simple_codec

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Unified API for encoding/decoding structured data across multiple formats (JSON, TOML, YAML, XML).

Part of the Simple Eiffel ecosystem.

Status

Planned - Design document available at simple_codec_design.md

Overview

Instead of learning four different APIs, developers use one common interface with format-specific backends:

codec: SIMPLE_CODEC
data: CODEC_VALUE

create codec

-- Parse any format (auto-detected from extension)
data := codec.parse_file ("config.toml")
data := codec.parse_file ("config.json")
data := codec.parse_file ("config.yaml")

-- Same API regardless of source
name := data.string_item ("name")

-- Convert between formats
codec.to_file (data, "output.json", {CODEC_FORMAT}.json)

Dependencies

• simple_json (JSON backend)
• simple_toml (TOML backend)
• simple_yaml (YAML backend)
• simple_xml (XML backend)

License

MIT License