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GenericSerialize is a library for serializing data using the existing | GenericSerialize is a library for serializing data using the existing | ||
"Scrap your boilerplate" infrastructure. | "[[Scrap your boilerplate]]" infrastructure. | ||
The main advantage that generic serialization posseses is that it is | The main advantage that generic serialization posseses is that it is | ||
possible to simultaneously have several serialization modes. While | possible to simultaneously have several serialization modes. While | ||
interfaces such as AltBinary allow writing to any type of stream, the | interfaces such as [[AltBinary]] allow writing to any type of stream, the | ||
data format is fixed. By contrast, GenericSerialize supports multiple | data format is fixed. By contrast, GenericSerialize supports multiple | ||
serialization modes; while the only currently existing module is for a | serialization modes; while the only currently existing module is for a | ||
Latest revision as of 19:44, 16 December 2006
GenericSerialize is a library for serializing data using the existing "Scrap your boilerplate" infrastructure.
The main advantage that generic serialization posseses is that it is possible to simultaneously have several serialization modes. While interfaces such as AltBinary allow writing to any type of stream, the data format is fixed. By contrast, GenericSerialize supports multiple serialization modes; while the only currently existing module is for a subset of R5RS s-expressions, that module is less than 90 lines of code and is almost pure grammar.
It can be obtained from: darcs get http://members.cox.net/stefanor/genericserialize