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The HotChai.Serialization library provides a simple .NET interface to serialize and deserialize objects using a variety of formats.

Features

• Simple and effective support for backward compatibility when adding new serialized object members.
• Stream-based API doesn't require the entire object to reside in memory.
• Supports a variety of serialization formats, including JSON, XML, Bencode, and PBON, with a single API.
• Supports transmitting objects between platforms (regardless of processor endianness, for example).
• Supports inspection of the underlying byte stream, which enables scenarios such as digital signing.
• Suitable for extending into higher-level abstractions, for example, a messaging protocol.

Documentation

• Object Structure - An overview of the structure of a serialized object.
• Writing An Object - Serialize an object to a stream.
• Reading An Object - Deserialize an object from a stream.
• A Complete Example - A complete example of serializing and deserializing a .NET object.
• Supported Formats - Supported serialization formats.
• Building Your Project - How to use HotChai.Serialization in your Visual Studio project.