Protocol Buffers
Efficient structured data encoding for cross platform use
Description
Protocol Buffers provide a language-neutral and platform-neutral method for serializing structured data efficiently. Using a simple interface definition language, you define your data structure once then use generated source code to easily write and read your structured data to and from a variety of data streams using a compact binary format. This approach eliminates the need for parsing or complex data transformation logic, making data exchange between different systems and programming languages seamless and reliable.
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