try {
        output.writeInt(v);
      } catch (IOException impossible) {
        throw new AssertionError(impossible);
      }
    }

    @Override
    public void writeLong(long v) {
      try {
        output.writeLong(v);
      } catch (IOException impossible) {
        throw new AssertionError(impossible);
      }
    }

    @Override
    public void writeShort(int v) {
      try {

    @Override
    public final void writeInt ( int v ) throws SmbException {
        Encdec.enc_uint32be(v, this.tmp, 0);
        write(this.tmp, 0, 4);
    }


    @Override
    public final void writeLong ( long v ) throws SmbException {
        Encdec.enc_uint64be(v, this.tmp, 0);
        write(this.tmp, 0, 8);
    }


    @Override
    public final void writeFloat ( float v ) throws SmbException {

    dout.writeByte(UnsignedBytes.checkedCast(numHashFunctions)); // note: checked at the c'tor
    dout.writeInt(bits.data.length());
    for (int i = 0; i < bits.data.length(); i++) {
      dout.writeLong(bits.data.get(i));
    }
  }

  /**
   * Reads a byte stream, which was written by {@linkplain #writeTo(OutputStream)}, into a {@code
   * BloomFilter}.
   *