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Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 17:50:50 +1300
From: Jonathan Roewen <jonathan.roewen@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Caml-list] Pickling for OCaml?
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Oops, URLs are wrong =3D(

Files at http://devnulled.ath.cx/svn/dst/trunk/kernel/pickle.ml &
http://devnulled.ath.cx/svn/dst/trunk/kernel/pickle.mli

> Well, in the meantime, we've ported most of the pickling library from
> SML.NET to work with O'Caml. Supports most of the basic types
> (int,bool,char,string,list,array,unit,pairs->sextuples) and a few
> combinators (alttag, wrap, lift,seq).
>
> Fairly easy to define a pickler:
>
> module BytePickle =3D Pickle.CorePickle(Pickle.ByteCodec)
> open BytePickle
>
> let pickler =3D pair (string list,int)
>
> let data =3D pickle pickler (["hello";"world"],-1)
>
> let value =3D unpickle pickler (List.rev data)
>
> Files at http://devnulled.ath.cx/svn/dst/kernel/pickle.ml &
> http://devnulled.ath.cx/svn/dst/kernel/pickle.mli
>
> Kindest Regards,
>
> Jonathan
>