formaatbuffers
Formaatbuffers are memory buffers designed to hold data that has already been formatted according to a specific data representation. They separate data generation from formatting, enabling reuse of the same in-memory objects across multiple output formats and transport layers. A formaatbuffer typically includes a descriptor that defines the target format (for example JSON, XML, CSV, or a binary protocol), a contiguous or scatter-gather memory region, and utilities for writing, resizing, and validating the formatted data.
In practice, formatting code writes into the buffer using a formatter component that respects alignment, endianness,
Common use cases include high-performance logging and telemetry systems that emit records in multiple formats, network
Advantages include reduced repeated formatting work and potential performance gains through preallocation and zero-copy paths in