nats_9.cs

public interface INatsSerializer
{
    int Serialize<T>(ICountableBufferWriter bufferWriter, T? value);
    T? Deserialize<T>(in ReadOnlySequence<byte> buffer);
}

public interface ICountableBufferWriter : IBufferWriter<byte>
{
    int WrittenCount { get; }
}

// ---

// for example, implementation for MessagePack for C#

public class MessagePackNatsSerializer : INatsSerializer
{
    public int Serialize<T>(ICountableBufferWriter bufferWriter, T? value)
    {
        var before = bufferWriter.WrittenCount;
        MessagePackSerializer.Serialize(bufferWriter, value);
        return bufferWriter.WrittenCount - before;
    }

    public T? Deserialize<T>(in ReadOnlySequence<byte> buffer)
    {
        return MessagePackSerializer.Deserialize<T>(buffer);
    }
}