Encoding
Encoding and/or decoding data from one data format to another.
For general character encoding, encoding⮳ is a good choice. For JSON, serde_json⮳ is the standard. For other formats, look for crates that support them specifically. serde⮳ is the underlying engine for many of these, providing a consistent way to work with serialization.
Character Encoding
encoding⮳: A comprehensive crate for working with various character encodings (UTF-8, UTF-16, Latin-1, etc.). A good general-purpose choice.base64⮳: A widely used crate for Base64 encoding and decoding.
| Recipe | Crates | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| URL Encoding |  |  |
| Encode a String as application/x-www-form-urlencoded |  | |
| Encode and Decode Hexadecimal |  | |
| Encode and Decode base64 |  | |
Serialization / Deserialization (Serde)
serde⮳: The powerful and widely used serialization framework in Rust. Many of the encoding crates above rely on serde. See Complex Encoding.
| Recipe | Crates | Categories |
|---|---|---|
Serialization with serde |  | |
| (De)serialize JSON |  | |
monostate |  | |
Handle Unknown Fields When Deserializing, with serde-ignored |  | |
Structured Data (Complex Encoding)
| Recipe | Crates | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| Serialize and Deserialize Unstructured JSON | | |
| Deserialize a TOML Configuration File |  | |
| Read and Write Integers in Little-endian Byte Order |  | |
CSV Processing
JSON Serialization
serde_json⮳: A very popular crate for JSON serialization and deserialization. See JSON.
BSON (Binary JSON) Serialization
Use bson⮳ for working with BSON, a binary representation of JSON-like documents.
TOML (Tom's Obvious, Minimal Language) Serialization
Consider:
toml⮳ for working with TOML files - see TOML.
YAML (YAML Ain't Markup Language) Serialization
Consider:
XML Serialization
Use:
quick-xml⮳ : A fast XML parser.serde_xml_rs⮳: For serializing and deserializing XML.serde⮳.
See XML.
Binary Encoders
Binary Data Serialization (General)
byteorder⮳: For reading and writing binary data in different endianness.
bincode⮳: A crate for efficiently serializing and deserializing data in a compact binary format.
See Binary Encoders.
Binary Encoders Without External Schemas
MessagePack Serialization
Consider using rmp-serde⮳ for MessagePack serialization and deserialization.
See Binary Encoders.
CBOR (Concise Binary Object Representation) Serialization
Use serde_cbor⮳ for CBOR encoding and decoding.
See Binary Encoders.
Protocol Buffers
Review protobuf⮳, prost⮳.
See Binary Encoders.
gRPC
Review tonic⮳, grpc⮳. See gRPC.
