use the packed msgpack byte streams as the in-memory representation of column values, instead of strings
remove an unnecessary class/temporary variable
remove peek, next_nil, and next_is_nil methods, no longer used and won't be needed again after this branch goes in
use the packed msgpack byte streams as the in-memory representation of key values, instead of strings
decode postgresql bytea strings before hashing or sending in response to a rows command; decode booleans and pack as msgpack boolean type for portability. add spec coverage for both.
pack integer columns as integer types
use allocated byte buffers instead of vectors for PackedValue, wins back about 40% of the performance loss on this branch