serde

SerDe stands for Serialization and Deserialization. It refers to the process of:

• Serialization: Converting data into transmittable and formatted data.
• Deserialization: Converting formatted data into a usable data structure.

SerDe is not responsible for:

• Compression (e.g., lz4, zlib)
  • Use the std/cede module
• Encoding (e.g., base64, hex)
  • Use the std/codec module
• Cryptography (e.g., hashing, encryption)
  • Use the runtime/crypto module

Purpose

SerDe helps in the process of data persistence, mainly between the network boundary.

Use Cases

• Saving configurable files
• Sending formatted data through the network boundary, mostly using API's.
• Saving parsable data to the disk