serialize-data-formats
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This skill enables serialization and deserialization across formats like JSON, XML, YAML, Protobuf, and MessagePack. It helps developers choose the right format based on performance, size, and interoperability needs for APIs, storage, or system communication. Use it when selecting a wire format, optimizing data transfer, or migrating between serialization systems.
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Documentation
序資式
選與行正資序式於用例、含正編解與性意。
用
- 擇 API 通線式→用
- 持結構資於盤或物儲→用
- 異語系間交資→用
- 優傳大或解速→用
- 自一序式遷他→用
入
- 必:所序資結構(譜或例)
- 必:用例(API、儲、流、析)
- 可:性需(大、速、譜強)
- 可:標語/運限
- 可:人讀需
行
一:擇正式
| Format | Human Readable | Schema | Size | Speed | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JSON | Yes | Optional (JSON Schema) | Medium | Medium | REST APIs, config |
| XML | Yes | XSD, DTD | Large | Slow | Enterprise/legacy, SOAP |
| YAML | Yes | Optional | Medium | Slow | Config, CI/CD, k8s |
| Protocol Buffers | No | Required | Small | Fast | gRPC, microservices |
| MessagePack | No | None | Small | Fast | Real-time, embedded |
| Arrow/Parquet | No | Built-in | Very Small | Very Fast | Analytics, columnar |
決樹:
- 需人改? → YAML(配)或 JSON(資)
- 需嚴譜 + 速 RPC? → Protocol Buffers
- 需最小線大? → MessagePack 或 Protobuf
- 需列析? → Apache Parquet
- 需內存交? → Apache Arrow
- 舊企接? → XML
得:式選附文錄理合用例需。
敗:需衝(如人讀且速)→重主用例、註衡。
二:行 JSON 序
import json
from datetime import datetime, date
from dataclasses import dataclass, asdict
@dataclass
class Measurement:
sensor_id: str
value: float
unit: str
timestamp: datetime
class CustomEncoder(json.JSONEncoder):
def default(self, obj):
if isinstance(obj, datetime):
return obj.isoformat()
if isinstance(obj, date):
return obj.isoformat()
if isinstance(obj, bytes):
import base64
return base64.b64encode(obj).decode('ascii')
return super().default(obj)
measurement = Measurement("sensor-01", 23.5, "celsius", datetime.now())
json_str = json.dumps(asdict(measurement), cls=CustomEncoder, indent=2)
data = json.loads(json_str)
library(jsonlite)
df <- data.frame(sensor_id = "sensor-01", value = 23.5, unit = "celsius")
json_str <- jsonlite::toJSON(df, auto_unbox = TRUE, pretty = TRUE)
df_back <- jsonlite::fromJSON(json_str)
得:往返序保諸型準。
敗:型失(如日成串)→解步加顯型轉。
三:行 Protocol Buffers
定譜(.proto 檔):
syntax = "proto3";
package sensors;
message Measurement {
string sensor_id = 1;
double value = 2;
string unit = 3;
int64 timestamp_ms = 4;
}
message MeasurementBatch {
repeated Measurement measurements = 1;
}
生並用:
protoc --python_out=. sensors.proto
protoc --go_out=. sensors.proto
from sensors_pb2 import Measurement, MeasurementBatch
import time
m = Measurement(
sensor_id="sensor-01",
value=23.5,
unit="celsius",
timestamp_ms=int(time.time() * 1000)
)
binary = m.SerializeToString()
m2 = Measurement()
m2.ParseFromString(binary)
得:二制出較等 JSON 小 3-10 倍。
敗:protoc 無→用語原 protobuf 庫(如 Python betterproto)。
四:行 MessagePack
import msgpack
from datetime import datetime
def encode_datetime(obj):
if isinstance(obj, datetime):
return {"__datetime__": True, "s": obj.isoformat()}
return obj
def decode_datetime(obj):
if "__datetime__" in obj:
return datetime.fromisoformat(obj["s"])
return obj
data = {"sensor_id": "sensor-01", "value": 23.5, "ts": datetime.now()}
packed = msgpack.packb(data, default=encode_datetime)
unpacked = msgpack.unpackb(packed, object_hook=decode_datetime, raw=False)
得:MessagePack 出於典載較 JSON 小 15-30%。
敗:語缺 MessagePack 支→退 JSON 加壓(gzip)。
五:行 Apache Parquet(列)
import pyarrow as pa
import pyarrow.parquet as pq
import pandas as pd
df = pd.DataFrame({
"sensor_id": ["s-01", "s-02", "s-01", "s-03"] * 1000,
"value": [23.5, 18.2, 24.1, 19.8] * 1000,
"unit": ["celsius"] * 4000,
"timestamp": pd.date_range("2025-01-01", periods=4000, freq="min")
})
table = pa.Table.from_pandas(df)
pq.write_table(table, "measurements.parquet", compression="snappy")
table_back = pq.read_table("measurements.parquet", columns=["sensor_id", "value"])
df_subset = table_back.to_pandas()
library(arrow)
df <- data.frame(sensor_id = rep("s-01", 1000), value = rnorm(1000))
arrow::write_parquet(df, "measurements.parquet")
df_back <- arrow::read_parquet("measurements.parquet", col_select = c("value"))
得:Parquet 檔較 CSV 小 5-20 倍於典表資。
敗:Arrow 無→用 fastparquet(Python)或 CSV + gzip 退。
六:較性
行基準於汝特資與用例:
import json, msgpack, time
import pyarrow as pa, pyarrow.parquet as pq
data = [{"id": i, "value": i * 0.1, "label": f"item-{i}"} for i in range(10000)]
start = time.perf_counter()
json_bytes = json.dumps(data).encode()
json_time = time.perf_counter() - start
start = time.perf_counter()
msgpack_bytes = msgpack.packb(data)
msgpack_time = time.perf_counter() - start
print(f"JSON: {len(json_bytes):>8} bytes, {json_time*1000:.1f} ms")
print(f"MsgPack: {len(msgpack_bytes):>8} bytes, {msgpack_time*1000:.1f} ms")
得:基準果導產用式選。
敗:諸式性不足→考壓(zstd、snappy)為正交優。
驗
- 所選式合用例需(文錄理)
- 往返序保諸資型
- 邊例理:空集、null/None、Unicode、大數
- 性基於代表載大基準
- 誤理為畸入(雅敗非崩)
- 譜文錄(JSON Schema、.proto 等)
忌
- 浮精:JSON 諸數為 IEEE 754 雙。財/十進精用串編
- 日時理:JSON 無原日型。恆文錄式(ISO 8601)與時區理
- 譜演:加除欄可破消費。Protobuf 善理;JSON 需慎本
- JSON 內二:Base64 編脹二 ~33%。二重載用二式
- YAML 安:YAML 解器可執任碼經
!!python/object。恆用安載
參
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