biniou

Tech stack & purpose

Biniou is a binary data format designed as a faster alternative to JSON, offering several times better performance and 25-35% space savings while maintaining functional equivalence. Built for OCaml, it uses the atdgen program to generate serializers and deserializers from type definitions, and includes a `bdump` utility for converting binary data into human-readable form without requiring prior knowledge of type schemas. The format prioritizes speed, safety, ease of use, and backward compatibility as protocols evolve, with data representable through 31-bit hashes for field and variant names.

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Contributors

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  Martin Jambon58 commits · 323 followers
• Martin Jambon54 commits
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  Kate12 commits · 375 followers
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  Rudi Grinberg8 commits · 463 followers
• Francois Berenger6 commits
• Christopher Zimmermann4 commits
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  hhugo4 commits · 224 followers
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  Prashanth Mundkur2 commits · 54 followers
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  Kate1 commits · 375 followers
• Bruno Pagani1 commits
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  hhugo1 commits · 224 followers
• Types Logics Cats1 commits
• Daniel Weil1 commits
• Ivan Kazbanov1 commits
• Shakthi Kannan1 commits
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  Catherine1 commits · 2,906 followers