diff --git a/content/posts/newsletter-016/index.md b/content/posts/newsletter-016/index.md index 596bc54d1..db29bd138 100644 --- a/content/posts/newsletter-016/index.md +++ b/content/posts/newsletter-016/index.md @@ -67,6 +67,44 @@ If needed, a section can be split into subsections with a "------" delimiter. ## Library & Tooling Updates +### [rkyv] + +[rkyv] is a zero-copy deserialization framework for Rust. It's similar to +FlatBuffers and Cap'n Proto and can be used for data storage and messaging. + +It has a handful of features that make it stand out: + +- No schema restrictions +- HashMap support out of the box +- Trait object support through the [`rkyv_dyn`] crate +- Validation through the [`bytecheck`] crate, suitable for untrusted and +potentially malicious data +- Safe mutable archives with pinning + +Reddit user [vlmutolo] also made a [toy benchmark] comparing rkyv against serde +and bincode and found that rkyv had promising initial numbers: + +```text +serialize (bincode): 89 ns/iter +serialize (rkyv): 86 ns/iter + +deserialize (bincode): 118 ns/iter +deserialize (rkyv): 16 ns/iter +``` + +A write-up on the [architecture and internals of rkyv] is also available. + +_Discussions: +[/r/rust (v0.1)](https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/jss6h4/rkyv_a_zerocopy_deserialization_framework_for_rust/), +[/r/rust (v0.2)](https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/jx32e8/rkyv_02_and_bytecheck_validation_mutable_archives/)_ + +[rkyv]: https://github.com/djkoloski/rkyv +[`rkyv_dyn`]: https://docs.rs/rkyv_dyn +[`bytecheck`]: https://github.com/djkoloski/bytecheck +[vlmutolo]: https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/jx32e8/rkyv_02_and_bytecheck_validation_mutable_archives/gcyfoqc +[toy benchmark]: https://git.sr.ht/~vlmutolo/rkyv-bench/tree/master/src/main.rs +[architecture and internals of rkyv]: https://davidkoloski.me/blog/rkyv-architecture/ + ### [gfx-rs] and [wgpu] 