Cgp-serde: A modular serialization library for Serde powered by CGP
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- #Context-Generic Programming
- #Rust
- #Serialization
- Introduction to cgp-serde, a modular serialization library for Serde using Context-Generic Programming (CGP).
- Explanation of how cgp-serde extends Serde's Serialize and Deserialize traits to bypass Rust's coherence restrictions.
- Overview of Context-Generic Programming (CGP) and its benefits for modular programming in Rust.
- Detailed examples of implementing serialization providers like UseSerde, SerializeWithDisplay, and SerializeBytes.
- Demonstration of modular serialization with custom application contexts (AppA and AppB) for different JSON formats.
- Capabilities-enabled deserialization example using an arena allocator for borrowed types.
- Technical deep dive into the implementation details of CGP, including provider traits and type-level lookup tables.
- Future work and areas for improvement, including support for enum serialization, better documentation, and performance benchmarks.
- Conclusion highlighting the general applicability of CGP patterns beyond serialization.