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# Serde
Built-in library for:
- serialization & deserialization
- encoding & decoding
- compression
#### Example usage
```lua
local fs = require("@lune/fs")
local serde = require("@lune/serde")
-- Parse different file formats into lua tables
local someJson = serde.decode("json", fs.readFile("myFile.json"))
local someToml = serde.decode("toml", fs.readFile("myFile.toml"))
local someYaml = serde.decode("yaml", fs.readFile("myFile.yaml"))
-- Write lua tables to files in different formats
fs.writeFile("myFile.json", serde.encode("json", someJson))
fs.writeFile("myFile.toml", serde.encode("toml", someToml))
fs.writeFile("myFile.yaml", serde.encode("yaml", someYaml))
```
## Functions
### encode
Encodes the given value using the given format.
Currently supported formats:
| Name | Learn More |
| :----- | :------------------- |
| `json` | https://www.json.org |
| `yaml` | https://yaml.org |
| `toml` | https://toml.io |
#### Parameters
- `format` The format to use
- `value` The value to encode
- `pretty` If the encoded string should be human-readable, including things such as newlines and
spaces. Only supported for json and toml formats, and defaults to false
#### Returns
- The encoded string
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### decode
Decodes the given string using the given format into a lua value.
Currently supported formats:
| Name | Learn More |
| :----- | :------------------- |
| `json` | https://www.json.org |
| `yaml` | https://yaml.org |
| `toml` | https://toml.io |
#### Parameters
- `format` The format to use
- `encoded` The string to decode
#### Returns
- The decoded lua value
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### compress
Compresses the given string using the given format.
Currently supported formats:
| Name | Learn More |
| :------- | :-------------------------------- |
| `brotli` | https://github.com/google/brotli |
| `gzip` | https://www.gnu.org/software/gzip |
| `lz4` | https://github.com/lz4/lz4 |
| `zlib` | https://www.zlib.net |
#### Parameters
- `format` The format to use
- `s` The string to compress
#### Returns
- The compressed string
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### decompress
Decompresses the given string using the given format.
Currently supported formats:
| Name | Learn More |
| :------- | :-------------------------------- |
| `brotli` | https://github.com/google/brotli |
| `gzip` | https://www.gnu.org/software/gzip |
| `lz4` | https://github.com/lz4/lz4 |
| `zlib` | https://www.zlib.net |
#### Parameters
- `format` The format to use
- `s` The string to decompress
#### Returns
- The decompressed string
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