# Serde Plain This crate implements a plain text serializer and deserializer. It can only serialize and deserialize primitives and derivatives thereof (like basic enums or newtypes). It internally uses the `FromStr` and `Display` trait to convert objects around. ## From String To parse a value from a string the from_str helper can be used: ```rust assert_eq!(serde_plain::from_str::("42").unwrap(), 42); ``` This is particularly useful if enums are in use: ```rust use serde::Deserialize; #[derive(Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)] pub enum MyEnum { VariantA, VariantB, } assert_eq!(serde_plain::from_str::("VariantA").unwrap(), MyEnum::VariantA); ``` ## To String The inverse is also possible with to_string: ```rust assert_eq!(serde_plain::to_string(&true).unwrap(), "true"); ```