add new function and derives to SequenceRef

Author: kamulos

der/src/asn1/sequence.rs

@@ -28,12 +28,20 @@ impl<'a, T> Sequence<'a> for Box<T> where T: Sequence<'a> {}
 /// DER-encoded `SEQUENCE`.
 ///
 /// This is a zero-copy reference type which borrows from the input data.
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
 pub struct SequenceRef<'a> {
     /// Body of the `SEQUENCE`.
     body: &'a BytesRef,
 }
 
 impl<'a> SequenceRef<'a> {
+    /// Create a new [`SequenceRef`] from the provided DER bytes.
+    pub fn new(bytes: &'a [u8]) -> Result<Self> {
+        Ok(Self {
+            body: &BytesRef::new(bytes)?,
+        })
+    }
+
     /// Borrow the inner byte slice.
     pub fn as_bytes(&self) -> &'a [u8] {
         self.body.as_slice()