FlatBuffers

FlatBuffers is an efficient cross platform serialization library for C++, with support for Java, C# and Go. It was created at Google specifically for game development and other performance-critical applications.

It is available as Open Source on GitHub under the Apache license, v2.

IDL Example

// Example IDL file for our monster's schema.

namespace MyGame.Sample;

enum Color:byte { Red = 0, Green, Blue = 2 }

union Equipment { Weapon } // Optionally add more tables.

struct Vec3 {
  x:float;
  y:float;
  z:float;
}

table Monster {
  pos:Vec3;
  mana:short = 150;
  hp:short = 100;
  name:string;
  friendly:bool = false (deprecated);
  inventory:[ubyte];
  color:Color = Blue;
  weapons:[Weapon];
  equipped:Equipment;
}

table Weapon {
  name:string;
  damage:short;
}

root_type Monster;

FlatBuffers

IDL Example

C++ example

See also

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