# Serde   [![Build Status]][travis] [![Latest Version]][crates.io] [![Rustc Version 1.13+]][rustc]
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**Serde is a framework for *ser*ializing and *de*serializing Rust data structures efficiently and generically.**
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You may be looking for:
- [An overview of Serde](https://serde.rs/)
- [Data formats supported by Serde](https://serde.rs/#data-formats)
- [Setting up `#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]`](https://serde.rs/derive.html)
- [Examples](https://serde.rs/examples.html)
- [API documentation](https://docs.serde.rs/serde/)
- [Release notes](https://github.com/serde-rs/serde/releases)
## Serde in action
<details>
<summary>
Click to show Cargo.toml.
<a href="https://play.rust-lang.org/?edition=2018&gist=72755f28f99afc95e01d63174b28c1f5" target="_blank">Run this code in the playground.</a>
</summary>
```toml
[dependencies]
# The core APIs, including the Serialize and Deserialize traits. Always
# required when using Serde. The "derive" feature is only required when
# using #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)] to make Serde work with structs
# and enums defined in your crate.
serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
# Each data format lives in its own crate; the sample code below uses JSON
# but you may be using a different one.
serde_json = "1.0"
```
</details>
<p></p>
```rust
use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
struct Point {
x: i32,
y: i32,
}
fn main() {
let point = Point { x: 1, y: 2 };
// Convert the Point to a JSON string.
let serialized = serde_json::to_string(&point).unwrap();
// Prints serialized = {"x":1,"y":2}
println!("serialized = {}", serialized);
// Convert the JSON string back to a Point.
let deserialized: Point = serde_json::from_str(&serialized).unwrap();
// Prints deserialized = Point { x: 1, y: 2 }
println!("deserialized = {:?}", deserialized);
}
```
## Getting help
Serde developers live in the #serde channel on [`irc.mozilla.org`][irc]. The
\#rust channel is also a good resource with generally faster response time but
less specific knowledge about Serde. If IRC is not your thing or you don't get a
good response, we are happy to respond to [GitHub issues][issues] as well.
[irc]: https://wiki.mozilla.org/IRC
[issues]: https://github.com/serde-rs/serde/issues/new/choose
## License
Serde is licensed under either of
* Apache License, Version 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE) or
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
* MIT license ([LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT) or
http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
at your option.
### Contribution
Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally submitted
for inclusion in Serde by you, as defined in the Apache-2.0 license, shall be
dual licensed as above, without any additional terms or conditions.