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extprot: extensible binary protocols for cross-language communication and long-term serialization
I'm trying to resurrect `oraft`, which needs this package. Or maybe I should use another library for serialization? Edit: I mean a `camlp4`-less version
Camlp4 release for OCaml 4.08 is the last release ever - see the [official announcement](https://discuss.ocaml.org/t/the-end-of-camlp4/4216). It is recommended to port the code to use ppx (extension points), or any external...
It appears extprot accepts message alias to message, but generates bad code. This possibility is not documented afaik, not sure if it should be fixed or forbidden, I stumbled on...
instead of ``` type x = int options "ocaml.type" = "Common.SomeId.t, Common.SomeId.inject, Common.SomeId.project" ``` we could have ``` type x = int options "ocaml.type" = "Common.SomeId.(t, inject, project" ```
Imagine serialized data having some bug. For user-defined types it is possible to apply fix by providing proper `ocaml.type` "unserializer". For top-level messages it is possible to overshadow with custom...
Hello, Apologies if this isn't the right place to ask questions, wasn't sure where to ask so I figured a GitHub issues might be a good place to start. I'm...
