similar marshal/unmarshal functions as other encoders for gob

gobmarshal.go

func gobMarshal(v interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
	var buf bytes.Buffer
	enc := gob.NewEncoder(&buf)
	err := enc.Encode(v)
	return buf.Bytes(), err
}

func gobUnmarshal(data []byte, v interface{}) error {
	dec := gob.NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(data))
	return dec.Decode(v)
}