ESMF_LocStreamSerialize Subroutine

      subroutine ESMF_LocStreamSerialize(locstream, buffer, length, offset, inquireflag, rc) 
!
! !ARGUMENTS:
      type(ESMF_LocStream), intent(inout) :: locstream
      character, pointer, dimension(:) :: buffer
      integer, intent(inout) :: length
      integer, intent(inout) :: offset
      type(ESMF_InquireFlag), intent(in), optional :: inquireflag
      integer, intent(out), optional :: rc 
!
! !DESCRIPTION:
!      Takes an {\tt ESMF\_Grid} object and adds all the information needed
!      to  recreate the object based on this information.  
!      Expected to be used by {\tt ESMF\_StateReconcile()}.
!
!     The arguments are:
!     \begin{description}
!     \item [locstream]
!           {\tt ESMF\_LocStream} object to be serialized.
!     \item [buffer]
!           Data buffer which will hold the serialized information.
!     \item [length]
!           Current length of buffer, in bytes.  If the serialization
!           process needs more space it will allocate it and update
!           this length.
!     \item [offset]
!           Current write offset in the current buffer.  This will be
!           updated by this routine and return pointing to the next
!           available byte in the buffer.
!     \item [inquireflag]
!     \item [{[rc]}]
!           Return code; equals {\tt ESMF\_SUCCESS} if there are no errors.
!     \end{description}
!
!EOPI
      type(ESMF_LocStreamType),pointer :: lstypep
      integer :: i,localrc
      type(ESMF_AttReconcileFlag) :: attreconflag
      type(ESMF_InquireFlag) :: linquireflag

      ! Initialize
      localrc = ESMF_RC_NOT_IMPL
      if (present(rc)) rc = ESMF_RC_NOT_IMPL

      ! check variables
      ESMF_INIT_CHECK_DEEP(ESMF_LocStreamGetInit,locstream,rc)

      if (present (inquireflag)) then
        linquireflag = inquireflag
      else
        linquireflag = ESMF_NOINQUIRE
      end if

      ! Get internal pointer to locstream type
      lstypep => locstream%lstypep

     ! Serialize Base
     attreconflag = ESMF_ATTRECONCILE_OFF
     call c_ESMC_BaseSerialize(lstypep%base, buffer, length, offset, &
      attreconflag, linquireflag, localrc)
      if (ESMF_LogFoundError(localrc, &
                                 ESMF_ERR_PASSTHRU, &
                                 ESMF_CONTEXT, rcToReturn=rc)) return

     ! Serialize Distgrid
     call c_ESMC_DistgridSerialize(lstypep%distgrid, buffer, length, offset, &
                                 linquireflag, localrc)
      if (ESMF_LogFoundError(localrc, &
                                 ESMF_ERR_PASSTHRU, &
                                 ESMF_CONTEXT, rcToReturn=rc)) return

      ! Serialize other locstream items
      call c_ESMC_LocStreamSerialize(lstypep%indexflag, &
                                     lstypep%keyCount, &
                                     lstypep%coordSys, &
                                     buffer, length, offset, linquireflag, localrc)
      if (ESMF_LogFoundError(localrc, &
                                 ESMF_ERR_PASSTHRU, &
                                 ESMF_CONTEXT, rcToReturn=rc)) return

      ! Serialize locstream key info
      do i=1,lstypep%keyCount
         ! Serialize key info
         call c_ESMC_LocStreamKeySerialize(&
                  len_trim(lstypep%keyNames(i)), lstypep%keyNames(i), &
                  len_trim(lstypep%keyUnits(i)), lstypep%keyUnits(i), &
                  len_trim(lstypep%keyLongNames(i)), lstypep%keyLongNames(i), &
                 buffer, length, offset, linquireflag, localrc)
         if (ESMF_LogFoundError(localrc, &
                                 ESMF_ERR_PASSTHRU, &
                                 ESMF_CONTEXT, rcToReturn=rc)) return

         ! Serialize key Array
         call c_ESMC_ArraySerialize(lstypep%keys(i), buffer, length, offset, &
          attreconflag, linquireflag, localrc)
         if (ESMF_LogFoundError(localrc, &
                                 ESMF_ERR_PASSTHRU, &
                                 ESMF_CONTEXT, rcToReturn=rc)) return

      enddo

      ! return success
      if (present(rc)) rc = ESMF_SUCCESS

      end subroutine ESMF_LocStreamSerialize