dataparser_core

This crate is not 100% finished, and you may encounter bugs that I missed!

A flexible and efficient binary parsing and serialization library for Rust. This crate is intended to serve as the foundation for parsers, encoders, and binary protocol implementations, and is designed to be extensible, testable, and compatible with both synchronous and asynchronous I/O. Inspired by nom <3

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Features

• Zero-copy binary parsing
• Declarative combinator-style parser utilities (WIP)
• Procedural macros for #[derive(StructDeserialize, StructSerialize)] (Accessible via the derive feature)
• Optional async I/O support using tokio::io::AsyncWrite (WIP, accessible via the async feature)

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Crate Overview

The crate is divided into the following modules:

• parser::core – The DataParser type and parser combinators
• encoder::core – The DataEncoder and DataWriter types for serialization
• traits – Contains Encodable, Decodable, and AsyncEncodable traits (If using the async feature)
• errors – Unified error handling for parser and encoder logic

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Crate Features

• derive: Enables the usage of StructDeserialize/StructSerialize for serializing/deserializing structs
• async: (WIP) Enables support for asynchronous readers/writers via tokio
• crypto: (WIP) Enables encrypting/decrypting the buffer via AES-256-CBC encryption. Working on adding a more dynamic approach to this

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Custom Encoding

You can implement custom encoders for types via the Encodable trait

struct MyType {
    id: u32,
    name: String
}

impl Encodable for MyType {
    fn encode_data(&self, encoder: &mut DataEncoder) -> ParseResult<()> {
        encoder.add_u32(self.id)?;
        encoder.add_string(&self.name)?;
        Ok(())
    }
}

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Example: Deserialization

This will only work if you have the derive feature enabled!

use dataparser_core::parser::core::DataParser;
use dataparser_core::parser::traits::Decodable;

#[derive(StructDeserialize, Debug)]
struct Message {
    id: u32,
    name: String,
    values: Vec<u16>,
    is_active: bool,
}

fn main() -> io::Result<()> {
    let raw_data: &[u8] = vec![/* binary input */].as_slice();
    let mut parser = DataParser::new(raw_data);
    let message = Message::from_parser(&mut parser)?;
    Ok(())
}

Example: Serialization

This will only work if you have the derive feature enabled!

use dataparser_core::encoder::core::DataEncoder;
use dataparser_core::encoder::helpers::Encodable;

#[derive(StructSerialize)]
struct Payload {
    timestamp: u64,
    payload: Vec<u8>,
}

fn main() -> io::Result<()> {
    let payload = Payload { timestamp: 123456, payload: vec![1, 2, 3] };
    let mut encoder = DataEncoder::default();
    payload.encode_data(&mut encoder)?;
    let bytes = encoder.get_data()?;
    Ok(())
}

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Installation

Add this to your Cargo.toml file:

dataparser_core = "0.1.0"

Or alternatively, using cargo:

cargo add dataparser_core

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License

MIT