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| 42 | format that aims to use a superset of the JSON data model, i.e. when you |
42 | format that aims to use a superset of the JSON data model, i.e. when you |
| 43 | can represent something in JSON, you should be able to represent it in |
43 | can represent something in JSON, you should be able to represent it in |
| 44 | CBOR. |
44 | CBOR. |
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| 46 | In short, CBOR is a faster and very compact binary alternative to JSON, |
46 | In short, CBOR is a faster and very compact binary alternative to JSON, |
| 47 | with the added ability of supporting serialisation of Perl objects. |
47 | with the added ability of supporting serialisation of Perl objects. (JSON |
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48 | often compresses better than CBOR though, so if you plan to compress the |
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49 | data later you might want to compare both formats first). |
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| 49 | The primary goal of this module is to be I<correct> and the secondary goal |
51 | The primary goal of this module is to be I<correct> and the secondary goal |
| 50 | is to be I<fast>. To reach the latter goal it was written in C. |
52 | is to be I<fast>. To reach the latter goal it was written in C. |
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| 52 | See MAPPING, below, on how CBOR::XS maps perl values to CBOR values and |
54 | See MAPPING, below, on how CBOR::XS maps perl values to CBOR values and |
