Interprocess Communication of Algebraic Data

TL;DR

This paper discusses OSCAR's serialization framework, focusing on design choices that enable flexible serialization methods and its application in distributed computing via the mrdi file format.

Contribution

It introduces implementation details of OSCAR's serialization framework and demonstrates its use in distributed computing with the mrdi file format.

Findings

Serialization methods can be fine-tuned for specific use cases.

The mrdi file format supports distributed computing applications.

Abstract

We discuss implementation details of OSCAR's serialization framework, highlighting the design decisions that allow the fine tuning of serialization methods for specific use cases. In particular, we show how the mrdi file format can be used for distributed computing.