GitHub - JasonXuDeveloper/Nino: Ultimate high-performance binary serialization library for C#.

✨ Why Choose Nino?

🔧 Seamless Integration

Leverages C# Source Generators for automatic compile-time code generation. Zero manual setup required.

⚡ Blazing Performance

Engineered for high-throughput, low-latency scenarios with minimal GC pressure and memory allocation.

🎮 Unity Compatible

Works seamlessly with Unity projects and native Unity data types like Vector3 and Quaternion.

🛠️ Advanced Features

Handles complex scenarios like polymorphism, versioning, custom constructors, and private member serialization.

🎯 Core Features

🚀 Performance & Reliability

High-Speed Serialization: Consistently ranks among the fastest C# binary serializers
Low Memory Footprint: Minimal GC pressure and memory allocation
By-Reference Deserialization: Deserialize directly into existing objects to eliminate allocation overhead
Thread-Safe Operations: Fully concurrent serialization/deserialization without external locking
Data Integrity: Built-in type checking ensures data consistency

🧩 Comprehensive Type Support

Primitives & Built-ins: Full support for all C# primitive types (int, float, DateTime, etc.)
Modern C# Features: records, record structs, structs, classes, and generics
Collections: Any IEnumerable<T> including List<T>, Dictionary<TKey,TValue>, HashSet<T>, ConcurrentDictionary<TKey,TValue>
Advanced Generics: Complex nested types like Dictionary<string, List<CustomType[]>>
Value Types: ValueTuple, Tuple, KeyValuePair<TKey,TValue>, Nullable<T>

🎮 Unity & Cross-Platform

Unity Native Types: Vector3, Quaternion, Matrix4x4, and other Unity-specific data types
Cross-Assembly Support: Serialize types across different .NET assemblies and projects
Platform Agnostic: Works seamlessly across different .NET implementations

⚙️ Advanced Control

Polymorphism: Interface and abstract class serialization with type preservation
Custom Constructors: [NinoConstructor] for immutable types and factory patterns
Versioning & Migration: [NinoMember] ordering and [NinoFormerName] for backward compatibility
Privacy Control: [NinoType(true)] to include private/protected members
Selective Serialization: [NinoIgnore] to exclude specific fields
String Optimization: [NinoUtf8] for efficient UTF-8 string handling

📖 Quick Start

Installation

Standard .NET Projects:

Unity Projects (via OpenUPM):

openupm add com.jasonxudeveloper.nino

Basic Usage

[NinoType]
public class GameData
{
    public int Score;
    public string PlayerName;
    public DateTime LastPlayed;
}

// Serialize
var data = new GameData { Score = 1000, PlayerName = "Player1", LastPlayed = DateTime.Now };
byte[] bytes = NinoSerializer.Serialize(data);

// Deserialize
var restored = NinoDeserializer.Deserialize<GameData>(bytes);

📚 Full Documentation →

📊 Performance

Nino consistently delivers exceptional performance across various scenarios. See detailed benchmarks and comparisons with other popular serialization libraries.

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