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Serialization is the process of converting a variable (object,…) state into a format/structure that can be:

• stored
• or send through a transfer protocol (encoding)

Example:

• Storage:
  • Xml
  • Text
  • Avro
  • Flatbuffers Schema
  • …

Vocabulary

• Object to File (XML, JSON) - Marshalling
• File (XML, JSON) to Object - Unmarshalling

Principle

• Design-Principles of Simple Binary Encoding Library

Library

• avro is a data serialization system.
• Flatbuffers Example: Arrow
• Simple Binary Encoding (SBE) Thomson Blog

Documentation / Reference

• wiki/Serialization
• https://docs.python.org/2/library/codecs.html