Rust UXF Library

Uniform eXchange Format (UXF) is a plain text human readable optionally typed storage format. UXF is designed to make life easier for software developers and data designers. It directly competes with csv, ini, json, toml, and yaml formats. One key advantage of UXF is that it supports custom (i.e., user-defined) types. This can result in more compact, more readable, and easier to parse data. And in some contexts it may prove to be a convenient alternative to sqlite or xml.

For details of the Uniform eXchange Format (UXF) supported by this library, see the UXF Overview. (Alternative link to UXF Overview.)

• Introduction
• Rust UXF Types
• API
  • Reading and Writing UXF Data
  • Command Line Usage
• Changes

Introduction

This is a WIP which may or may not succeed! Not yet usable!

Rust UXF Types

API

The simplest part of the API loads and saves (dumps) UXF data from/to strings or files.

See the rust docs for full API details.

Reading and Writing UXF Data

Uxf Type

Value Type

List Type

Map Type

Table Type

TClass Type

Field Type

Provides a definition of a field (name and vtype) for use in TClasses.

Command Line Usage

Changes

• 0.2.0 Now use Value::Null rather than Option<Value> since this better represents UXF data.
• 0.1.0 Started.