USCiLab/cereal
Cereal
Cereal is a C++ serialization library and object persistence tool used to convert data types and containers into formats for storage or transmission. It is implemented as a header-only library, allowing it to be included directly in source code without the need for a compiled binary.
The library supports multiple data representations, including binary, XML, and JSON. It provides the ability to define custom archives, enabling the development of specialized output formats to control how data is encoded and stored.
The system handles the conversion of complex objects through template-based serialization and recursive tree traversal. These capabilities support application state persistence and binary data exchange between processes.
Features
- Data Type Serialization - Provides comprehensive logic for encoding and decoding complex C++ data types and containers into binary, XML, or JSON.
- C++ Data Serialization - Converts complex C++ objects and containers into formats like JSON or XML for storage or network transmission.
- Template-Based Type Serializers - Uses C++ template metaprogramming to automatically generate serialization logic for diverse data types at compile time.
- Object Persistence Tools - Provides a mechanism for saving and restoring the state of C++ objects to and from external archives.
- C# Serialization Libraries - A header-only C++ library for converting data types and containers into binary, XML, or JSON formats.
- Header-Only Libraries - Provides a header-only implementation to allow the compiler to inline serialization code for maximum performance.
- Binary Data Formats - Supports compact binary serialization formats for efficient communication between different C++ processes.
- Custom Archive Definitions - Enables the development of specialized output formats to control exactly how data is encoded and stored.
- Persistent Application State - Facilitates saving the current state of a program to a file for exact restoration after a restart.
- Serialization Policies - Allows switching between binary, JSON, and XML representations using a policy-driven architecture.
- Custom Archive Development - Allows the creation of specialized output formats to control exactly how data is encoded and stored.
- Type-Based Dispatching - Employs type-based dispatching to select the appropriate serialization method for primitives, containers, and custom objects.
- Format Abstraction Interfaces - Implements standardized interfaces that decouple data traversal logic from specific storage formats like JSON or XML.
- Generic Tree Traversers - Processes nested data structures by recursively visiting each member through a consistent serialization function.
- Serialization - C++11 serialization library.
- Serialization and Formats - Header-only C++11 serialization library.
- Serialization and Parsing - C++11 library for object serialization.
- Serialization Libraries - C++11 serialization library.
- Developer Tools and Utilities - Modern C++ serialization library.
- Reflection and Serialization - C++11 serialization library.
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