Apache Fory is a serialization framework that works across languages without schema files. We just released the Rust implementation (v0.13) with some features we haven't seen elsewhere:
1. Serialize Box/Rc/Arc<dyn Trait> and preserve polymorphism on deserialization
2. Automatic circular reference handling (parent-child trees, graphs)
3. Reference identity preservation (Rc/Arc pointer equality maintained)
4. Cross-language compatibility (Rust ↔ Python/Java) with no IDL
5. Schema evolution without breaking changes
6. 10-20x faster serialization than JSON/Protobuf
Apache Fory is a serialization framework that works across languages without schema files. We just released the Rust implementation (v0.13) with some features we haven't seen elsewhere: