# LinkedBytes

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`LinkedBytes` is a linked list of `Bytes` and `BytesMut` (though we use VecDeque to implement it now).

It is primarily used to manage `Bytes` and `BytesMut` and make a `&[IoSlice<'_>]` to be used by `writev`.

## Related Projects

- [Volo][Volo]: Rust RPC framework with high-performance and strong-extensibility for building micro-services.
- [Motore][Motore]: Middleware abstraction layer powered by GAT.
- [Pilota][Pilota]: A thrift and protobuf implementation in pure rust with high performance and extensibility.
- [Metainfo][Metainfo]: Transmissing metainfo across components.

## Contributing

See [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/volo-rs/linkedbytes/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) for more information.

## License

LinkedBytes is dual-licensed under the MIT license and the Apache License (Version 2.0).

See [LICENSE-MIT](https://github.com/volo-rs/linkedbytes/blob/main/LICENSE-MIT) and [LICENSE-APACHE](https://github.com/volo-rs/linkedbytes/blob/main/LICENSE-APACHE) for details.

## Community

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[Volo]: https://github.com/cloudwego/volo
[Motore]: https://github.com/cloudwego/motore
[Pilota]: https://github.com/cloudwego/pilota
[Metainfo]: https://github.com/cloudwego/metainfo