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pd_proto-0.9.0/LICENSE ADDED
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+ PDProto Dual License
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+ Copyright (c) 2026, kotolex. All rights reserved.
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+ This software is licensed under a dual-licensing model:
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+ 1. OPEN SOURCE / NON-COMMERCIAL USE (AGPL-3.0)
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+ For open-source projects, educational use, and non-commercial development,
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+ this software is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (AGPL-3.0).
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+ You may use, modify, and distribute it for free, provided that any derivative work
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+ or service using this software is also fully open-sourced under the AGPL-3.0.
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+ 2. COMMERCIAL USE / PROPRIETARY LICENSE
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+ If you wish to use this software in closed-source commercial applications,
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+ commercial SaaS platforms, corporate internal tools, or for any revenue-generating
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+ activities where you cannot open-source your entire project under AGPL-3.0,
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+ YOU MUST PURCHASE A COMMERCIAL LICENSE.
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+ To obtain a commercial license, please contact the author at: farofwell@gmail.com / https://github.com/kotolex
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+ Metadata-Version: 2.4
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+ Name: pd_proto
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+ Version: 0.9.0
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+ Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
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+ Classifier: Intended Audience :: System Administrators
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+ Classifier: Intended Audience :: Education
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+ Classifier: Topic :: Software Development
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+ Classifier: Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries
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+ Classifier: Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
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+ Classifier: Operating System :: OS Independent
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+ Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
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+ Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
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+ Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
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+ Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13
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+ Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14
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+ License-File: LICENSE
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+ Summary: Binary protocol specializes exclusively in the ultra-fast serialization and deserialization of Python's built-in types
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+ Keywords: binary,python,protocol,pd_proto,PeaceData,PDProto,pickle,serialization,proto,buffer
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+ Author-email: kotolex <farofwell@gmail.com>
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+ License-Expression: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Proprietary
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+ Requires-Python: >=3.10
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+ Description-Content-Type: text/markdown; charset=UTF-8; variant=GFM
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+ Project-URL: Homepage, https://github.com/kotolex/pd_proto
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+
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+ # pd_proto (Peace Data Protocol)
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+ > All detailed technical specifications, internal byte structures, layout constraints, and type tags can be explored in the comprehensive [Protocol Specification](SPECIFICATION.md).
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+ ## Introduction
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+ Python has firmly established itself as the most popular and widely adopted programming language in the world. At the heart of virtually every Python application - ranging from microservices and web backends to data pipelines and machine learning infrastructure - lies the heavy utilization of standard built-in data types.
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+ Because standard applications spend the vast majority of their CPU cycles manipulating and transmitting these exact primitives, **`pd_proto` specializes exclusively in the ultra-fast serialization and deserialization of Python's native built-in types**. By focusing on data structures rather than complex object graphs, class inheritance, or custom behavior, `pd_proto` bypasses the systemic overhead found in traditional serialization frameworks.
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+ ## Core Advantages
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+ * **Zero Dependencies:** Built entirely with native Python C-API bindings and a highly optimized Rust core, requiring no third-party libraries or external runtimes.
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+ * **Platform & Runtime Independent:** Fully decoupled from the underlying Operating System and specific Python version updates, ensuring absolute portability across Linux, macOS, and Windows.
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+ * **Minimal Binary Footprint:** Generates compiled payloads that are significantly smaller than equivalent byte streams produced by native `pickle` or `json`.
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+ * **Blazing Fast Performance:** Drastically outperforms native CPython serializers by stripping away dynamic object reflection and memory allocation overhead.
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+ ## Key Architectural Enhancements
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+ Knowing the practical realities of data transmission, `pd_proto` introduces several architectural mechanics to maximize efficiency:
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+ * **Varint Length Encoding:** Length descriptors for collections, strings, and integers utilize variable-length integers (LEB128). Short data segments consume a single byte for length instead of being penalized by fixed 4-byte or 8-byte headers.
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+ * **Optimized Floating-Point Structures:** Primitives with up to 6 decimal places (such as `12.22` or `3.14`) undergo an automated scaling routine that condenses standard 8-byte IEEE 754 floats into tightly packed Varints.
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+ * **Intelligent Inline Tags:** Highly recurrent constants (`0`, `1`–`13`, `100`, `1000`) and standard short collection shapes (e.g., a tuple containing exactly 2 or 3 elements) utilize dedicated optimizing tags. This entirely removes the need to write separate size or value descriptors into the stream.
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+ * **Localized String & Big Integers & Float Caching:** The processing pipeline uses isolated, bounded in-memory caches during execution. By avoiding repeated memory allocation in the Python heap for highly recurrent strings or numeric primitives, the parser maintains an incredibly low execution profile that easily fits into the CPU's L1 cache.
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+ ## Installation
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+ Install the compiled library directly from PyPI using `pip`:
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+ ```bash
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+ pip install pd_proto
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+ ```
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+ ## Supported Types
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+ The protocol strictly and natively processes the following built-in types:
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+ `None` | `bool` | `int` | `float` | `str` | `bytes` | `list` | `tuple` | `dict` | `set` | `datetime`
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+ *Note: User-defined subclasses or structures containing application-specific logic must be sanitized and converted into a standard native schema (such as a dictionary or tuple) prior to serialization.*
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+ ## Usage
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+ Just like with pickle and json, use dumps to serialize data and loads to deserialize it.
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+ ### Parameters
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+ ## Comparison with JSON
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+ ## Comparison with Pickle
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+ While `pickle` is highly optimized and executes rapidly (particularly within Linux environments), `pd_proto` delivers matching or superior processing speeds depending on the specific volume and composition of the dataset. Besides, `pd_proto` consistently yields a more compact serialized byte footprint.
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