deser
De/serialization library for Nim
Summary
| Latest Version | Unknown |
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| License | MIT |
| CI Status | Failing |
| Downloads | 0 |
| Last Indexed | 2026-07-21 05:24 |
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Installation
nimble install deser
choosenim install deser
git clone https://github.com/gabbhack/deser
OS Compatibility
| Platform | Linux | macOS | Windows | FreeBSD | OpenBSD | NetBSD | Android | iOS | WASM | Embedded |
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| deser | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Source
| Repository | https://github.com/gabbhack/deser |
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| Homepage | https://github.com/gabbhack/deser |
| Registry Source | nimble_official |
README
Deser 
Serde-like de/serialization library for Nim.
nimble install deser
Motivation
Many serializers have already been written for Nim. You can probably find at least two serializers for each format. The problem is that each library's API and customization options are different. I can't declare an object with renamed or skipped fields once and change the data format with one line. Attempts to generalize the serializer were also made. However, I found only one library that is actively under development - [nim-serialization](https://github.com/status-im/nim-serialization). When installing the library downloaded a quarter of all libraries for Nim, so I did not try it. Thus, there was no library for Nim that standardized the serialization process, so I wrote **deser**. Also read: - [Standards](https://xkcd.com/927/) - [Not invented here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_invented_here)Supported formats
- JSON - deser_json
Also read: - How to make bindings
Example
import std/[
options,
times
]
import
deser,
deser_json
proc fromTimestamp(deserializer: var auto): Time =
fromUnix(deserialize(int64, deserializer))
proc toTimestamp(self: Time, serializer: var auto) =
serializer.serializeInt64(self.toUnix())
type
ChatType = enum
Private = "private"
Group = "group"
Chat {.renameAll(SnakeCase).} = object
id: int64
username {.skipSerializeIf(isNone).}: Option[string]
created {.serializeWith(toTimestamp), deserializeWith(fromTimestamp).}: Time
case kind {.renamed("type").}: ChatType
of Private:
firstName: string
lastName {.skipSerializeIf(isNone).}: Option[string]
bio {.skipSerializeIf(isNone).}: Option[string]
of Group:
title: string
# Use public to export deserialize or serialize procedures
# false by default
makeSerializable(Chat, public=true)
makeDeserializable(Chat, public=true)
const
json = """
{
"id": 123,
"username": "gabbhack",
"created": 1234567890,
"type": "private",
"first_name": "Gabben"
}
"""
chat = Chat(
id: 123,
username: some "gabbhack",
created: fromUnix(1234567890),
kind: Private,
firstName: "Gabben"
)
echo Chat.fromJson(json)
echo chat.toJson()
Also read: - Customize serialization process
License
Licensed under MIT license.
Deser uses third-party libraries or other resources that may be distributed under licenses different than the deser.
Acknowledgements
- serde.rs, for all the ideas I stole
- fusion/matching, for making it easier to work with object variants
- anycase