packetio
| Crates.io | packetio |
| lib.rs | packetio |
| version | 0.2.1 |
| created_at | 2025-07-08 20:15:12.205658+00 |
| updated_at | 2025-08-26 00:40:40.615977+00 |
| description | A simple Rust crate for sending and receiving length-prefixed binary packets over any stream. |
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(gaelgnz)
documentation
https://docs.rs/packetio
README
packetio
A simple Rust crate for sending and receiving length-prefixed binary packets over any stream
that implements Read or Write. Uses bincode for serialization.
It lets you send structs and rust types over the network!
Features
- Sends and receives length-prefixed packets to keep boundaries clear
- Generic over any stream implementing
ReadorWrite)(TcpStream,BufReader, etc.) - Minimal API with a handy
PacketSenderandPacketReceivertraits for easy use - Uses
bincodefor compact, efficient binary encoding - Lightweight and just straight forward!
Installation
Add this to your Cargo.toml:
[dependencies]
packetio = "0.1"
bincode = "2"