IronFix FAST

FAST (FIX Adapted for Streaming) protocol encoding and decoding for the IronFix engine.

FAST is a binary encoding protocol used for high-performance market data feeds. It uses techniques like stop-bit encoding, presence maps, and field operators to achieve high compression ratios.

Features

• Stop-bit encoding: Efficient integer and string encoding
• Presence maps: Track which optional fields are present
• Field operators: Copy, Delta, Increment, Tail, etc.
• Template support: Message structure definitions