'use strict';
const { cppdb } = require('../util');

module.exports = function serialize(options) {
	if (options == null) options = {};

	// Validate arguments
	if (typeof options !== 'object') throw new TypeError('Expected first argument to be an options object');

	// Interpret and validate options
	const attachedName = 'attached' in options ? options.attached : 'main';
	if (typeof attachedName !== 'string') throw new TypeError('Expected the "attached" option to be a string');
	if (!attachedName) throw new TypeError('The "attached" option cannot be an empty string');

	return this[cppdb].serialize(attachedName);
};