encryption faster with simpler marshaling

src/crypt/crypt.go

@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ import (
 	"crypto/cipher"
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"errors"
+	"strings"
 
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/pbkdf2"
 )
@@ -16,6 +19,29 @@ type Encryption struct {
 	IV        []byte `json:"i"`
 }
 
+func (e Encryption) Bytes() []byte {
+	return []byte(base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(e.Encrypted) + "-" + base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(e.Salt) + "-" + base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(e.IV))
+}
+
+func FromBytes(b []byte) (enc Encryption, err error) {
+	enc = Encryption{}
+	items := strings.Split(string(b), "-")
+	if len(items) != 3 {
+		err = errors.New("not valid")
+		return
+	}
+	enc.Encrypted, err = base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(items[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	enc.Salt, err = base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(items[1])
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	enc.IV, err = base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(items[2])
+	return
+}
+
 // Encrypt will generate an encryption
 func Encrypt(plaintext []byte, passphrase []byte, dontencrypt ...bool) Encryption {
 	if len(dontencrypt) > 0 && dontencrypt[0] {

src/recipient/recipient.go

@@ -133,8 +133,7 @@ func receive(forceSend int, serverAddress, serverTCP string, isLocal bool, c *we
 			// unmarshal the file info
 			log.Debugf("[%d] recieve file info", step)
 			// do decryption on the file stats
-			var enc crypt.Encryption
-			err = json.Unmarshal(message, &enc)
+			enc, err := crypt.FromBytes(message)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}

src/sender/sender.go

@@ -193,12 +193,8 @@ func send(forceSend int, serverAddress, serverTCP string, isLocal bool, c *webso
 			}
 			// encrypt the file meta data
 			enc := crypt.Encrypt(fstatsBytes, sessionKey)
-			encBytes, err := json.Marshal(enc)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
 			// send the file meta data
-			c.WriteMessage(websocket.BinaryMessage, encBytes)
+			c.WriteMessage(websocket.BinaryMessage, enc.Bytes())
 		case 4:
 			spin.Stop()