Loading uint16_6 and uint32_t from little/big endian memory

byte_converter.hpp

#pragma once
#include <cstdint>

#if !defined(__ORDER_LITTLE_ENDIAN__)
#error "Only little endian systems are supported"
#endif

// All of these functions are constexpr (c++11 compatibile and above)
// Generated code - https://godbolt.org/z/Tz7Wvg
namespace byte_converter {
constexpr uint16_t load_uint16_from_le(const uint8_t *raw_data)
{
    return ((uint16_t)(raw_data[1]) << 8) | (uint16_t)raw_data[0];
}

constexpr uint16_t load_uint16_from_be(const uint8_t *raw_data)
{
    return ((uint16_t) (raw_data[0]) << 8) | (uint16_t) raw_data[1];
}

constexpr uint32_t load_uint32_from_le(const uint8_t *raw_data)
{
    return (uint32_t)(raw_data[3]) << 24 | (uint32_t)raw_data[2] << 16 | (uint32_t)raw_data[1] << 8 | (uint32_t)raw_data[0];
}

constexpr uint32_t load_uint32_from_be(const uint8_t *raw_data)
{
    return ((uint32_t)(raw_data[0]) << 24) | (uint32_t)raw_data[1] << 16 | (uint32_t)raw_data[2] << 8 | (uint32_t)raw_data[3];
}
}