedData = new byte[tag.Length - 6];
-            reader.BaseStream.Read(compressedData, 0, tag.Length - 6);
-            reader.ReadBytes(4);
-            var resultStream = new MemoryStream();
-            using (var compressedStream = new MemoryStream(compressedData))
+
+            DataElement element;
+
+            using (var substream = new Substream(reader.BaseStream, tag.Length - 6))
             {
-                using (var stream = new DeflateStream(compressedStream, CompressionMode.Decompress, leaveOpen: true))
+                using (var deflateStream = new DeflateStream(substream, CompressionMode.Decompress))
+                using (var bufferedStream = new BufferedStream(deflateStream))
+                using (var positionTrackingStream = new PositionTrackingStream(bufferedStream))
+                using (var innerReader = new BinaryReader(positionTrackingStream))
                 {
-                    stream.CopyTo(resultStream);
+                    element = Read(innerReader) ?? throw new HandlerException("Missing compressed data.");
+                }
+
+                if (substream.Position != substream.Length)
+                {
+                    // In the pathological case that the deflate stream did not read the full
+                    // length, then read out the rest manually (normally 1 byte).
+                    reader.ReadBytes((int)(substream.Length - substream.Position));
                 }
             }
 
-            resultStream.Position = 0;
-            return Read(resultStream);
+            reader.ReadBytes(4);
+
+            return element;
         }
 
         private DataElement ReadMatrix(Tag tag, BinaryReader reader)
@@ -377,7 +376,7 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
                 return MatArray.Empty();
             }
 
-            var element1 = Read(reader);
+            var element1 = Read(reader) ?? throw new HandlerException("Missing matrix data.");
             var flags = ReadArrayFlags(element1);
             if (flags.Class == ArrayType.MxOpaque)
             {
@@ -399,12 +398,12 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
                 return ContinueReadingSparseArray(reader, element1, dimensions, name);
             }
 
-            var element4 = Read(reader);
+            var element4 = Read(reader) ?? throw new HandlerException("Missing matrix data.");
             var data = ReadData(element4);
             DataElement? imaginaryData = null;
             if (flags.Variable.HasFlag(Variable.IsComplex))
             {
-                var element5 = Read(reader);
+                var element5 = Read(reader) ?? throw new HandlerException("Missing complex matrix data.");
                 imaginaryData = ReadData(element5);
             }
 
@@ -419,26 +418,23 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             switch (flags.Class)
             {
                 case ArrayType.MxChar:
-                    switch (data)
+                    return data switch
                     {
-                        case MiNum<byte> _:
-                            return DataElementConverter.ConvertToMatNumericalArrayOf<byte>(
-                                flags,
-                                dimensions,
-                                name,
-                                data,
-                                imaginaryData);
-                        case MiNum<ushort> _:
-                            return DataElementConverter.ConvertToMatNumericalArrayOf<ushort>(
-                                flags,
-                                dimensions,
-                                name,
-                                data,
-                                imaginaryData);
-                        default:
-                            throw new NotSupportedException(
-                                $"This type of char array ({data.GetType()}) is not supported.");
-                    }
+                        MiNum<byte> => DataElementConverter.ConvertToMatNumericalArrayOf<byte>(
+                            flags,
+                            dimensions,
+                            name,
+                            data,
+                            imaginaryData),
+                        MiNum<ushort> => DataElementConverter.ConvertToMatNumericalArrayOf<ushort>(
+                            flags,
+                            dimensions,
+                            name,
+                            data,
+                            imaginaryData),
+                        _ => throw new NotSupportedException(
+                            $"This type of char array ({data.GetType()}) is not supported."),
+                    };
                 case ArrayType.MxInt8:
                     return DataElementConverter.ConvertToMatNumericalArrayOf<sbyte>(
                         flags,
@@ -524,4 +520,4 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             }
         }
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler/DataExtraction.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 using System;
 
 namespace MatFileHandler
@@ -16,31 +14,21 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         /// <returns>Contents of the elements, converted to Double.</returns>
         public static double[] GetDataAsDouble(DataElement element)
         {
-            switch (element)
+            return element switch
             {
-                case MiNum<sbyte> sbyteElement:
-                    return SbyteToDouble(sbyteElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<byte> byteElement:
-                    return ByteToDouble(byteElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<int> intElement:
-                    return IntToDouble(intElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<uint> uintElement:
-                    return UintToDouble(uintElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<short> shortElement:
-                    return ShortToDouble(shortElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<ushort> ushortElement:
-                    return UshortToDouble(ushortElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<long> longElement:
-                    return LongToDouble(longElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<ulong> ulongElement:
-                    return UlongToDouble(ulongElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<float> floatElement:
-                    return FloatToDouble(floatElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<double> doubleElement:
-                    return doubleElement.Data;
-            }
-            throw new HandlerException(
-                $"Expected data element that would be convertible to double, found {element.GetType()}.");
+                MiNum<sbyte> sbyteElement => SbyteToDouble(sbyteElement.Data),
+                MiNum<byte> byteElement => ByteToDouble(byteElement.Data),
+                MiNum<int> intElement => IntToDouble(intElement.Data),
+                MiNum<uint> uintElement => UintToDouble(uintElement.Data),
+                MiNum<short> shortElement => ShortToDouble(shortElement.Data),
+                MiNum<ushort> ushortElement => UshortToDouble(ushortElement.Data),
+                MiNum<long> longElement => LongToDouble(longElement.Data),
+                MiNum<ulong> ulongElement => UlongToDouble(ulongElement.Data),
+                MiNum<float> floatElement => FloatToDouble(floatElement.Data),
+                MiNum<double> doubleElement => doubleElement.Data,
+                _ => throw new HandlerException(
+                    $"Expected data element that would be convertible to double, found {element.GetType()}."),
+            };
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -50,31 +38,21 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         /// <returns>Contents of the elements, converted to Single.</returns>
         public static float[] GetDataAsSingle(DataElement element)
         {
-            switch (element)
+            return element switch
             {
-                case MiNum<sbyte> sbyteElement:
-                    return SbyteToSingle(sbyteElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<byte> byteElement:
-                    return ByteToSingle(byteElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<int> intElement:
-                    return IntToSingle(intElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<uint> uintElement:
-                    return UintToSingle(uintElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<short> shortElement:
-                    return ShortToSingle(shortElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<ushort> ushortElement:
-                    return UshortToSingle(ushortElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<long> longElement:
-                    return LongToSingle(longElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<ulong> ulongElement:
-                    return UlongToSingle(ulongElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<float> floatElement:
-                    return floatElement.Data;
-                case MiNum<double> doubleElement:
-                    return DoubleToSingle(doubleElement.Data);
-            }
-            throw new HandlerException(
-                $"Expected data element that would be convertible to float, found {element.GetType()}.");
+                MiNum<sbyte> sbyteElement => SbyteToSingle(sbyteElement.Data),
+                MiNum<byte> byteElement => ByteToSingle(byteElement.Data),
+                MiNum<int> intElement => IntToSingle(intElement.Data),
+                MiNum<uint> uintElement => UintToSingle(uintElement.Data),
+                MiNum<short> shortElement => ShortToSingle(shortElement.Data),
+                MiNum<ushort> ushortElement => UshortToSingle(ushortElement.Data),
+                MiNum<long> longElement => LongToSingle(longElement.Data),
+                MiNum<ulong> ulongElement => UlongToSingle(ulongElement.Data),
+                MiNum<float> floatElement => floatElement.Data,
+                MiNum<double> doubleElement => DoubleToSingle(doubleElement.Data),
+                _ => throw new HandlerException(
+                    $"Expected data element that would be convertible to float, found {element.GetType()}."),
+            };
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -84,31 +62,21 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         /// <returns>Contents of the elements, converted to Int8.</returns>
         public static sbyte[] GetDataAsInt8(DataElement element)
         {
-            switch (element)
+            return element switch
             {
-                case MiNum<sbyte> sbyteElement:
-                    return sbyteElement.Data;
-                case MiNum<byte> byteElement:
-                    return ByteToSByte(byteElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<int> intElement:
-                    return IntToSByte(intElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<uint> uintElement:
-                    return UintToSByte(uintElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<short> shortElement:
-                    return ShortToSByte(shortElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<ushort> ushortElement:
-                    return UshortToSByte(ushortElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<long> longElement:
-                    return LongToSByte(longElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<ulong> ulongElement:
-                    return UlongToSByte(ulongElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<float> floatElement:
-                    return SingleToSByte(floatElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<double> doubleElement:
-                    return DoubleToSByte(doubleElement.Data);
-            }
-            throw new HandlerException(
-                $"Expected data element that would be convertible to int8, found {element.GetType()}.");
+                MiNum<sbyte> sbyteElement => sbyteElement.Data,
+                MiNum<byte> byteElement => ByteToSByte(byteElement.Data),
+                MiNum<int> intElement => IntToSByte(intElement.Data),
+                MiNum<uint> uintElement => UintToSByte(uintElement.Data),
+                MiNum<short> shortElement => ShortToSByte(shortElement.Data),
+                MiNum<ushort> ushortElement => UshortToSByte(ushortElement.Data),
+                MiNum<long> longElement => LongToSByte(longElement.Data),
+                MiNum<ulong> ulongElement => UlongToSByte(ulongElement.Data),
+                MiNum<float> floatElement => SingleToSByte(floatElement.Data),
+                MiNum<double> doubleElement => DoubleToSByte(doubleElement.Data),
+                _ => throw new HandlerException(
+                    $"Expected data element that would be convertible to int8, found {element.GetType()}."),
+            };
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -118,31 +86,21 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         /// <returns>Contents of the elements, converted to UInt8.</returns>
         public static byte[] GetDataAsUInt8(DataElement element)
         {
-            switch (element)
+            return element switch
             {
-                case MiNum<sbyte> sbyteElement:
-                    return SbyteToByte(sbyteElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<byte> byteElement:
-                    return byteElement.Data;
-                case MiNum<int> intElement:
-                    return IntToByte(intElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<uint> uintElement:
-                    return UintToByte(uintElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<short> shortElement:
-                    return ShortToByte(shortElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<ushort> ushortElement:
-                    return UshortToByte(ushortElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<long> longElement:
-                    return LongToByte(longElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<ulong> ulongElement:
-                    return UlongToByte(ulongElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<float> floatElement:
-                    return SingleToByte(floatElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<double> doubleElement:
-                    return DoubleToByte(doubleElement.Data);
-            }
-            throw new HandlerException(
-                $"Expected data element that would be convertible to uint8, found {element.GetType()}.");
+                MiNum<sbyte> sbyteElement => SbyteToByte(sbyteElement.Data),
+                MiNum<byte> byteElement => byteElement.Data,
+                MiNum<int> intElement => IntToByte(intElement.Data),
+                MiNum<uint> uintElement => UintToByte(uintElement.Data),
+                MiNum<short> shortElement => ShortToByte(shortElement.Data),
+                MiNum<ushort> ushortElement => UshortToByte(ushortElement.Data),
+                MiNum<long> longElement => LongToByte(longElement.Data),
+                MiNum<ulong> ulongElement => UlongToByte(ulongElement.Data),
+                MiNum<float> floatElement => SingleToByte(floatElement.Data),
+                MiNum<double> doubleElement => DoubleToByte(doubleElement.Data),
+                _ => throw new HandlerException(
+                    $"Expected data element that would be convertible to uint8, found {element.GetType()}."),
+            };
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -152,31 +110,21 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         /// <returns>Contents of the elements, converted to Int16.</returns>
         public static short[] GetDataAsInt16(DataElement element)
         {
-            switch (element)
+            return element switch
             {
-                case MiNum<sbyte> sbyteElement:
-                    return SbyteToInt16(sbyteElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<byte> byteElement:
-                    return ByteToInt16(byteElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<int> intElement:
-                    return IntToInt16(intElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<uint> uintElement:
-                    return UintToInt16(uintElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<short> shortElement:
-                    return shortElement.Data;
-                case MiNum<ushort> ushortElement:
-                    return UshortToInt16(ushortElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<long> longElement:
-                    return LongToInt16(longElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<ulong> ulongElement:
-                    return UlongToInt16(ulongElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<float> floatElement:
-                    return SingleToInt16(floatElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<double> doubleElement:
-                    return DoubleToInt16(doubleElement.Data);
-            }
-            throw new HandlerException(
-                $"Expected data element that would be convertible to int16, found {element.GetType()}.");
+                MiNum<sbyte> sbyteElement => SbyteToInt16(sbyteElement.Data),
+                MiNum<byte> byteElement => ByteToInt16(byteElement.Data),
+                MiNum<int> intElement => IntToInt16(intElement.Data),
+                MiNum<uint> uintElement => UintToInt16(uintElement.Data),
+                MiNum<short> shortElement => shortElement.Data,
+                MiNum<ushort> ushortElement => UshortToInt16(ushortElement.Data),
+                MiNum<long> longElement => LongToInt16(longElement.Data),
+                MiNum<ulong> ulongElement => UlongToInt16(ulongElement.Data),
+                MiNum<float> floatElement => SingleToInt16(floatElement.Data),
+                MiNum<double> doubleElement => DoubleToInt16(doubleElement.Data),
+                _ => throw new HandlerException(
+                    $"Expected data element that would be convertible to int16, found {element.GetType()}."),
+            };
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -186,31 +134,21 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         /// <returns>Contents of the elements, converted to UInt16.</returns>
         public static ushort[] GetDataAsUInt16(DataElement element)
         {
-            switch (element)
+            return element switch
             {
-                case MiNum<sbyte> sbyteElement:
-                    return SbyteToUInt16(sbyteElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<byte> byteElement:
-                    return ByteToUInt16(byteElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<int> intElement:
-                    return IntToUInt16(intElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<uint> uintElement:
-                    return UintToUInt16(uintElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<short> shortElement:
-                    return ShortToUInt16(shortElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<ushort> ushortElement:
-                    return ushortElement.Data;
-                case MiNum<long> longElement:
-                    return LongToUInt16(longElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<ulong> ulongElement:
-                    return UlongToUInt16(ulongElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<float> floatElement:
-                    return SingleToUInt16(floatElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<double> doubleElement:
-                    return DoubleToUInt16(doubleElement.Data);
-            }
-            throw new HandlerException(
-                $"Expected data element that would be convertible to uint16, found {element.GetType()}.");
+                MiNum<sbyte> sbyteElement => SbyteToUInt16(sbyteElement.Data),
+                MiNum<byte> byteElement => ByteToUInt16(byteElement.Data),
+                MiNum<int> intElement => IntToUInt16(intElement.Data),
+                MiNum<uint> uintElement => UintToUInt16(uintElement.Data),
+                MiNum<short> shortElement => ShortToUInt16(shortElement.Data),
+                MiNum<ushort> ushortElement => ushortElement.Data,
+                MiNum<long> longElement => LongToUInt16(longElement.Data),
+                MiNum<ulong> ulongElement => UlongToUInt16(ulongElement.Data),
+                MiNum<float> floatElement => SingleToUInt16(floatElement.Data),
+                MiNum<double> doubleElement => DoubleToUInt16(doubleElement.Data),
+                _ => throw new HandlerException(
+                    $"Expected data element that would be convertible to uint16, found {element.GetType()}."),
+            };
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -220,31 +158,21 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         /// <returns>Contents of the elements, converted to Int32.</returns>
         public static int[] GetDataAsInt32(DataElement element)
         {
-            switch (element)
+            return element switch
             {
-                case MiNum<sbyte> sbyteElement:
-                    return SbyteToInt32(sbyteElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<byte> byteElement:
-                    return ByteToInt32(byteElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<int> intElement:
-                    return intElement.Data;
-                case MiNum<uint> uintElement:
-                    return UintToInt32(uintElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<short> shortElement:
-                    return ShortToInt32(shortElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<ushort> ushortElement:
-                    return UshortToInt32(ushortElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<long> longElement:
-                    return LongToInt32(longElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<ulong> ulongElement:
-                    return UlongToInt32(ulongElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<float> floatElement:
-                    return SingleToInt32(floatElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<double> doubleElement:
-                    return DoubleToInt32(doubleElement.Data);
-            }
-            throw new HandlerException(
-                $"Expected data element that would be convertible to int32, found {element.GetType()}.");
+                MiNum<sbyte> sbyteElement => SbyteToInt32(sbyteElement.Data),
+                MiNum<byte> byteElement => ByteToInt32(byteElement.Data),
+                MiNum<int> intElement => intElement.Data,
+                MiNum<uint> uintElement => UintToInt32(uintElement.Data),
+                MiNum<short> shortElement => ShortToInt32(shortElement.Data),
+                MiNum<ushort> ushortElement => UshortToInt32(ushortElement.Data),
+                MiNum<long> longElement => LongToInt32(longElement.Data),
+                MiNum<ulong> ulongElement => UlongToInt32(ulongElement.Data),
+                MiNum<float> floatElement => SingleToInt32(floatElement.Data),
+                MiNum<double> doubleElement => DoubleToInt32(doubleElement.Data),
+                _ => throw new HandlerException(
+                    $"Expected data element that would be convertible to int32, found {element.GetType()}."),
+            };
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -254,31 +182,21 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         /// <returns>Contents of the elements, converted to UInt32.</returns>
         public static uint[] GetDataAsUInt32(DataElement element)
         {
-            switch (element)
+            return element switch
             {
-                case MiNum<sbyte> sbyteElement:
-                    return SbyteToUInt32(sbyteElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<byte> byteElement:
-                    return ByteToUInt32(byteElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<int> intElement:
-                    return IntToUInt32(intElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<uint> uintElement:
-                    return uintElement.Data;
-                case MiNum<short> shortElement:
-                    return ShortToUInt32(shortElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<ushort> ushortElement:
-                    return UshortToUInt32(ushortElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<long> longElement:
-                    return LongToUInt32(longElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<ulong> ulongElement:
-                    return UlongToUInt32(ulongElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<float> floatElement:
-                    return SingleToUInt32(floatElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<double> doubleElement:
-                    return DoubleToUInt32(doubleElement.Data);
-            }
-            throw new HandlerException(
-                $"Expected data element that would be convertible to uint32, found {element.GetType()}.");
+                MiNum<sbyte> sbyteElement => SbyteToUInt32(sbyteElement.Data),
+                MiNum<byte> byteElement => ByteToUInt32(byteElement.Data),
+                MiNum<int> intElement => IntToUInt32(intElement.Data),
+                MiNum<uint> uintElement => uintElement.Data,
+                MiNum<short> shortElement => ShortToUInt32(shortElement.Data),
+                MiNum<ushort> ushortElement => UshortToUInt32(ushortElement.Data),
+                MiNum<long> longElement => LongToUInt32(longElement.Data),
+                MiNum<ulong> ulongElement => UlongToUInt32(ulongElement.Data),
+                MiNum<float> floatElement => SingleToUInt32(floatElement.Data),
+                MiNum<double> doubleElement => DoubleToUInt32(doubleElement.Data),
+                _ => throw new HandlerException(
+                    $"Expected data element that would be convertible to uint32, found {element.GetType()}."),
+            };
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -288,31 +206,21 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         /// <returns>Contents of the elements, converted to Int64.</returns>
         public static long[] GetDataAsInt64(DataElement element)
         {
-            switch (element)
+            return element switch
             {
-                case MiNum<sbyte> sbyteElement:
-                    return SbyteToInt64(sbyteElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<byte> byteElement:
-                    return ByteToInt64(byteElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<int> intElement:
-                    return IntToInt64(intElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<uint> uintElement:
-                    return UintToInt64(uintElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<short> shortElement:
-                    return ShortToInt64(shortElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<ushort> ushortElement:
-                    return UshortToInt64(ushortElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<long> longElement:
-                    return longElement.Data;
-                case MiNum<ulong> ulongElement:
-                    return UlongToInt64(ulongElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<float> floatElement:
-                    return SingleToInt64(floatElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<double> doubleElement:
-                    return DoubleToInt64(doubleElement.Data);
-            }
-            throw new HandlerException(
-                $"Expected data element that would be convertible to int64, found {element.GetType()}.");
+                MiNum<sbyte> sbyteElement => SbyteToInt64(sbyteElement.Data),
+                MiNum<byte> byteElement => ByteToInt64(byteElement.Data),
+                MiNum<int> intElement => IntToInt64(intElement.Data),
+                MiNum<uint> uintElement => UintToInt64(uintElement.Data),
+                MiNum<short> shortElement => ShortToInt64(shortElement.Data),
+                MiNum<ushort> ushortElement => UshortToInt64(ushortElement.Data),
+                MiNum<long> longElement => longElement.Data,
+                MiNum<ulong> ulongElement => UlongToInt64(ulongElement.Data),
+                MiNum<float> floatElement => SingleToInt64(floatElement.Data),
+                MiNum<double> doubleElement => DoubleToInt64(doubleElement.Data),
+                _ => throw new HandlerException(
+                    $"Expected data element that would be convertible to int64, found {element.GetType()}."),
+            };
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -322,31 +230,21 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         /// <returns>Contents of the elements, converted to UInt64.</returns>
         public static ulong[] GetDataAsUInt64(DataElement element)
         {
-            switch (element)
+            return element switch
             {
-                case MiNum<sbyte> sbyteElement:
-                    return SbyteToUInt64(sbyteElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<byte> byteElement:
-                    return ByteToUInt64(byteElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<int> intElement:
-                    return IntToUInt64(intElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<uint> uintElement:
-                    return UintToUInt64(uintElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<short> shortElement:
-                    return ShortToUInt64(shortElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<ushort> ushortElement:
-                    return UshortToUInt64(ushortElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<long> longElement:
-                    return LongToUInt64(longElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<ulong> ulongElement:
-                    return ulongElement.Data;
-                case MiNum<float> floatElement:
-                    return SingleToUInt64(floatElement.Data);
-                case MiNum<double> doubleElement:
-                    return DoubleToUInt64(doubleElement.Data);
-            }
-            throw new HandlerException(
-                $"Expected data element that would be convertible to uint64, found {element.GetType()}.");
+                MiNum<sbyte> sbyteElement => SbyteToUInt64(sbyteElement.Data),
+                MiNum<byte> byteElement => ByteToUInt64(byteElement.Data),
+                MiNum<int> intElement => IntToUInt64(intElement.Data),
+                MiNum<uint> uintElement => UintToUInt64(uintElement.Data),
+                MiNum<short> shortElement => ShortToUInt64(shortElement.Data),
+                MiNum<ushort> ushortElement => UshortToUInt64(ushortElement.Data),
+                MiNum<long> longElement => LongToUInt64(longElement.Data),
+                MiNum<ulong> ulongElement => ulongElement.Data,
+                MiNum<float> floatElement => SingleToUInt64(floatElement.Data),
+                MiNum<double> doubleElement => DoubleToUInt64(doubleElement.Data),
+                _ => throw new HandlerException(
+                    $"Expected data element that would be convertible to uint64, found {element.GetType()}."),
+            };
         }
 
         // * to double
@@ -1395,4 +1293,4 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             return result;
         }
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler/DataTypeExtensions.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 using System;
 
 namespace MatFileHandler
@@ -16,41 +14,21 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         /// <returns>Size in bytes.</returns>
         public static int Size(this DataType type)
         {
-            switch (type)
+            return type switch
             {
-                case DataType.MiInt8:
-                    return 1;
-                case DataType.MiUInt8:
-                    return 1;
-                case DataType.MiInt16:
-                    return 2;
-                case DataType.MiUInt16:
-                    return 2;
-                case DataType.MiInt32:
-                    return 4;
-                case DataType.MiUInt32:
-                    return 4;
-                case DataType.MiSingle:
-                    return 4;
-                case DataType.MiDouble:
-                    return 8;
-                case DataType.MiInt64:
-                    return 8;
-                case DataType.MiUInt64:
-                    return 8;
-                case DataType.MiMatrix:
-                    return 0;
-                case DataType.MiCompressed:
-                    return 0;
-                case DataType.MiUtf8:
-                    return 1;
-                case DataType.MiUtf16:
-                    return 2;
-                case DataType.MiUtf32:
-                    return 4;
-                default:
-                    throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(type), type, null);
-            }
+                DataType.MiInt8 or DataType.MiUInt8 => 1,
+                DataType.MiInt16 or DataType.MiUInt16 => 2,
+                DataType.MiInt32 or DataType.MiUInt32 => 4,
+                DataType.MiSingle => 4,
+                DataType.MiDouble => 8,
+                DataType.MiInt64 or DataType.MiUInt64 => 8,
+                DataType.MiMatrix => 0,
+                DataType.MiCompressed => 0,
+                DataType.MiUtf8 => 1,
+                DataType.MiUtf16 => 2,
+                DataType.MiUtf32 => 4,
+                _ => throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(type), type, null),
+            };
         }
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler/DatetimeAdapter.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 using System;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Numerics;
@@ -12,8 +10,6 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
     public class DatetimeAdapter
     {
         private readonly double[] data;
-        private readonly double[] data2;
-        private readonly int[] dimensions;
 
         private readonly DateTimeOffset epoch;
 
@@ -36,15 +32,13 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
                 case IArrayOf<double> dataArray:
                     data = dataArray.ConvertToDoubleArray()
                         ?? throw new HandlerException("Cannot extract data for the datetime adapter.");
-                    data2 = new double[data.Length];
-                    dimensions = dataArray.Dimensions;
+                    Dimensions = dataArray.Dimensions;
                     break;
                 case IArrayOf<Complex> dataComplex:
                     var complexData = dataComplex.ConvertToComplexArray()
                         ?? throw new HandlerException("Cannot extract data for the datetime adapter.");
                     data = complexData.Select(c => c.Real).ToArray();
-                    data2 = complexData.Select(c => c.Imaginary).ToArray();
-                    dimensions = dataComplex.Dimensions;
+                    Dimensions = dataComplex.Dimensions;
                     break;
                 default:
                     throw new HandlerException("Datetime data not found.");
@@ -54,7 +48,7 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets datetime array dimensions.
         /// </summary>
-        public int[] Dimensions => dimensions;
+        public int[] Dimensions { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets values of datetime object at given position in the array converted to <see cref="DateTimeOffset"/>.
@@ -66,12 +60,12 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             get
             {
                 var milliseconds = data[Dimensions.DimFlatten(list)];
-                if (milliseconds < -62_135_596_800_000.0 || milliseconds > 253_402_300_799_999.0)
+                return milliseconds switch
                 {
-                    return null;
-                }
-                return epoch.AddMilliseconds(milliseconds);
+                    < -62_135_596_800_000.0 or > 253_402_300_799_999.0 => null,
+                    _ => epoch.AddMilliseconds(milliseconds),
+                };
             }
         }
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler/DimensionCalculator.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
+using System;
 using System.Linq;
 
 namespace MatFileHandler
@@ -36,5 +35,48 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         {
             return dimensions.Aggregate(1, (x, y) => x * y);
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Rearrange data from a flat (column-major) array into a multi-dimensional array.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">Array element type.</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="dimensions">Target array dimensions.</param>
+        /// <param name="data">Flat (column-major) data to rearrange.</param>
+        /// <returns>An array of specified dimensions containing data from the original flat array, layed out according to column-major order.</returns>
+        public static Array UnflattenArray<T>(this int[] dimensions, T[] data)
+        {
+            var result = Array.CreateInstance(typeof(T), dimensions);
+            var n = dimensions.NumberOfElements();
+            var indices = new int[dimensions.Length];
+            for (var i = 0; i < n; i++)
+            {
+                result.SetValue(data[i], indices);
+                IncrementMultiIndex(dimensions, indices);
+            }
+
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        private static void IncrementMultiIndex(int[] dimensions, int[] indices)
+        {
+            var currentPosition = 0;
+            while (true)
+            {
+                if (currentPosition >= indices.Length)
+                {
+                    break;
+                }
+                indices[currentPosition]++;
+                if (indices[currentPosition] >= dimensions[currentPosition])
+                {
+                    indices[currentPosition] = 0;
+                    currentPosition++;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler/DurationAdapter.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 using System;
 
 namespace MatFileHandler
@@ -9,7 +7,6 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
     /// </summary>
     public class DurationAdapter
     {
-        private readonly int[] dimensions;
         private readonly double[] data;
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -27,13 +24,13 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             var dataObject = matObject["millis", 0];
             data = dataObject.ConvertToDoubleArray()
                 ?? throw new HandlerException("Cannot extract data for the duration adapter.");
-            dimensions = dataObject.Dimensions;
+            Dimensions = dataObject.Dimensions;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets duration array dimensions.
         /// </summary>
-        public int[] Dimensions => dimensions;
+        public int[] Dimensions { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets duration object at given position.
@@ -42,4 +39,4 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         /// <returns>Value.</returns>
         public TimeSpan this[params int[] list] => TimeSpan.FromTicks((long)(10000.0 * data[Dimensions.DimFlatten(list)]));
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler/EnumAdapter.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+namespace MatFileHandler
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A better interface for using enum adapter.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class EnumAdapter
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="EnumAdapter"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="array">Source enum object.</param>
+        public EnumAdapter(IArray array)
+        {
+            var matObject = array as Opaque;
+            if (matObject?.RawData is not IStructureArray rawData)
+            {
+                throw new HandlerException("Cannot extract data for the enum adapter.");
+            }
+
+            if (rawData["ValueNames"] is not IArrayOf<uint> valueNamesData)
+            {
+                throw new HandlerException("Cannot extract data for the enum adapter.");
+            }
+
+            var numberOfNames = valueNamesData.Count;
+            var valueNames = new string[numberOfNames];
+            var names = matObject.SubsystemData.FieldNames;
+            for (var i = 0; i < numberOfNames; i++)
+            {
+                valueNames[i] = names[valueNamesData[i] - 1];
+            }
+
+            if (rawData["ValueIndices"] is not IArrayOf<uint> valueIndices)
+            {
+                throw new HandlerException("Cannot extract data for the enum adapter.");
+            }
+
+            ClassName = matObject.ClassName;
+            ValueNames = valueNames;
+            Values = valueIndices;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets name of the enumeration class.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string ClassName { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets names of the enumeration values.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string[] ValueNames { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets indices of values stored in the variable.
+        /// </summary>
+        public IArrayOf<uint> Values { get; }
+    }
+}

MatFileHandler/FakeWriter.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,391 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Numerics;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace MatFileHandler
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A simulated writer of .mat files that just calculate the length of data that would be written.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal class FakeWriter
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets current position of the writer.
+        /// </summary>
+        public int Position { get; private set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Write contents of a numerical array.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="array">A numerical array.</param>
+        /// <param name="name">Name of the array.</param>
+        public void WriteNumericalArrayContents(IArray array, string name)
+        {
+            WriteArrayFlags();
+            WriteDimensions(array.Dimensions);
+            WriteName(name);
+            WriteNumericalArrayValues(array);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Write contents of a char array.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="charArray">A char array.</param>
+        /// <param name="name">Name of the array.</param>
+        public void WriteCharArrayContents(ICharArray charArray, string name)
+        {
+            WriteArrayFlags();
+            WriteDimensions(charArray.Dimensions);
+            WriteName(name);
+            WriteDataElement(GetLengthOfByteArray<ushort>(charArray.String.Length));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Write contents of a sparse array.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">Array element type.</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="array">A sparse array.</param>
+        /// <param name="name">Name of the array.</param>
+        public void WriteSparseArrayContents<T>(
+            ISparseArrayOf<T> array,
+            string name)
+            where T : unmanaged, IEquatable<T>
+        {
+            (var rowsLength, var columnsLength, var dataLength, var nonZero) = PrepareSparseArrayData(array);
+            WriteSparseArrayFlags();
+            WriteDimensions(array.Dimensions);
+            WriteName(name);
+            WriteSparseArrayValues<T>(rowsLength, columnsLength, dataLength);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Write contents of a structure array.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="array">A structure array.</param>
+        /// <param name="name">Name of the array.</param>
+        public void WriteStructureArrayContents(IStructureArray array, string name)
+        {
+            WriteArrayFlags();
+            WriteDimensions(array.Dimensions);
+            WriteName(name);
+            WriteFieldNames(array.FieldNames);
+            WriteStructureArrayValues(array);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Write contents of a cell array.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="array">A cell array.</param>
+        /// <param name="name">Name of the array.</param>
+        public void WriteCellArrayContents(ICellArray array, string name)
+        {
+            WriteArrayFlags();
+            WriteDimensions(array.Dimensions);
+            WriteName(name);
+            WriteCellArrayValues(array);
+        }
+
+        private void WriteTag()
+        {
+            Position += 8;
+        }
+
+        private void WriteShortTag()
+        {
+            Position += 4;
+        }
+
+        private void WriteWrappingContents<T>(T array, Action<FakeWriter> writeContents)
+            where T : IArray
+        {
+            if (array.IsEmpty)
+            {
+                WriteTag();
+                return;
+            }
+
+            WriteTag();
+            writeContents(this);
+        }
+
+        private void WriteNumericalArrayValues(IArray value)
+        {
+            switch (value)
+            {
+                case IArrayOf<sbyte> sbyteArray:
+                    WriteDataElement(GetLengthOfByteArray<sbyte>(sbyteArray.Data.Length));
+                    break;
+                case IArrayOf<byte> byteArray:
+                    WriteDataElement(GetLengthOfByteArray<byte>(byteArray.Data.Length));
+                    break;
+                case IArrayOf<short> shortArray:
+                    WriteDataElement(GetLengthOfByteArray<short>(shortArray.Data.Length));
+                    break;
+                case IArrayOf<ushort> ushortArray:
+                    WriteDataElement(GetLengthOfByteArray<ushort>(ushortArray.Data.Length));
+                    break;
+                case IArrayOf<int> intArray:
+                    WriteDataElement(GetLengthOfByteArray<int>(intArray.Data.Length));
+                    break;
+                case IArrayOf<uint> uintArray:
+                    WriteDataElement(GetLengthOfByteArray<uint>(uintArray.Data.Length));
+                    break;
+                case IArrayOf<long> longArray:
+                    WriteDataElement(GetLengthOfByteArray<long>(longArray.Data.Length));
+                    break;
+                case IArrayOf<ulong> ulongArray:
+                    WriteDataElement(GetLengthOfByteArray<ulong>(ulongArray.Data.Length));
+                    break;
+                case IArrayOf<float> floatArray:
+                    WriteDataElement(GetLengthOfByteArray<float>(floatArray.Data.Length));
+                    break;
+                case IArrayOf<double> doubleArray:
+                    WriteDataElement(GetLengthOfByteArray<double>(doubleArray.Data.Length));
+                    break;
+                case IArrayOf<bool> boolArray:
+                    WriteDataElement(boolArray.Data.Length);
+                    break;
+                case IArrayOf<ComplexOf<sbyte>> complexSbyteArray:
+                    WriteComplexValues(GetLengthOfPairOfByteArrays(complexSbyteArray.Data));
+                    break;
+                case IArrayOf<ComplexOf<byte>> complexByteArray:
+                    WriteComplexValues(GetLengthOfPairOfByteArrays(complexByteArray.Data));
+                    break;
+                case IArrayOf<ComplexOf<short>> complexShortArray:
+                    WriteComplexValues(GetLengthOfPairOfByteArrays(complexShortArray.Data));
+                    break;
+                case IArrayOf<ComplexOf<ushort>> complexUshortArray:
+                    WriteComplexValues(GetLengthOfPairOfByteArrays(complexUshortArray.Data));
+                    break;
+                case IArrayOf<ComplexOf<int>> complexIntArray:
+                    WriteComplexValues(GetLengthOfPairOfByteArrays(complexIntArray.Data));
+                    break;
+                case IArrayOf<ComplexOf<uint>> complexUintArray:
+                    WriteComplexValues(GetLengthOfPairOfByteArrays(complexUintArray.Data));
+                    break;
+                case IArrayOf<ComplexOf<long>> complexLongArray:
+                    WriteComplexValues(GetLengthOfPairOfByteArrays(complexLongArray.Data));
+                    break;
+                case IArrayOf<ComplexOf<ulong>> complexUlongArray:
+                    WriteComplexValues(GetLengthOfPairOfByteArrays(complexUlongArray.Data));
+                    break;
+                case IArrayOf<ComplexOf<float>> complexFloatArray:
+                    WriteComplexValues(GetLengthOfPairOfByteArrays(complexFloatArray.Data));
+                    break;
+                case IArrayOf<Complex> complexDoubleArray:
+                    WriteComplexValues(GetLengthOfPairOfByteArrays(complexDoubleArray.Data));
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    throw new NotSupportedException();
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void WriteName(string name)
+        {
+            var nameBytes = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(name);
+            WriteDataElement(nameBytes.Length);
+        }
+
+        private void WriteArrayFlags()
+        {
+            WriteTag();
+            Position += 8;
+        }
+
+        private void WriteDimensions(int[] dimensions)
+        {
+            var buffer = GetLengthOfByteArray<int>(dimensions.Length);
+            WriteDataElement(buffer);
+        }
+
+        private static unsafe int GetLengthOfByteArray<T>(int dataLength)
+            where T : unmanaged
+        {
+            return dataLength * sizeof(T);
+        }
+
+        private static unsafe int GetLengthOfPairOfByteArrays<T>(ComplexOf<T>[] data)
+            where T : unmanaged
+        {
+            return data.Length * sizeof(T);
+        }
+
+        private static unsafe int GetLengthOfPairOfByteArrays(Complex[] data)
+        {
+            return data.Length * sizeof(double);
+        }
+
+        private static int CalculatePadding(int length)
+        {
+            var rem = length % 8;
+            return rem == 0 ? 0 : 8 - rem;
+        }
+
+        private void WriteDataElement(int dataLength)
+        {
+            var maybePadding = 0;
+            if (dataLength > 4)
+            {
+                WriteTag();
+                Position += dataLength;
+                maybePadding = CalculatePadding(dataLength + 8);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                WriteShortTag();
+                Position += 4;
+            }
+
+            Position += maybePadding;
+        }
+
+        private void WriteComplexValues(
+            int dataLength)
+        {
+            WriteDataElement(dataLength);
+            WriteDataElement(dataLength);
+        }
+
+        private void WriteSparseArrayValues<T>(int rowsLength, int columnsLength, int dataLength)
+          where T : unmanaged
+        {
+            WriteDataElement(GetLengthOfByteArray<int>(rowsLength));
+            WriteDataElement(GetLengthOfByteArray<int>(columnsLength));
+            if (typeof(T) == typeof(double))
+            {
+                WriteDataElement(GetLengthOfByteArray<double>(dataLength));
+            }
+            else if (typeof(T) == typeof(Complex))
+            {
+                WriteDataElement(GetLengthOfByteArray<double>(dataLength));
+                WriteDataElement(GetLengthOfByteArray<double>(dataLength));
+            }
+            else if (typeof(T) == typeof(bool))
+            {
+                WriteDataElement(dataLength);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static (int rowIndexLength, int columnIndexLength, int dataLength, uint nonZero) PrepareSparseArrayData<T>(
+            ISparseArrayOf<T> array)
+            where T : struct, IEquatable<T>
+        {
+            var numberOfColumns = array.Dimensions[1];
+            var numberOfElements = array.Data.Values.Count(value => !value.Equals(default));
+            return (numberOfElements, numberOfColumns + 1, numberOfElements, (uint)numberOfElements);
+        }
+
+        private void WriteSparseArrayFlags()
+        {
+            WriteTag();
+            Position += 8;
+        }
+
+        private void WriteFieldNames(IEnumerable<string> fieldNames)
+        {
+            var fieldNamesArray = fieldNames.Select(name => Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(name)).ToArray();
+            var maxFieldName = fieldNamesArray.Max(name => name.Length) + 1;
+            WriteDataElement(GetLengthOfByteArray<int>(1));
+            var buffer = new byte[fieldNamesArray.Length * maxFieldName];
+            var startPosition = 0;
+            foreach (var name in fieldNamesArray)
+            {
+                for (var i = 0; i < name.Length; i++)
+                {
+                    buffer[startPosition + i] = name[i];
+                }
+                startPosition += maxFieldName;
+            }
+            WriteDataElement(buffer.Length);
+        }
+
+        private void WriteStructureArrayValues(IStructureArray array)
+        {
+            for (var i = 0; i < array.Count; i++)
+            {
+                foreach (var name in array.FieldNames)
+                {
+                    WriteArray(array[name, i]);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void WriteArray(IArray array, string variableName = "", bool isGlobal = false)
+        {
+            switch (array)
+            {
+                case ICharArray charArray:
+                    WriteCharArray(charArray, variableName);
+                    break;
+                case ISparseArrayOf<double> doubleSparseArray:
+                    WriteSparseArray(doubleSparseArray, variableName);
+                    break;
+                case ISparseArrayOf<Complex> complexSparseArray:
+                    WriteSparseArray(complexSparseArray, variableName);
+                    break;
+                case ISparseArrayOf<bool> boolSparseArray:
+                    WriteSparseArray(boolSparseArray, variableName);
+                    break;
+                case ICellArray cellArray:
+                    WriteCellArray(cellArray, variableName);
+                    break;
+                case IStructureArray structureArray:
+                    WriteStructureArray(structureArray, variableName);
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    WriteNumericalArray(array, variableName);
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void WriteCharArray(ICharArray charArray, string name)
+        {
+            WriteWrappingContents(
+                charArray,
+                fakeWriter => fakeWriter.WriteCharArrayContents(charArray, name));
+        }
+
+        private void WriteSparseArray<T>(ISparseArrayOf<T> sparseArray, string name)
+            where T : unmanaged, IEquatable<T>
+        {
+            WriteWrappingContents(
+                sparseArray,
+                fakeWriter => fakeWriter.WriteSparseArrayContents(sparseArray, name));
+        }
+
+        private void WriteCellArray(ICellArray cellArray, string name)
+        {
+            WriteWrappingContents(
+                cellArray,
+                fakeWriter => fakeWriter.WriteCellArrayContents(cellArray, name));
+        }
+
+        private void WriteCellArrayValues(ICellArray array)
+        {
+            for (var i = 0; i < array.Count; i++)
+            {
+                WriteArray(array[i]);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void WriteStructureArray(
+            IStructureArray structureArray,
+            string name)
+        {
+            WriteWrappingContents(
+                structureArray,
+                fakeWriter => fakeWriter.WriteStructureArrayContents(structureArray, name));
+        }
+
+        private void WriteNumericalArray(
+            IArray numericalArray,
+            string name = "")
+        {
+            WriteWrappingContents(
+                numericalArray,
+                fakeWriter => fakeWriter.WriteNumericalArrayContents(numericalArray, name));
+        }
+    }
+}

MatFileHandler/HandlerException.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 using System;
 
 namespace MatFileHandler
@@ -19,4 +17,4 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         {
         }
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler/Header.cs

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 using System;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+#if !NET461
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+#endif
 
 namespace MatFileHandler
 {
@@ -72,11 +72,9 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             var version = reader.ReadInt16();
             var endian = reader.ReadInt16();
             var isLittleEndian = endian == 19785;
-            if (!isLittleEndian)
-            {
-                throw new NotSupportedException("Big-endian files are not supported.");
-            }
-            return new Header(text, subsystemDataOffset, version);
+            return isLittleEndian
+                ? new Header(text, subsystemDataOffset, version)
+                : throw new NotSupportedException("Big-endian files are not supported.");
         }
 
         private static string GetOperatingSystem()
@@ -100,4 +98,4 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
 #endif
         }
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler/IArray.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
+using System;
 using System.Numerics;
 
 namespace MatFileHandler
@@ -30,10 +29,22 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         /// <returns>Array of values of the array, converted to Double, or null if the conversion is not possible.</returns>
         double[]? ConvertToDoubleArray();
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Tries to convert the array to a 2-dimensional array of Double values.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>2-dimensional array of values of the array, converted to Double, or null if the conversion is not possible (for example, when the array has more than 2 dimensions).</returns>
+        double[,]? ConvertTo2dDoubleArray();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Tries to convert the array to a multidimensional array of Double values.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>Multidimensional array of values of the array, converted to Double, or null if the conversion is not possible.</returns>
+        Array? ConvertToMultidimensionalDoubleArray();
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Tries to convert the array to an array of Complex values.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>Array of values of the array, converted to Complex, or null if the conversion is not possible.</returns>
         Complex[]? ConvertToComplexArray();
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler/IArrayOf.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 namespace MatFileHandler
 {
     /// <summary>
@@ -36,4 +34,4 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         /// <param name="list">Index of the element.</param>
         T this[params int[] list] { get; set; }
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler/ICellArray.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 namespace MatFileHandler
 {
     /// <summary>
@@ -8,4 +6,4 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
     public interface ICellArray : IArrayOf<IArray>
     {
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler/ICharArray.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 namespace MatFileHandler
 {
     /// <summary>
@@ -10,6 +8,8 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the contained string.
         /// </summary>
+#pragma warning disable CA1716, CA1720
         string String { get; }
+#pragma warning restore CA1716, CA1720
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler/IMatFile.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 namespace MatFileHandler
 {
     /// <summary>
@@ -20,5 +18,13 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="variableName">Variable name.</param>
         IVariable this[string variableName] { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the variable with the specified name.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="name">The name of the variable to get.</param>
+        /// <param name="variable">When this method returns, contains the variable with the specified name, if it is found; otherwise, null.</param>
+        /// <returns>True if the file contains a variable with the specified name; otherwise, false.</returns>
+        bool TryGetVariable(string name, out IVariable? variable);
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler/IMatObject.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 
 namespace MatFileHandler

MatFileHandler/ISparseArrayOf.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 
 namespace MatFileHandler
@@ -17,4 +15,4 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         /// </summary>
         new IReadOnlyDictionary<(int row, int column), T> Data { get; }
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler/IStructureArray.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 
 namespace MatFileHandler
@@ -21,4 +19,4 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         /// <param name="list">Index of the element in the structure array.</param>
         IArray this[string field, params int[] list] { get; set; }
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler/IVariable.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 namespace MatFileHandler
 {
     /// <summary>
@@ -22,4 +20,4 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         /// </summary>
         bool IsGlobal { get; }
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler/MatArray.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
+using System;
 using System.Numerics;
 
 namespace MatFileHandler
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         /// <returns>Empty array.</returns>
         public static MatArray Empty()
         {
-            return new MatArray(new ArrayFlags { Class = ArrayType.MxCell, Variable = 0 }, new int[] { }, string.Empty);
+            return new MatArray(new ArrayFlags { Class = ArrayType.MxCell, Variable = 0 }, Array.Empty<int>(), string.Empty);
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
@@ -59,10 +58,22 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             return null;
         }
 
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public virtual double[,]? ConvertTo2dDoubleArray()
+        {
+            return ConvertToMultidimensionalDoubleArray() as double[,];
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public virtual Array? ConvertToMultidimensionalDoubleArray()
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public virtual Complex[]? ConvertToComplexArray()
         {
             return null;
         }
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler/MatCellArray.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 
@@ -33,4 +31,4 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             set => Data[Dimensions.DimFlatten(indices)] = value;
         }
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler/MatCharArrayOf.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 namespace MatFileHandler
 {
     /// <summary>
@@ -54,4 +52,4 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             }
         }
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler/MatFile.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 
@@ -18,11 +16,7 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         /// <param name="variables">List of variables.</param>
         public MatFile(IEnumerable<IVariable> variables)
         {
-            _variables = new Dictionary<string, IVariable>();
-            foreach (var variable in variables)
-            {
-                _variables[variable.Name] = variable;
-            }
+            _variables = variables.ToDictionary(v => v.Name, v => v);
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
@@ -34,5 +28,11 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             get => _variables[variableName];
             set => _variables[variableName] = value;
         }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public bool TryGetVariable(string name, out IVariable value)
+        {
+            return _variables.TryGetValue(name, out value);
+        }
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler/MatFileHandler.csproj

@@ -1,47 +1,45 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFrameworks>netstandard2.0;net461;net472</TargetFrameworks>
-    <PackageVersion>1.3.0</PackageVersion>
+    <PackageVersion>1.4.0-beta6</PackageVersion>
     <PackageId>MatFileHandler</PackageId>
     <Title>A library for reading and writing MATLAB .mat files.</Title>
     <Authors>Alexander Luzgarev</Authors>
     <Description>MatFileHandler provides a simple interface for reading and writing MATLAB .mat files (of so-called "Level 5") and extracting the contents of numerical arrays, logical arrays, sparse arrays, char arrays, cell arrays and structure arrays.</Description>
     <Copyright>Copyright 2017-2020 Alexander Luzgarev</Copyright>
-    <PackageLicenseFile>LICENSE.md</PackageLicenseFile>
-    <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/mahalex/MatFileHandler</PackageProjectUrl>
-    <PackageReleaseNotes>First release.</PackageReleaseNotes>
+    <PackageLicenseExpression>MIT</PackageLicenseExpression>
+    <PackageProjectUrl>https://git.mahalex.net/mahalex/MatFileHandler</PackageProjectUrl>
+    <PackageReleaseNotes>https://git.mahalex.net/mahalex/MatFileHandler/releases/</PackageReleaseNotes>
+    <PackageReadmeFile>README.md</PackageReadmeFile>
     <PackageTags>Matlab</PackageTags>
-    <RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/mahalex/MatFileHandler</RepositoryUrl>
+    <RepositoryUrl>https://git.mahalex.net/mahalex/MatFileHandler</RepositoryUrl>
     <OutputPath>bin\$(Configuration)\</OutputPath>
     <DocumentationFile>$(OutputPath)\$(TargetFramework)\$(AssemblyName).xml</DocumentationFile>
     <GeneratePackageOnBuild>true</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
-    <LangVersion>8.0</LangVersion>
+    <EnforceCodeStyleInBuild>true</EnforceCodeStyleInBuild>
+    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <PublishRepositoryUrl>true</PublishRepositoryUrl>
     <IncludeSymbols>true</IncludeSymbols>
+    <EmbedUntrackedSources>true</EmbedUntrackedSources>
     <SymbolPackageFormat>snupkg</SymbolPackageFormat>
+    <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
+    <AnalysisLevel>latest-Recommended</AnalysisLevel>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="1.0.0" PrivateAssets="All" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|AnyCPU'">
-    <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>..\MatFileHandler.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|AnyCPU'">
-    <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>..\MatFileHandler.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <AdditionalFiles Include="..\stylecop.json" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="StyleCop.Analyzers" Version="1.2.0-beta.66">
-            <PrivateAssets>All</PrivateAssets>
-    </PackageReference>
     <PackageReference Include="System.ValueTuple" Version="4.4.0" Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net461'" />
   </ItemGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup>
-    <None Include="..\LICENSE.md" Pack="true" PackagePath=""/>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.Gitea" Version="8.0.0" PrivateAssets="All"/>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="..\README.md" Pack="true" PackagePath="\"/>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <InternalsVisibleTo Include="MatFileHandler.Tests" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>

MatFileHandler/MatFileReader.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
-using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 
@@ -28,10 +25,8 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         /// <returns>Contents of the file.</returns>
         public IMatFile Read()
         {
-            using (var reader = new BinaryReader(Stream))
-            {
-                return Read(reader);
-            }
+            using var reader = new BinaryReader(new PositionTrackingStream(Stream));
+            return Read(reader);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -51,26 +46,24 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             var dataElementReader = new DataElementReader(subsystemData);
             while (true)
             {
-                try
-                {
-                    var position = reader.BaseStream.Position;
-                    var dataElement = dataElementReader.Read(reader);
-                    if (position == subsystemDataOffset)
-                    {
-                        var subsystemDataElement = dataElement as IArrayOf<byte>
-                            ?? throw new HandlerException("Cannot parse subsystem data element.");
-                        var newSubsystemData = ReadSubsystemData(subsystemDataElement.Data, subsystemData);
-                        subsystemData.Set(newSubsystemData);
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        variables.Add(new RawVariable(position, dataElement));
-                    }
-                }
-                catch (EndOfStreamException)
+                var position = reader.BaseStream.Position;
+                var dataElement = dataElementReader.Read(reader);
+                if (dataElement is null)
                 {
                     break;
                 }
+
+                if (position == subsystemDataOffset)
+                {
+                    var subsystemDataElement = dataElement as IArrayOf<byte>
+                        ?? throw new HandlerException("Cannot parse subsystem data element.");
+                    var newSubsystemData = ReadSubsystemData(subsystemDataElement.Data, subsystemData);
+                    subsystemData.Set(newSubsystemData);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    variables.Add(new RawVariable(position, dataElement));
+                }
             }
 
             return variables;
@@ -88,23 +81,21 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             return ReadRawVariables(reader, subsystemDataOffset, subsystemData);
         }
 
-        private static IMatFile Read(BinaryReader reader)
+        private static MatFile Read(BinaryReader reader)
         {
             var header = ReadHeader(reader);
             var rawVariables = ReadRawVariables(reader, header.SubsystemDataOffset);
             var variables = new List<IVariable>();
             foreach (var variable in rawVariables)
             {
-                var array = variable.DataElement as MatArray;
-                if (array is null)
+                if (variable.DataElement is MatArray array)
                 {
-                    continue;
+                    variables.Add(
+                        new MatVariable(
+                            array,
+                            array.Name,
+                            array.Flags.Variable.HasFlag(Variable.IsGlobal)));
                 }
-
-                variables.Add(new MatVariable(
-                    array,
-                    array.Name,
-                    array.Flags.Variable.HasFlag(Variable.IsGlobal)));
             }
 
             return new MatFile(variables);
@@ -120,4 +111,4 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             return SubsystemDataReader.Read(bytes, subsystemData);
         }
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler/MatFileWriter.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
@@ -47,22 +45,28 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         public void Write(IMatFile file)
         {
             var header = Header.CreateNewHeader();
-            using (var writer = new BinaryWriter(Stream))
+            using var writer = new BinaryWriter(Stream);
+            WriteHeader(writer, header);
+            foreach (var variable in file.Variables)
             {
-                WriteHeader(writer, header);
-                foreach (var variable in file.Variables)
+                switch (_options.UseCompression)
                 {
-                    switch (_options.UseCompression)
-                    {
-                        case CompressionUsage.Always:
-                            WriteCompressedVariable(writer, variable);
-                            break;
-                        case CompressionUsage.Never:
-                            WriteVariable(writer, variable);
-                            break;
-                        default:
-                            throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException();
-                    }
+                    case CompressionUsage.Always:
+                        if (Stream.CanSeek)
+                        {
+                            WriteCompressedVariableToSeekableStream(writer, variable);
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            WriteCompressedVariableToUnseekableStream(writer, variable);
+                        }
+
+                        break;
+                    case CompressionUsage.Never:
+                        WriteVariable(writer, variable);
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        throw new NotImplementedException();
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -90,7 +94,7 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             return (s2 << 16) | s1;
         }
 
-        private void WriteHeader(BinaryWriter writer, Header header)
+        private static void WriteHeader(BinaryWriter writer, Header header)
         {
             writer.Write(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(header.Text));
             writer.Write(header.SubsystemDataOffset);
@@ -98,33 +102,30 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             writer.Write((short)19785); // Magic number, 'IM'.
         }
 
-        private void WriteTag(BinaryWriter writer, Tag tag)
+        private static void WriteTag(BinaryWriter writer, Tag tag)
         {
             writer.Write((int)tag.Type);
             writer.Write(tag.Length);
         }
 
-        private void WriteShortTag(BinaryWriter writer, Tag tag)
+        private static void WriteShortTag(BinaryWriter writer, Tag tag)
         {
             writer.Write((short)tag.Type);
             writer.Write((short)tag.Length);
         }
 
-        private void WritePadding(BinaryWriter writer)
-        {
-            var positionMod8 = writer.BaseStream.Position % 8;
-            if (positionMod8 != 0)
-            {
-                writer.Write(new byte[8 - positionMod8]);
-            }
-        }
-
-        private void WriteDataElement(BinaryWriter writer, DataType type, byte[] data)
+        private static void WriteDataElement(BinaryWriter writer, DataType type, byte[] data)
         {
             if (data.Length > 4)
             {
                 WriteTag(writer, new Tag(type, data.Length));
                 writer.Write(data);
+                var rem = data.Length % 8;
+                if (rem > 0)
+                {
+                    var padding = new byte[8 - rem];
+                    writer.Write(padding);
+                }
             }
             else
             {
@@ -136,17 +137,16 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
                     writer.Write(padding);
                 }
             }
-            WritePadding(writer);
         }
 
-        private void WriteDimensions(BinaryWriter writer, int[] dimensions)
+        private static void WriteDimensions(BinaryWriter writer, int[] dimensions)
         {
             var buffer = ConvertToByteArray(dimensions);
             WriteDataElement(writer, DataType.MiInt32, buffer);
         }
 
-        private byte[] ConvertToByteArray<T>(T[] data)
-          where T : struct
+        private static byte[] ConvertToByteArray<T>(T[] data)
+            where T : struct
         {
             int size;
             if (typeof(T) == typeof(sbyte))
@@ -189,6 +189,10 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             {
                 size = sizeof(double);
             }
+            else if (typeof(T) == typeof(bool))
+            {
+                size = sizeof(bool);
+            }
             else
             {
                 throw new NotSupportedException();
@@ -198,51 +202,51 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             return buffer;
         }
 
-        private (byte[] real, byte[] imaginary) ConvertToPairOfByteArrays<T>(ComplexOf<T>[] data)
+        private static (byte[] real, byte[] imaginary) ConvertToPairOfByteArrays<T>(ComplexOf<T>[] data)
           where T : struct
         {
             return (ConvertToByteArray(data.Select(x => x.Real).ToArray()),
                 ConvertToByteArray(data.Select(x => x.Imaginary).ToArray()));
         }
 
-        private (byte[] real, byte[] imaginary) ConvertToPairOfByteArrays(Complex[] data)
+        private static (byte[] real, byte[] imaginary) ConvertToPairOfByteArrays(Complex[] data)
         {
             return (ConvertToByteArray(data.Select(x => x.Real).ToArray()),
                 ConvertToByteArray(data.Select(x => x.Imaginary).ToArray()));
         }
 
-        private void WriteComplexValues(BinaryWriter writer, DataType type, (byte[] real, byte[] complex) data)
+        private static void WriteComplexValues(BinaryWriter writer, DataType type, (byte[] real, byte[] complex) data)
         {
             WriteDataElement(writer, type, data.real);
             WriteDataElement(writer, type, data.complex);
         }
 
-        private void WriteArrayFlags(BinaryWriter writer, ArrayFlags flags)
+        private static void WriteArrayFlags(BinaryWriter writer, ArrayFlags flags)
         {
             var flag = (byte)flags.Variable;
             WriteTag(writer, new Tag(DataType.MiUInt32, 8));
             writer.Write((byte)flags.Class);
             writer.Write(flag);
-            writer.Write(new byte[] { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 });
+            writer.Write([0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]);
         }
 
-        private void WriteSparseArrayFlags(BinaryWriter writer, SparseArrayFlags flags)
+        private static void WriteSparseArrayFlags(BinaryWriter writer, SparseArrayFlags flags)
         {
             var flag = (byte)flags.ArrayFlags.Variable;
             WriteTag(writer, new Tag(DataType.MiUInt32, 8));
             writer.Write((byte)flags.ArrayFlags.Class);
             writer.Write(flag);
-            writer.Write(new byte[] { 0, 0 });
+            writer.Write([0, 0]);
             writer.Write(flags.NzMax);
         }
 
-        private void WriteName(BinaryWriter writer, string name)
+        private static void WriteName(BinaryWriter writer, string name)
         {
             var nameBytes = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(name);
             WriteDataElement(writer, DataType.MiInt8, nameBytes);
         }
 
-        private void WriteNumericalArrayValues(BinaryWriter writer, IArray value)
+        private static void WriteNumericalArrayValues(BinaryWriter writer, IArray value)
         {
             switch (value)
             {
@@ -277,10 +281,7 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
                     WriteDataElement(writer, DataType.MiDouble, ConvertToByteArray(doubleArray.Data));
                     break;
                 case IArrayOf<bool> boolArray:
-                    WriteDataElement(
-                        writer,
-                        DataType.MiUInt8,
-                        boolArray.Data.Select(element => element ? (byte)1 : (byte)0).ToArray());
+                    WriteDataElement(writer, DataType.MiUInt8, ConvertToByteArray(boolArray.Data));
                     break;
                 case IArrayOf<ComplexOf<sbyte>> complexSbyteArray:
                     WriteComplexValues(writer, DataType.MiInt8, ConvertToPairOfByteArrays(complexSbyteArray.Data));
@@ -317,63 +318,39 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             }
         }
 
-        private ArrayFlags GetArrayFlags(IArray array, bool isGlobal)
+        private static ArrayFlags GetArrayFlags(IArray array, bool isGlobal)
         {
             var variableFlags = isGlobal ? Variable.IsGlobal : 0;
-            switch (array)
+            return array switch
             {
-                case IArrayOf<sbyte> _:
-                    return new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxInt8, variableFlags);
-                case IArrayOf<byte> _:
-                    return new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxUInt8, variableFlags);
-                case IArrayOf<short> _:
-                    return new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxInt16, variableFlags);
-                case IArrayOf<ushort> _:
-                    return new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxUInt16, variableFlags);
-                case IArrayOf<int> _:
-                    return new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxInt32, variableFlags);
-                case IArrayOf<uint> _:
-                    return new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxUInt32, variableFlags);
-                case IArrayOf<long> _:
-                    return new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxInt64, variableFlags);
-                case IArrayOf<ulong> _:
-                    return new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxUInt64, variableFlags);
-                case IArrayOf<float> _:
-                    return new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxSingle, variableFlags);
-                case IArrayOf<double> _:
-                    return new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxDouble, variableFlags);
-                case IArrayOf<bool> _:
-                    return new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxUInt8, variableFlags | Variable.IsLogical);
-                case IArrayOf<ComplexOf<sbyte>> _:
-                    return new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxInt8, variableFlags | Variable.IsComplex);
-                case IArrayOf<ComplexOf<byte>> _:
-                    return new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxUInt8, variableFlags | Variable.IsComplex);
-                case IArrayOf<ComplexOf<short>> _:
-                    return new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxInt16, variableFlags | Variable.IsComplex);
-                case IArrayOf<ComplexOf<ushort>> _:
-                    return new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxUInt16, variableFlags | Variable.IsComplex);
-                case IArrayOf<ComplexOf<int>> _:
-                    return new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxInt32, variableFlags | Variable.IsComplex);
-                case IArrayOf<ComplexOf<uint>> _:
-                    return new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxUInt32, variableFlags | Variable.IsComplex);
-                case IArrayOf<ComplexOf<long>> _:
-                    return new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxInt64, variableFlags | Variable.IsComplex);
-                case IArrayOf<ComplexOf<ulong>> _:
-                    return new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxUInt64, variableFlags | Variable.IsComplex);
-                case IArrayOf<ComplexOf<float>> _:
-                    return new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxSingle, variableFlags | Variable.IsComplex);
-                case IArrayOf<Complex> _:
-                    return new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxDouble, variableFlags | Variable.IsComplex);
-                case IStructureArray _:
-                    return new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxStruct, variableFlags);
-                case ICellArray _:
-                    return new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxCell, variableFlags);
-                default:
-                    throw new NotSupportedException();
-            }
+                IArrayOf<sbyte> => new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxInt8, variableFlags),
+                IArrayOf<byte> => new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxUInt8, variableFlags),
+                IArrayOf<short> => new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxInt16, variableFlags),
+                IArrayOf<ushort> => new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxUInt16, variableFlags),
+                IArrayOf<int> => new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxInt32, variableFlags),
+                IArrayOf<uint> => new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxUInt32, variableFlags),
+                IArrayOf<long> => new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxInt64, variableFlags),
+                IArrayOf<ulong> => new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxUInt64, variableFlags),
+                IArrayOf<float> => new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxSingle, variableFlags),
+                IArrayOf<double> => new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxDouble, variableFlags),
+                IArrayOf<bool> => new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxUInt8, variableFlags | Variable.IsLogical),
+                IArrayOf<ComplexOf<sbyte>> => new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxInt8, variableFlags | Variable.IsComplex),
+                IArrayOf<ComplexOf<byte>> => new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxUInt8, variableFlags | Variable.IsComplex),
+                IArrayOf<ComplexOf<short>> => new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxInt16, variableFlags | Variable.IsComplex),
+                IArrayOf<ComplexOf<ushort>> => new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxUInt16, variableFlags | Variable.IsComplex),
+                IArrayOf<ComplexOf<int>> => new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxInt32, variableFlags | Variable.IsComplex),
+                IArrayOf<ComplexOf<uint>> => new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxUInt32, variableFlags | Variable.IsComplex),
+                IArrayOf<ComplexOf<long>> => new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxInt64, variableFlags | Variable.IsComplex),
+                IArrayOf<ComplexOf<ulong>> => new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxUInt64, variableFlags | Variable.IsComplex),
+                IArrayOf<ComplexOf<float>> => new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxSingle, variableFlags | Variable.IsComplex),
+                IArrayOf<Complex> => new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxDouble, variableFlags | Variable.IsComplex),
+                IStructureArray => new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxStruct, variableFlags),
+                ICellArray => new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxCell, variableFlags),
+                _ => throw new NotSupportedException(),
+            };
         }
 
-        private SparseArrayFlags GetSparseArrayFlags<T>(ISparseArrayOf<T> array, bool isGlobal, uint nonZero)
+        private static SparseArrayFlags GetSparseArrayFlags<T>(ISparseArrayOf<T> array, bool isGlobal, uint nonZero)
             where T : struct
         {
             var flags = GetArrayFlags(array, isGlobal);
@@ -388,12 +365,16 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             };
         }
 
-        private ArrayFlags GetCharArrayFlags(bool isGlobal)
+        private static ArrayFlags GetCharArrayFlags(bool isGlobal)
         {
             return new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxChar, isGlobal ? Variable.IsGlobal : 0);
         }
 
-        private void WriteWrappingContents<T>(BinaryWriter writer, T array, Action<BinaryWriter> writeContents)
+        private static void WriteWrappingContents<T>(
+            BinaryWriter writer,
+            T array,
+            Action<FakeWriter> lengthCalculator,
+            Action<BinaryWriter> writeContents)
             where T : IArray
         {
             if (array.IsEmpty)
@@ -401,19 +382,15 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
                 WriteTag(writer, new Tag(DataType.MiMatrix, 0));
                 return;
             }
-            using (var contents = new MemoryStream())
-            {
-                using (var contentsWriter = new BinaryWriter(contents))
-                {
-                    writeContents(contentsWriter);
-                    WriteTag(writer, new Tag(DataType.MiMatrix, (int)contents.Length));
-                    contents.Position = 0;
-                    contents.CopyTo(writer.BaseStream);
-                }
-            }
+
+            var fakeWriter = new FakeWriter();
+            lengthCalculator(fakeWriter);
+            var calculatedLength = fakeWriter.Position;
+            WriteTag(writer, new Tag(DataType.MiMatrix, calculatedLength));
+            writeContents(writer);
         }
 
-        private void WriteNumericalArrayContents(BinaryWriter writer, IArray array, string name, bool isGlobal)
+        private static void WriteNumericalArrayContents(BinaryWriter writer, IArray array, string name, bool isGlobal)
         {
             WriteArrayFlags(writer, GetArrayFlags(array, isGlobal));
             WriteDimensions(writer, array.Dimensions);
@@ -421,7 +398,7 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             WriteNumericalArrayValues(writer, array);
         }
 
-        private void WriteNumericalArray(
+        private static void WriteNumericalArray(
             BinaryWriter writer,
             IArray numericalArray,
             string name = "",
@@ -430,10 +407,11 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             WriteWrappingContents(
                 writer,
                 numericalArray,
+                fakeWriter => fakeWriter.WriteNumericalArrayContents(numericalArray, name),
                 contentsWriter => { WriteNumericalArrayContents(contentsWriter, numericalArray, name, isGlobal); });
         }
 
-        private void WriteCharArrayContents(BinaryWriter writer, ICharArray charArray, string name, bool isGlobal)
+        private static void WriteCharArrayContents(BinaryWriter writer, ICharArray charArray, string name, bool isGlobal)
         {
             WriteArrayFlags(writer, GetCharArrayFlags(isGlobal));
             WriteDimensions(writer, charArray.Dimensions);
@@ -442,15 +420,16 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             WriteDataElement(writer, DataType.MiUtf16, ConvertToByteArray(array));
         }
 
-        private void WriteCharArray(BinaryWriter writer, ICharArray charArray, string name, bool isGlobal)
+        private static void WriteCharArray(BinaryWriter writer, ICharArray charArray, string name, bool isGlobal)
         {
             WriteWrappingContents(
                 writer,
                 charArray,
+                fakeWriter => fakeWriter.WriteCharArrayContents(charArray, name),
                 contentsWriter => { WriteCharArrayContents(contentsWriter, charArray, name, isGlobal); });
         }
 
-        private void WriteSparseArrayValues<T>(
+        private static void WriteSparseArrayValues<T>(
             BinaryWriter writer, int[] rows, int[] columns, T[] data)
           where T : struct
         {
@@ -460,9 +439,8 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             {
                 WriteDataElement(writer, DataType.MiDouble, ConvertToByteArray(data));
             }
-            else if (data is Complex[])
+            else if (data is Complex[] complexData)
             {
-                var complexData = data as Complex[];
                 WriteDataElement(
                     writer,
                     DataType.MiDouble,
@@ -472,17 +450,16 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
                     DataType.MiDouble,
                     ConvertToByteArray(complexData.Select(c => c.Imaginary).ToArray()));
             }
-            else if (data is bool[])
+            else if (data is bool[] boolData)
             {
-                var boolData = data as bool[];
                 WriteDataElement(
                     writer,
                     DataType.MiUInt8,
-                    boolData.Select(element => element ? (byte)1 : (byte)0).ToArray());
+                    ConvertToByteArray(boolData));
             }
         }
 
-        private (int[] rowIndex, int[] columnIndex, T[] data, uint nonZero) PrepareSparseArrayData<T>(
+        private static (int[] rowIndex, int[] columnIndex, T[] data, uint nonZero) PrepareSparseArrayData<T>(
             ISparseArrayOf<T> array)
             where T : struct, IEquatable<T>
         {
@@ -505,7 +482,7 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             return (rowIndexList.ToArray(), columnIndex, valuesList.ToArray(), (uint)rowIndexList.Count);
         }
 
-        private void WriteSparseArrayContents<T>(
+        private static void WriteSparseArrayContents<T>(
             BinaryWriter writer,
             ISparseArrayOf<T> array,
             string name,
@@ -519,20 +496,21 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             WriteSparseArrayValues(writer, rows, columns, data);
         }
 
-        private void WriteSparseArray<T>(BinaryWriter writer, ISparseArrayOf<T> sparseArray, string name, bool isGlobal)
-            where T : struct, IEquatable<T>
+        private static void WriteSparseArray<T>(BinaryWriter writer, ISparseArrayOf<T> sparseArray, string name, bool isGlobal)
+            where T : unmanaged, IEquatable<T>
         {
             WriteWrappingContents(
                 writer,
                 sparseArray,
+                fakeWriter => fakeWriter.WriteSparseArrayContents(sparseArray, name),
                 contentsWriter => { WriteSparseArrayContents(contentsWriter, sparseArray, name, isGlobal); });
         }
 
-        private void WriteFieldNames(BinaryWriter writer, IEnumerable<string> fieldNames)
+        private static void WriteFieldNames(BinaryWriter writer, IEnumerable<string> fieldNames)
         {
             var fieldNamesArray = fieldNames.Select(name => Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(name)).ToArray();
-            var maxFieldName = fieldNamesArray.Select(name => name.Length).Max() + 1;
-            WriteDataElement(writer, DataType.MiInt32, ConvertToByteArray(new[] { maxFieldName }));
+            var maxFieldName = fieldNamesArray.Max(name => name.Length) + 1;
+            WriteDataElement(writer, DataType.MiInt32, ConvertToByteArray([maxFieldName]));
             var buffer = new byte[fieldNamesArray.Length * maxFieldName];
             var startPosition = 0;
             foreach (var name in fieldNamesArray)
@@ -575,6 +553,7 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             WriteWrappingContents(
                 writer,
                 structureArray,
+                fakeWriter => fakeWriter.WriteStructureArrayContents(structureArray, name),
                 contentsWriter => { WriteStructureArrayContents(contentsWriter, structureArray, name, isGlobal); });
         }
 
@@ -599,6 +578,7 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             WriteWrappingContents(
                 writer,
                 cellArray,
+                fakeWriter => fakeWriter.WriteCellArrayContents(cellArray, name),
                 contentsWriter => { WriteCellArrayContents(contentsWriter, cellArray, name, isGlobal); });
         }
 
@@ -635,33 +615,55 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             WriteArray(writer, variable.Value, variable.Name, variable.IsGlobal);
         }
 
-        private void WriteCompressedVariable(BinaryWriter writer, IVariable variable)
+        private void WriteCompressedVariableToSeekableStream(BinaryWriter writer, IVariable variable)
         {
-            using (var compressedStream = new MemoryStream())
+            var position = writer.BaseStream.Position;
+            WriteTag(writer, new Tag(DataType.MiCompressed, 0));
+            writer.Write((byte)0x78);
+            writer.Write((byte)0x9c);
+            int compressedLength;
+            uint crc;
+            var before = writer.BaseStream.Position;
+            using (var compressionStream = new DeflateStream(writer.BaseStream, CompressionMode.Compress, leaveOpen: true))
             {
-                uint crc;
-                using (var originalStream = new MemoryStream())
-                {
-                    using (var internalWriter = new BinaryWriter(originalStream))
-                    {
-                        WriteVariable(internalWriter, variable);
-                        originalStream.Position = 0;
-                        crc = CalculateAdler32Checksum(originalStream);
-                        originalStream.Position = 0;
-                        using (var compressionStream =
-                            new DeflateStream(compressedStream, CompressionMode.Compress, leaveOpen: true))
-                        {
-                            originalStream.CopyTo(compressionStream);
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-                compressedStream.Position = 0;
-                WriteTag(writer, new Tag(DataType.MiCompressed, (int)(compressedStream.Length + 6)));
-                writer.Write((byte)0x78);
-                writer.Write((byte)0x9c);
-                compressedStream.CopyTo(writer.BaseStream);
-                writer.Write(BitConverter.GetBytes(crc).Reverse().ToArray());
+                using var checksumStream = new ChecksumCalculatingStream(compressionStream);
+                using var internalWriter = new BinaryWriter(checksumStream, Encoding.UTF8, leaveOpen: true);
+                WriteVariable(internalWriter, variable);
+                crc = checksumStream.GetCrc();
             }
+
+            var after = writer.BaseStream.Position;
+            compressedLength = (int)(after - before) + 6;
+
+            writer.Write(BitConverter.GetBytes(crc).Reverse().ToArray());
+            writer.BaseStream.Position = position;
+            WriteTag(writer, new Tag(DataType.MiCompressed, compressedLength));
+            writer.BaseStream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.End);
+        }
+
+        private void WriteCompressedVariableToUnseekableStream(BinaryWriter writer, IVariable variable)
+        {
+            using var compressedStream = new MemoryStream();
+            uint crc;
+            using (var originalStream = new MemoryStream())
+            {
+                using var internalWriter = new BinaryWriter(originalStream);
+                WriteVariable(internalWriter, variable);
+                originalStream.Position = 0;
+                crc = CalculateAdler32Checksum(originalStream);
+                originalStream.Position = 0;
+                using var compressionStream = new DeflateStream(
+                    compressedStream,
+                    CompressionMode.Compress,
+                    leaveOpen: true);
+                originalStream.CopyTo(compressionStream);
+            }
+            compressedStream.Position = 0;
+            WriteTag(writer, new Tag(DataType.MiCompressed, (int)(compressedStream.Length + 6)));
+            writer.Write((byte)0x78);
+            writer.Write((byte)0x9c);
+            compressedStream.CopyTo(writer.BaseStream);
+            writer.Write(BitConverter.GetBytes(crc).Reverse().ToArray());
         }
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler/MatFileWriterOptions.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 namespace MatFileHandler
 {
     /// <summary>
@@ -10,7 +8,7 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets default options.
         /// </summary>
-        public static MatFileWriterOptions Default => new MatFileWriterOptions
+        public static MatFileWriterOptions Default => new()
         {
             UseCompression = CompressionUsage.Always,
         };
@@ -20,4 +18,4 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         /// </summary>
         public CompressionUsage UseCompression { get; set; }
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler/MatNumericalArrayOf.cs

@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
 using System.Numerics;
 
 namespace MatFileHandler
@@ -59,6 +55,14 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             };
         }
 
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override Array? ConvertToMultidimensionalDoubleArray()
+        {
+            var doubleData = ConvertToDoubleArray();
+            var rearrangedData = Dimensions.UnflattenArray(doubleData);
+            return rearrangedData;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Tries to convert the array to an array of Complex values.
         /// </summary>
@@ -191,4 +195,4 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             return result;
         }
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler/MatSparseArrayOf.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
@@ -49,7 +47,7 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             get
             {
                 var rowAndColumn = GetRowAndColumn(list);
-                return DataDictionary.ContainsKey(rowAndColumn) ? DataDictionary[rowAndColumn] : default(T);
+                return DataDictionary.TryGetValue(rowAndColumn, out var result) ? result : default;
             }
             set => DataDictionary[GetRowAndColumn(list)] = value;
         }
@@ -61,7 +59,24 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         public override double[] ConvertToDoubleArray()
         {
             var data = ((IArrayOf<T>)this).Data;
-            return data as double[] ?? data.Select(x => Convert.ToDouble(x)).ToArray();
+            return data as double[] ?? data.Select(x => Convert.ToDouble(x, System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)).ToArray();
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override Array? ConvertToMultidimensionalDoubleArray()
+        {
+            if (Dimensions.Length != 2)
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            var result = new double[Dimensions[0], Dimensions[1]];
+            foreach (var pair in Data)
+            {
+                result[pair.Key.row, pair.Key.column] = Convert.ToDouble(pair.Value, System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+            }
+
+            return result;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -76,15 +91,12 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
 
         private (int row, int column) GetRowAndColumn(int[] indices)
         {
-            switch (indices.Length)
+            return indices.Length switch
             {
-                case 1:
-                    return (indices[0] % Dimensions[0], indices[0] / Dimensions[0]);
-                case 2:
-                    return (indices[0], indices[1]);
-                default:
-                    throw new NotSupportedException("Invalid index for sparse array.");
-            }
+                1 => (indices[0] % Dimensions[0], indices[0] / Dimensions[0]),
+                2 => (indices[0], indices[1]),
+                _ => throw new NotSupportedException("Invalid index for sparse array."),
+            };
         }
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler/MatStructureArray.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 using System;
 using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
@@ -69,7 +67,7 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
                 "Cannot set structure elements via this[params int[]] indexer. Use this[string, int[]] instead.");
         }
 
-        private IReadOnlyDictionary<string, IArray> ExtractStructure(int i)
+        private MatStructureArrayElement ExtractStructure(int i)
         {
             return new MatStructureArrayElement(this, i);
         }

MatFileHandler/MatVariable.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 namespace MatFileHandler
 {
     /// <inheritdoc />
@@ -27,4 +25,4 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public bool IsGlobal { get; }
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler/MiNum.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 namespace MatFileHandler
 {
     /// <summary>
@@ -23,4 +21,4 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         /// </summary>
         public T[] Data { get; }
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler/ObjectParser.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+namespace MatFileHandler;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Parser for object data.
+/// </summary>
+internal static class ObjectParser
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Parse object data.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="uintArray">Opaque link array.</param>
+    /// <param name="subsystemData">Current subsystem data.</param>
+    /// <returns>Parsed object.</returns>
+    public static IArray ParseObject(MatNumericalArrayOf<uint> uintArray, SubsystemData subsystemData)
+    {
+        var (dimensions, indexToObjectId, classIndex) = DataElementReader.ParseOpaqueData(uintArray.Data);
+        return new OpaqueLink(
+            uintArray.Name,
+            string.Empty,
+            string.Empty,
+            dimensions,
+            uintArray,
+            indexToObjectId,
+            classIndex,
+            subsystemData);
+    }
+}

MatFileHandler/Opaque.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 using System;
 using System.Numerics;
 
@@ -26,12 +24,14 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         /// <param name="className">Class name.</param>
         /// <param name="dimensions">Dimensions of the object.</param>
         /// <param name="rawData">Raw object's data.</param>
-        public Opaque(string name, string typeDescription, string className, int[] dimensions, DataElement rawData)
+        /// <param name="subsystemData">Subsystem data.</param>
+        public Opaque(string name, string typeDescription, string className, int[] dimensions, DataElement rawData, SubsystemData subsystemData)
             : base(new ArrayFlags(ArrayType.MxOpaque, 0), dimensions, name)
         {
             TypeDescription = typeDescription ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(typeDescription));
             ClassName = className ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(className));
             RawData = rawData ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(rawData));
+            SubsystemData = subsystemData ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(subsystemData));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -49,10 +49,15 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         /// </summary>
         public string TypeDescription { get; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets subsystem data.
+        /// </summary>
+        public SubsystemData SubsystemData { get; }
+
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public override Complex[]? ConvertToComplexArray() => null;
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public override double[]? ConvertToDoubleArray() => null;
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler/OpaqueLink.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 using System;
 using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
@@ -12,8 +10,6 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
     /// </summary>
     internal class OpaqueLink : Opaque, IMatObject
     {
-        private readonly SubsystemData subsystemData;
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="OpaqueLink"/> class.
         /// </summary>
@@ -34,11 +30,10 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             int[] indexToObjectId,
             int classIndex,
             SubsystemData subsystemData)
-            : base(name, typeDescription, className, dimensions, data)
+            : base(name, typeDescription, className, dimensions, data, subsystemData)
         {
             IndexToObjectId = indexToObjectId ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(indexToObjectId));
             ClassIndex = classIndex;
-            this.subsystemData = subsystemData ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(subsystemData));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -74,22 +69,14 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets name of this object's class.
         /// </summary>
-        public override string ClassName => subsystemData.ClassInformation[ClassIndex].Name;
+        public override string ClassName => SubsystemData.ClassInformation[ClassIndex].Name;
 
-        private string[] FieldNamesArray => subsystemData.ClassInformation[ClassIndex].FieldNames.ToArray();
+        private string[] FieldNamesArray => SubsystemData.ClassInformation[ClassIndex].FieldNames.ToArray();
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public IArray this[string field, params int[] list]
         {
-            get
-            {
-                if (TryGetValue(field, out var result, list))
-                {
-                    return result!;
-                }
-
-                throw new IndexOutOfRangeException();
-            }
+            get => TryGetValue(field, out var result, list) ? result! : throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(list));
             set => throw new NotImplementedException();
         }
 
@@ -100,7 +87,7 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             set => throw new NotImplementedException();
         }
 
-        private IReadOnlyDictionary<string, IArray> ExtractObject(int i)
+        private OpaqueObjectArrayElement ExtractObject(int i)
         {
             return new OpaqueObjectArrayElement(this, i);
         }
@@ -108,8 +95,8 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         private bool TryGetValue(string field, out IArray? output, params int[] list)
         {
             var index = Dimensions.DimFlatten(list);
-            var maybeFieldIndex = subsystemData.ClassInformation[ClassIndex].FindField(field);
-            if (!(maybeFieldIndex is int fieldIndex))
+            var maybeFieldIndex = SubsystemData.ClassInformation[ClassIndex].FindField(field);
+            if (maybeFieldIndex is not int fieldIndex)
             {
                 output = default;
                 return false;
@@ -122,9 +109,9 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             }
 
             var objectId = IndexToObjectId[index];
-            var objectInfo = subsystemData.ObjectInformation[objectId];
+            var objectInfo = SubsystemData.ObjectInformation[objectId];
             var fieldId = objectInfo.FieldLinks[fieldIndex];
-            output = subsystemData.Data[fieldId];
+            output = SubsystemData.Data[fieldId];
             return true;
         }
 
@@ -174,8 +161,8 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
                 }
             }
 
-            /// <inheritdoc />
 #pragma warning disable CS8767
+            /// <inheritdoc />
             public bool TryGetValue(string key, out IArray? value)
 #pragma warning restore CS8767
             {
@@ -189,4 +176,4 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             }
         }
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler/PositionTrackingStream.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+
+namespace MatFileHandler;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// A stream which wraps another stream and tracks the number of bytes read
+/// for the purpose of adjusting for padding.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class PositionTrackingStream : Stream
+{
+    private readonly Stream _baseStream;
+    private long _position;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="PositionTrackingStream"/> class.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="baseStream">The stream to wrap.</param>
+    public PositionTrackingStream(Stream baseStream)
+    {
+        _baseStream = baseStream;
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public override bool CanRead => _baseStream.CanRead;
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public override bool CanSeek => false;
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public override bool CanWrite => false;
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public override long Length => _baseStream.Length;
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public override long Position
+    {
+        get => _position;
+        set => throw new NotSupportedException();
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public override void Flush() => _baseStream.Flush();
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public override int Read(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
+    {
+        var bytesRead = _baseStream.Read(buffer, offset, count);
+
+        _position += bytesRead;
+
+        return bytesRead;
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public override long Seek(long offset, SeekOrigin origin) => throw new NotSupportedException();
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public override void SetLength(long value) => throw new NotSupportedException();
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public override void Write(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count) => throw new NotSupportedException();
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
+    {
+        if (disposing)
+        {
+            _baseStream.Dispose();
+        }
+
+        base.Dispose(disposing);
+    }
+}

MatFileHandler/RawVariable.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 using System;
 
 namespace MatFileHandler
@@ -33,4 +31,4 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         /// </summary>
         public long Offset { get; }
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler/StringAdapter.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 using System;
 using System.Text;
 
@@ -10,7 +8,6 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
     /// </summary>
     public class StringAdapter
     {
-        private readonly int[] dimensions;
         private readonly string[] strings;
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -28,13 +25,13 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             var binaryData = matObject["any", 0] as IArrayOf<ulong>
                              ?? throw new HandlerException("Cannot extract string data.");
 
-            (dimensions, strings) = ParseBinaryData(binaryData.Data);
+            (Dimensions, strings) = ParseBinaryData(binaryData.Data);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets string array dimensions.
         /// </summary>
-        public int[] Dimensions => dimensions;
+        public int[] Dimensions { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets string object at given position.
@@ -76,4 +73,4 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             return (d, strings);
         }
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler/Substream.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+
+namespace MatFileHandler
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A stream which reads a finite section of another stream.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal sealed class Substream : Stream
+    {
+        private readonly Stream _baseStream;
+        private long _bytesRead;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Substream"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="baseStream">The <see cref="Stream"/> to wrap.</param>
+        /// <param name="length">The number of bytes readable from this <see cref="Substream"/>.</param>
+        public Substream(Stream baseStream, long length)
+        {
+            _baseStream = baseStream;
+            Length = length;
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override bool CanRead => _baseStream.CanRead;
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override bool CanSeek => false;
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override bool CanWrite => false;
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override long Length { get; }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override long Position
+        {
+            get => _bytesRead;
+            set => throw new NotSupportedException();
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override void Flush() => _baseStream.Flush();
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override int Read(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
+        {
+            var bytesRead = _baseStream.Read(buffer, offset, (int)Math.Min(count, Length - _bytesRead));
+
+            _bytesRead += bytesRead;
+
+            return bytesRead;
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override long Seek(long offset, SeekOrigin origin) => throw new NotSupportedException();
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override void Write(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count) => throw new NotSupportedException();
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override void SetLength(long value) => throw new NotSupportedException();
+    }
+}

MatFileHandler/SubsystemData.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 
@@ -29,15 +27,18 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="classInformation">Information about the classes.</param>
         /// <param name="objectInformation">Information about the objects.</param>
+        /// <param name="fieldNames">Field names.</param>
         /// <param name="data">Field values.</param>
         public SubsystemData(
             Dictionary<int, ClassInfo> classInformation,
             Dictionary<int, ObjectInfo> objectInformation,
+            string[] fieldNames,
             Dictionary<int, IArray> data)
         {
             _realData = new RealSubsystemData(
                 classInformation,
                 objectInformation,
+                fieldNames,
                 data);
         }
 
@@ -59,6 +60,12 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         public Dictionary<int, ObjectInfo> ObjectInformation =>
             _realData?.ObjectInformation ?? throw new HandlerException("Subsystem data missing.");
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets field names.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string[] FieldNames =>
+            _realData?.FieldNames ?? throw new HandlerException("Subsystem data missing.");
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Initialize this object from another object.
         /// This ugly hack allows us to read the opaque objects and store references to
@@ -71,6 +78,7 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             _realData = new RealSubsystemData(
                 data.ClassInformation,
                 data.ObjectInformation,
+                data.FieldNames,
                 data.Data);
         }
 
@@ -109,12 +117,7 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             /// <returns>Field index.</returns>
             public int? FindField(string fieldName)
             {
-                if (fieldToIndex.TryGetValue(fieldName, out var index))
-                {
-                    return index;
-                }
-
-                return null;
+                return fieldToIndex.TryGetValue(fieldName, out var index) ? index : null;
             }
         }
 
@@ -147,14 +150,17 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             /// </summary>
             /// <param name="classInformation">Class information.</param>
             /// <param name="objectInformation">Object information.</param>
+            /// <param name="fieldNames">Field names.</param>
             /// <param name="data">Data.</param>
             public RealSubsystemData(
                 Dictionary<int, ClassInfo> classInformation,
                 Dictionary<int, ObjectInfo> objectInformation,
+                string[] fieldNames,
                 IReadOnlyDictionary<int, IArray> data)
             {
                 ClassInformation = classInformation ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(classInformation));
                 ObjectInformation = objectInformation ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(objectInformation));
+                FieldNames = fieldNames;
                 Data = data ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(data));
             }
 
@@ -172,6 +178,11 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             /// Gets information about all the objects occurring in the file.
             /// </summary>
             public Dictionary<int, ObjectInfo> ObjectInformation { get; }
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Gets field names.
+            /// </summary>
+            public string[] FieldNames { get; }
         }
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler/SubsystemDataReader.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
@@ -42,7 +40,7 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             var embeddedObjectPositionsToValues = ReadEmbeddedObjectPositionsToValues(info, offsets, numberOfEmbeddedObjects);
             var numberOfObjects = ((offsets[5] - offsets[4]) / 24) - 1;
             var objectClasses = ReadObjectClassInformations(info, offsets, numberOfObjects);
-            var numberOfObjectPositions = objectClasses.Values.Count(x => x.ObjectPosition != 0);
+            var numberOfObjectPositions = objectClasses.NumberOfObjectPositions;
             var objectPositionsToValues = ReadObjectPositionsToValues(info, offsets, numberOfObjectPositions);
             var (classInformation, objectInformation) =
                 GatherClassAndObjectInformation(
@@ -58,7 +56,7 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
                 data[i] = TransformOpaqueData(opaqueData[i + 2], subsystemData);
             }
 
-            return new SubsystemData(classInformation, objectInformation, data);
+            return new SubsystemData(classInformation, objectInformation, fieldNames, data);
         }
 
         private static Dictionary<int, Dictionary<int, int>> ReadObjectPositionsToValues(byte[] info, int[] offsets, int numberOfObjectPositions)
@@ -68,7 +66,7 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             return ReadObjectPositionsToValuesMapping(reader, numberOfObjectPositions);
         }
 
-        private static Dictionary<int, ObjectClassInformation> ReadObjectClassInformations(byte[] info, int[] offsets, int numberOfObjects)
+        private static ObjectClasses ReadObjectClassInformations(byte[] info, int[] offsets, int numberOfObjects)
         {
             using var stream = new MemoryStream(info, offsets[4], offsets[5] - offsets[4]);
             using var reader = new BinaryReader(stream);
@@ -102,7 +100,7 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             GatherClassAndObjectInformation(
                 Dictionary<int, string> classIdToName,
                 string[] fieldNames,
-                Dictionary<int, ObjectClassInformation> objectClasses,
+                ObjectClasses objectClasses,
                 Dictionary<int, Dictionary<int, int>> objectPositionsToValues,
                 Dictionary<int, Dictionary<int, int>> embeddedObjectPositionsToValues)
         {
@@ -113,8 +111,8 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
                 var fieldIds = new SortedSet<int>();
                 foreach (var objectPosition in objectPositionsToValues.Keys)
                 {
-                    var keyValuePair = objectClasses.First(pair => pair.Value.ObjectPosition == objectPosition);
-                    if (keyValuePair.Value.ClassId != classId)
+                    var foundClassId = objectClasses.GetClassIdByObjectPosition(objectPosition);
+                    if (foundClassId != classId)
                     {
                         continue;
                     }
@@ -127,8 +125,8 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
 
                 foreach (var objectPosition in embeddedObjectPositionsToValues.Keys)
                 {
-                    var keyValuePair = objectClasses.First(pair => pair.Value.EmbeddedObjectPosition == objectPosition);
-                    if (keyValuePair.Value.ClassId != classId)
+                    var foundClassId = objectClasses.GetClassIdByEmbeddedObjectPosition(objectPosition);
+                    if (foundClassId != classId)
                     {
                         continue;
                     }
@@ -151,15 +149,14 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             var objectInfos = new Dictionary<int, SubsystemData.ObjectInfo>();
             foreach (var objectPosition in objectPositionsToValues.Keys)
             {
-                var keyValuePair = objectClasses.First(pair => pair.Value.ObjectPosition == objectPosition);
-                objectInfos[keyValuePair.Key] = new SubsystemData.ObjectInfo(objectPositionsToValues[objectPosition]);
+                var foundKey = objectClasses.GetKeyByObjectPosition(objectPosition);
+                objectInfos[foundKey] = new SubsystemData.ObjectInfo(objectPositionsToValues[objectPosition]);
             }
 
-            foreach (var objectPosition in embeddedObjectPositionsToValues.Keys)
+            foreach (var embeddedObjectPosition in embeddedObjectPositionsToValues.Keys)
             {
-                var keyValuePair = objectClasses.First(pair => pair.Value.EmbeddedObjectPosition == objectPosition);
-                objectInfos[keyValuePair.Key] =
-                    new SubsystemData.ObjectInfo(embeddedObjectPositionsToValues[objectPosition]);
+                var foundKey = objectClasses.GetKeyByEmbeddedObjectPosition(embeddedObjectPosition);
+                objectInfos[foundKey] = new SubsystemData.ObjectInfo(embeddedObjectPositionsToValues[embeddedObjectPosition]);
             }
 
             return (classInfos, objectInfos);
@@ -241,24 +238,40 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             return result;
         }
 
-        private static Dictionary<int, ObjectClassInformation> ReadObjectClasses(
+        private static ObjectClasses ReadObjectClasses(
             BinaryReader reader,
             int numberOfObjects)
         {
             var result = new Dictionary<int, ObjectClassInformation>();
+            var classIdFromObjectPosition = new Dictionary<int, int>();
+            var classIdFromEmbeddedObjectPosition = new Dictionary<int, int>();
+            var keyFromObjectPosition = new Dictionary<int, int>();
+            var keyFromEmbeddedObjectPosition = new Dictionary<int, int>();
             reader.ReadBytes(24);
+            var numberOfObjectPositions = 0;
             for (var i = 0; i < numberOfObjects; i++)
             {
                 var classId = reader.ReadInt32();
                 reader.ReadBytes(8);
                 var embeddedObjectPosition = reader.ReadInt32();
                 var objectPosition = reader.ReadInt32();
-                var loadingOrder = reader.ReadInt32();
-                result[i + 1] =
-                    new ObjectClassInformation(embeddedObjectPosition, objectPosition, loadingOrder, classId);
+                var loadingOrder = reader.ReadInt32(); // Not used.
+                classIdFromObjectPosition[objectPosition] = classId;
+                classIdFromEmbeddedObjectPosition[embeddedObjectPosition] = classId;
+                keyFromObjectPosition[objectPosition] = i + 1;
+                keyFromEmbeddedObjectPosition[embeddedObjectPosition] = i + 1;
+                if (objectPosition != 0)
+                {
+                    numberOfObjectPositions++;
+                }
             }
 
-            return result;
+            return new ObjectClasses(
+                classIdFromObjectPosition,
+                classIdFromEmbeddedObjectPosition,
+                keyFromObjectPosition,
+                keyFromEmbeddedObjectPosition,
+                numberOfObjectPositions);
         }
 
         private static Dictionary<int, Dictionary<int, int>> ReadObjectPositionsToValuesMapping(
@@ -288,45 +301,60 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             {
                 var next = BitConverter.ToInt32(bytes, position);
                 position += 4;
-                if (next == 0)
+                if (next == bytes.Length)
                 {
-                    if (position % 8 != 0)
-                    {
-                        position += 4;
-                    }
-
                     break;
                 }
 
                 offsets.Add(next);
             }
 
-            return (offsets.ToArray(), position);
+            return (offsets.ToArray(), 40);
         }
 
         private static IArray TransformOpaqueData(IArray array, SubsystemData subsystemData)
         {
-            if (array is MatNumericalArrayOf<uint> uintArray)
+            if (array is MatNumericalArrayOf<uint> uintArray &&
+                uintArray.Data.Length == 6 &&
+                uintArray.Data[0] == 3707764736u)
             {
-                if (uintArray.Data[0] == 3707764736u)
+                return ObjectParser.ParseObject(uintArray, subsystemData);
+            }
+
+            if (array is MatCellArray cellArray)
+            {
+                for (var i = 0; i < cellArray.Data.Length; i++)
                 {
-                    var (dimensions, indexToObjectId, classIndex) = DataElementReader.ParseOpaqueData(uintArray.Data);
-                    return new OpaqueLink(
-                        uintArray.Name,
-                        string.Empty,
-                        string.Empty,
-                        dimensions,
-                        uintArray,
-                        indexToObjectId,
-                        classIndex,
-                        subsystemData);
+                    var cell = cellArray.Data[i];
+                    var transformedCell = TransformOpaqueData(cell, subsystemData);
+                    cellArray.Data[i] = transformedCell;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (array is MatStructureArray structureArray)
+            {
+                var newFields = new Dictionary<string, List<IArray>>();
+                foreach (var pair in structureArray.Fields)
+                {
+                    var values = pair.Value;
+                    var transformedValues = new List<IArray>(values.Count);
+                    foreach (var value in values)
+                    {
+                        var transformedValue = TransformOpaqueData(value, subsystemData);
+                        transformedValues.Add(transformedValue);
+                    }
+                    newFields[pair.Key] = transformedValues;
+                }
+                foreach (var pair in newFields)
+                {
+                    structureArray.Fields[pair.Key] = pair.Value;
                 }
             }
 
             return array;
         }
 
-        private struct ObjectClassInformation
+        private readonly struct ObjectClassInformation
         {
             public ObjectClassInformation(int embeddedObjectPosition, int objectPosition, int loadingOrder, int classId)
             {
@@ -344,5 +372,41 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
 
             public int ObjectPosition { get; }
         }
+
+        private class ObjectClasses
+        {
+            private readonly Dictionary<int, int> _classIdFromObjectPosition;
+            private readonly Dictionary<int, int> _classIdFromEmbeddedObjectPosition;
+            private readonly Dictionary<int, int> _keyFromObjectPosition;
+            private readonly Dictionary<int, int> _keyFromEmbeddedObjectPosition;
+
+            public ObjectClasses(
+                Dictionary<int, int> classIdFromObjectPosition,
+                Dictionary<int, int> classIdFromEmbeddedObjectPosition,
+                Dictionary<int, int> keyFromObjectPosition,
+                Dictionary<int, int> keyFromEmbeddedObjectPosition,
+                int numberOfObjectPositions)
+            {
+                _classIdFromObjectPosition = classIdFromObjectPosition;
+                _classIdFromEmbeddedObjectPosition = classIdFromEmbeddedObjectPosition;
+                _keyFromObjectPosition = keyFromObjectPosition;
+                _keyFromEmbeddedObjectPosition = keyFromEmbeddedObjectPosition;
+                NumberOfObjectPositions = numberOfObjectPositions;
+            }
+
+            public int NumberOfObjectPositions { get; }
+
+            public int GetClassIdByObjectPosition(int objectPosition)
+                => _classIdFromObjectPosition[objectPosition];
+
+            public int GetClassIdByEmbeddedObjectPosition(int embeddedObjectPosition)
+                => _classIdFromEmbeddedObjectPosition[embeddedObjectPosition];
+
+            public int GetKeyByObjectPosition(int objectPosition)
+                => _keyFromObjectPosition[objectPosition];
+
+            public int GetKeyByEmbeddedObjectPosition(int embeddedObjectPosition)
+                => _keyFromEmbeddedObjectPosition[embeddedObjectPosition];
+        }
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler/TableAdapter.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 using System;
 using System.Linq;
 
@@ -87,9 +85,9 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
                     .Where(i => VariableNames[i] == variableName)
                     .Select(i => (int?)i)
                     .FirstOrDefault();
-                if (!(maybeIndex is int index))
+                if (maybeIndex is not int index)
                 {
-                    throw new IndexOutOfRangeException($"Variable '{variableName}' not found.");
+                    throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(variableName), $"Variable '{variableName}' not found.");
                 }
 
                 var data = matObject["data"] as ICellArray
@@ -98,4 +96,4 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
             }
         }
     }
-}
+}

MatFileHandler/Tag.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2018 Alexander Luzgarev
-
 namespace MatFileHandler
 {
     /// <summary>
@@ -114,4 +112,4 @@ namespace MatFileHandler
         /// </summary>
         public int ElementSize => Type.Size();
     }
-}
+}

README.md

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # MatFileHandler
 
+[![NuGet Version](https://img.shields.io/nuget/vpre/MatFileHandler?color=green)](https://www.nuget.org/packages/MatFileHandler/absoluteLatest)
+
 MatFileHandler is a .NET library for reading and writing MATLAB .mat files
 (of so-called "Level 5"). MatFileHandler supports numerical arrays,
 logical arrays, sparse arrays, char arrays, cell arrays and structure arrays.
@@ -13,9 +15,8 @@ You can find (partial) technical description of MATLAB object data format
 This document briefly describes how to perform simple operations with .mat files
 using MatFileHandler.
 
-If you have questions and/or ideas, you can [file a new issue]
-(https://github.com/mahalex/MatFileHandler/issues/new) or contact me directly at
-<mahalex@gmail.com>.
+If you have questions and/or ideas, you can [file a new issue](https://git.mahalex.net/mahalex/MatFileHandler/issues/new)
+or contact me directly at <mahalex@gmail.com>.
 
 ## Changelog
 
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ classdef Point
     end
 end
 ```
-We omit any methods (and constructos) such a class might have, because they are
+We omit any methods (and constructors) such a class might have, because they are
 not stored when you save an object of a class into a `.mat` file.
 
 Imagine that you have a `1x2 Point` object array `p` (an array of two points)

azure-pipelines.yml

@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ variables:
 
 steps:
 - task: UseDotNet@2
-  displayName: 'Use .NET Core SDK 3.x'
+  displayName: 'Use .NET Core SDK 9.x'
   inputs:
-    version: 3.x
+    version: 9.x
 
 - script: dotnet build --configuration $(buildConfiguration)
   displayName: 'dotnet build $(buildConfiguration)'