Binable (core_kernel.Core_kernel_

Module types and utilities for dealing with types that support the bin-io binary encoding.

type bigstring = (Core_kernel__.Import.char, Bigarray.int8_unsigned_elt, Bigarray.c_layout) Bigarray.Array1.t

We copy the definition of the bigstring type here, because we cannot depend on bigstring.ml

module type S = Bin_prot.Binable.S

New code should use @@deriving bin_io. These module types (S, S1, and S2) are exported only for backwards compatibility.

module type S_only_functions = Bin_prot.Binable.S_only_functions

module type S1 = Bin_prot.Binable.S1

module type S2 = Bin_prot.Binable.S2

module type S3 = Bin_prot.Binable.S3

module Minimal : sig ... end

Of_binable* functors are for when you want the binary representation of one type to be the same as that for some other isomorphic type.

module Of_binable : functor (Binable : Minimal.S) -> functor (M : sig ... end) -> S with type t := M.t

module Of_binable1 : functor (Binable : Minimal.S1) -> functor (M : sig ... end) -> S1 with type a t := a M.t

module Of_binable2 : functor (Binable : Minimal.S2) -> functor (M : sig ... end) -> S2 with type (a, b) t := (a, b) M.t

module Of_binable3 : functor (Binable : Minimal.S3) -> functor (M : sig ... end) -> S3 with type (a, b, c) t := (a, b, c) M.t

module Of_sexpable : functor (M : Core_kernel.Sexpable.S) -> S with type t := M.t

Of_sexpable serializes a value using the bin-io of the sexp serialization of the value. This is not as efficient as using @@deriving bin_io. However, it is useful when performance isn't important and there are obstacles to using @@deriving bin_io, e.g., some type missing @@deriving bin_io. Of_sexpable is also useful when one wants to be forgiving about format changes, due to the sexp serialization being more robust to changes like adding or removing a constructor.

module Of_stringable : functor (M : Core_kernel__.Import.Stringable.S) -> S with type t := M.t

type 'a m = (module S with type t = 'a)

val of_bigstring : 'a m ‑> bigstring ‑> 'a

val to_bigstring : ?⁠prefix_with_length:Core_kernel__.Import.bool ‑> 'a m ‑> 'a ‑> bigstring

val of_string : 'a m ‑> Core_kernel__.Import.string ‑> 'a

val to_string : 'a m ‑> 'a ‑> Core_kernel__.Import.string

The following functors preserve stability: if applied to stable types with stable (de)serializations, they will produce stable types with stable (de)serializations.

Note: In all cases, stability of the input (and therefore the output) depends on the semantics of all conversion functions (e.g. to_string, to_sexpable) not changing in the future.