Efficient, generic serialization/deserialization framework with derive-style codegen, pluggable data-format adapters, and faithful line-by-line transliteration including per-file provenance headers, ensuring API parity with upstream implementation.
This is a Kotlin Multiplatform line-by-line transliteration port of serde-rs/serde.
Original Project: This port is based on serde-rs/serde. All design credit and project intent belong to the upstream authors; this repository is a faithful port to Kotlin Multiplatform with no behavioural changes intended.
This is an in-progress port. The goal is feature parity with the upstream Rust crate while providing a native Kotlin Multiplatform API. Every Kotlin file carries a // port-lint: source <path> header naming its upstream Rust counterpart so the AST-distance tool can track provenance.
The text below is reproduced and lightly edited from
https://github.com/serde-rs/serde. It is the upstream project's own description and remains under the upstream authors' authorship; links have been rewritten to absolute upstream URLs so they continue to resolve from this repository.
Serde is a framework for serializing and deserializing Rust data structures efficiently and generically.
You may be looking for:
#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)][dependencies]
# The core APIs, including the Serialize and Deserialize traits. Always
# required when using Serde. The "derive" feature is only required when
# using #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)] to make Serde work with structs
# and enums defined in your crate.
serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
# Each data format lives in its own crate; the sample code below uses JSON
# but you may be using a different one.
serde_json = "1.0"use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
struct Point {
x: i32,
y: i32,
}
fn main() {
let point = Point { x: 1, y: 2 };
// Convert the Point to a JSON string.
let serialized = serde_json::to_string(&point).unwrap();
// Prints serialized = {"x":1,"y":2}
println!("serialized = {}", serialized);
// Convert the JSON string back to a Point.
let deserialized: Point = serde_json::from_str(&serialized).unwrap();
// Prints deserialized = Point { x: 1, y: 2 }
println!("deserialized = {:?}", deserialized);
}Serde is one of the most widely used Rust libraries so any place that Rustaceans congregate will be able to help you out. For chat, consider trying the #rust-questions or #rust-beginners channels of the unofficial community Discord (invite: https://discord.gg/rust-lang-community), the #rust-usage or #beginners channels of the official Rust Project Discord (invite: https://discord.gg/rust-lang), or the #general stream in Zulip. For asynchronous, consider the [rust] tag on StackOverflow, the /r/rust subreddit which has a pinned weekly easy questions post, or the Rust Discourse forum. It's acceptable to file a support issue in this repo but they tend not to get as many eyes as any of the above and may get closed without a response after some time.
dependencies {
implementation("io.github.kotlinmania:serde-kotlin:0.1.1")
}./gradlew build
./gradlew testSee AGENTS.md and CLAUDE.md for translator discipline, port-lint header convention, and Rust → Kotlin idiom mapping.
This Kotlin port is distributed under the same MIT license as the upstream serde-rs/serde. See LICENSE (and any sibling LICENSE-* / NOTICE files mirrored from upstream) for the full text.
Original work copyrighted by the serde authors.
Kotlin port: Copyright (c) 2026 Sydney Renee and The Solace Project.
Thanks to the serde-rs/serde maintainers and contributors for the original Rust implementation. This port reproduces their work in Kotlin Multiplatform; bug reports about upstream design or behavior should go to the upstream repository.
This is a Kotlin Multiplatform line-by-line transliteration port of serde-rs/serde.
Original Project: This port is based on serde-rs/serde. All design credit and project intent belong to the upstream authors; this repository is a faithful port to Kotlin Multiplatform with no behavioural changes intended.
This is an in-progress port. The goal is feature parity with the upstream Rust crate while providing a native Kotlin Multiplatform API. Every Kotlin file carries a // port-lint: source <path> header naming its upstream Rust counterpart so the AST-distance tool can track provenance.
The text below is reproduced and lightly edited from
https://github.com/serde-rs/serde. It is the upstream project's own description and remains under the upstream authors' authorship; links have been rewritten to absolute upstream URLs so they continue to resolve from this repository.
Serde is a framework for serializing and deserializing Rust data structures efficiently and generically.
You may be looking for:
#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)][dependencies]
# The core APIs, including the Serialize and Deserialize traits. Always
# required when using Serde. The "derive" feature is only required when
# using #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)] to make Serde work with structs
# and enums defined in your crate.
serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
# Each data format lives in its own crate; the sample code below uses JSON
# but you may be using a different one.
serde_json = "1.0"use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
struct Point {
x: i32,
y: i32,
}
fn main() {
let point = Point { x: 1, y: 2 };
// Convert the Point to a JSON string.
let serialized = serde_json::to_string(&point).unwrap();
// Prints serialized = {"x":1,"y":2}
println!("serialized = {}", serialized);
// Convert the JSON string back to a Point.
let deserialized: Point = serde_json::from_str(&serialized).unwrap();
// Prints deserialized = Point { x: 1, y: 2 }
println!("deserialized = {:?}", deserialized);
}Serde is one of the most widely used Rust libraries so any place that Rustaceans congregate will be able to help you out. For chat, consider trying the #rust-questions or #rust-beginners channels of the unofficial community Discord (invite: https://discord.gg/rust-lang-community), the #rust-usage or #beginners channels of the official Rust Project Discord (invite: https://discord.gg/rust-lang), or the #general stream in Zulip. For asynchronous, consider the [rust] tag on StackOverflow, the /r/rust subreddit which has a pinned weekly easy questions post, or the Rust Discourse forum. It's acceptable to file a support issue in this repo but they tend not to get as many eyes as any of the above and may get closed without a response after some time.
dependencies {
implementation("io.github.kotlinmania:serde-kotlin:0.1.1")
}./gradlew build
./gradlew testSee AGENTS.md and CLAUDE.md for translator discipline, port-lint header convention, and Rust → Kotlin idiom mapping.
This Kotlin port is distributed under the same MIT license as the upstream serde-rs/serde. See LICENSE (and any sibling LICENSE-* / NOTICE files mirrored from upstream) for the full text.
Original work copyrighted by the serde authors.
Kotlin port: Copyright (c) 2026 Sydney Renee and The Solace Project.
Thanks to the serde-rs/serde maintainers and contributors for the original Rust implementation. This port reproduces their work in Kotlin Multiplatform; bug reports about upstream design or behavior should go to the upstream repository.