ZeroBuf  0.2.0
Zero-copy, zero-serialize, zero-hassle protocol buffers
ZeroBuf

Overview

ZeroBuf implements zero-copy, zero-serialize, zero-hassle protocol buffers. It is a replacement for FlatBuffers, resolving the following shortcomings:

  • Direct get and set functionality on the defined data members
  • A single memory buffer storing all data members, which is directly serializable
  • Usable, random read and write access to the the data members
  • Zero copy of the data used by the (C++) implementation from and to the network

Features

  • Storage of (u)int[8,16,32,64,128]_t, float, double single elements, static and dynamic sub-structures, fixed size and dynamic arrays of static-sized elements
  • Access to arrays using raw pointers, iterators, std::array, std::string and std::vector
  • Conversion to and from a JSON representation

Extensions to flatbuffers grammar

  • Arrays can have an optional fixed size specified as part of the type, e.g., matrix:[float:16] for a 16 value float array
  • byte and ubyte data is base64 encoded in JSON, int8_t and uint8_t are represented as value arrays