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| The [Ipld] crate. | ||||||
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| *InterPlanetary Linked Data* (IPLD) is a data model to enable decentralized data structures that are universally addressable and linkable, which in turn will enable more decentralized applications; see [ipld.io/docs](https://ipld.io/docs/). | ||||||
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| The *Data Model* is decoupled from a particular *Codec* in IPLD; see [ipld.io/glossary](https://ipld.io/glossary/). The Data Model is represented by the [Ipld] rust enum. | ||||||
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| In the rust ecosystem, the IPLD Data Model vs Codec distinction is very similar approach to [serde](https://serde.rs), and this crate can leverage `serde` for codecs via the `serde-codec` feature. The [*serde Data Model*](https://serde.rs/data-model.html#types) and the [*IPLD Data Model*](https://ipld.io/glossary/#data-model) are different: `serde` provides a wider range of data types, while it lacks the [`link` kind](https://ipld.io/glossary/#link) which is essential to IPLD's purpose. This crate uses a work-around by encoding `link` types via opaque byte sequences in the `serde` layer. | ||||||
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| This crate began with a separate codec API based on the [codec] module. This API in effect attempts to recreate all of `serde` with support for links which, while cleaner, requires much more effort rather than relying on `serde`. The [codec] module will be deprecated (see [issue #164](https://github.com/ipld/libipld/issues/164)), so new applications should rely on the `serde-codec` feature. | ||||||
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