Add toJSON, structToObject, pad, and enumField to structview

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Addresses several usability gaps in structview identified by comparing with kaitai-struct, restructure, and Python's struct module.

New APIs

• Struct.toJSON() — JSON.stringify(struct) now works correctly. Struct fields are prototype-defined, so toJSON walks the chain via for...in to collect all enumerable fields. Updates the documented gotcha Add toJSON, structToObject, pad, and enumField to structview #4 accordingly.

• structToObject(struct) — Returns a plain Record<string, unknown> from any struct. Use when you need a real own-property object (spread, diffing, cloning).

• pad(fieldOffset, byteLength) — Documents reserved/padding bytes in a layout. Non-enumerable, so excluded from toJSON/structToObject. Returns a live Uint8Array view for inspection.

• enumField(underlying, values) — Wraps any numeric field descriptor to map integers to string labels (inspired by kaitai-struct enums). Reads return the label or the raw integer for unknown values; writes accept either a label string or a raw integer.

const STATUS = { 0: "idle", 1: "busy", 2: "error" } as const

class Packet extends defineStruct({
  status: enumField(u8(0), STATUS),
  _pad:   pad(1, 3),
  data:   u32(4),
}) { static BYTE_LENGTH = 8 }

const p = Packet.alloc()
p.status = "busy"
console.log(JSON.stringify(p))   // {"status":"busy","data":0}  — pad excluded
const plain = structToObject(p)  // { status: "busy", data: 0 }

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