v0.2.0

v0.2.0 adds a ton of new features!.

• Decode and encode variable length data structures (slices etc.) using an allocator.
• Customize the format of types that could correspond to multiple MessagePack Types.

Default Formats

Zig Type	MessagePack Type
bool	bool
null	nil
u3,u45, i6	integer
?T	nil or T
enum	integer
[N]T	N length array of T
[N:x]T	N+1 length array of T ending in x
[N]u8	str
@Vector(N, T)	N length array of T
struct	map, str: field value
union (enum)	map (single key-value pair)
[]T	N length array of T
[:x]T	N + 1 length array of T ending in x
[]u8	str
[:x]u8	str ending in x
*T	T

str is the default MessagePack type for []u8 because it is the smallest for short slices.

Unsupported types:

Zig Type	Reason
union (untagged)	Decoding cannot determine active field, and neither can you.
error	I can add this, if someone asks. Perhaps as str?

Note: pointer types require allocation to decode.

Customizing Formats

You can customize how types are formatted in message pack:

Zig Type	Available Encodings
enum	string, int
[]u8,[N]u8	string, int, array
struct	map, array
union (enum)	map (single key-value pair), active field

See examples for how to do it.